PM Oli calls for collaborative efforts in education reform

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Sharma Oli emphasized the importance of providing equal access to quality education for marginalized communities, regions, genders, and nationalities. He highlighted the necessity of addressing existing educational inequalities at all levels and ensuring equal opportunities at provincial and local levels. In his message on National Education Day, the Prime Minister […]

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Equal opportunity to and benefit of quality education

Equal opportunity to and benefit of quality education should be guaranteed: PM Oli

Ensuring equal opportunities and benefits in quality education clamant: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has emphasized the need to include backward classes, regions, genders, and castes in the mainstream of education and distribute opportunities equally for quality education.

Quality and life skills education government’s priority: PM Oli

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister (PM) KP Oli has said that quality and life skills education is priority of the present government, while ensuring the fundamental right to education. In a message today on the occasion of the 58th International Literacy Day, he said that the priority of the government is to provide quality education to all […]

Quality and life skills education government's priority, says PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that quality and life skills education is priority of the present government, while ensuring the fundamental right to education.

PM Oli urges Mid-West University to set goals of modern, quality education

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged the Mid-West University to determine the goal of modern, technical and quality education.

Investment in health and education will be increased: PM Oli

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that guarantee of health, security and education has been stressed to achieve the government's goal of ' Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali'. "Prosperity is not enough to be happy and content. All should be

PM Oli and his close aides manipulate the new budget plan. Here’re 5 instances

The government, on May 29, released the budget plan for the next fiscal year which was hailed by a lot of sectors. The budget has allocated funds to the health sector to tackle Covid-19 while education has been given priority while pork barrel funds have been cancelled for the fiscal year. Even though many have […]

PM Oli sees need for paperless government service system

KATHMANDU, May 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government service would be made paperless and faceless through the maximum utilisation of information technology.  Inaugurating a programme organised by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today on the occasion of the fourth National Information and Communications Technology Day, 2078 BS, PM Oli said the implementation of IT in the service delivery system would save cost and time as people get fast and prompt service in an easy and accessible way.  The Prime Minister inaugurated the event virtually from his official residence, Baluwatar.  On the occasion, the PM said construction and expansion work of the Information Highway connecting east-west, north-south and district headquarters had been expedited.  According to him, works are in progress to develop IT infrastructure at all local levels, ward offices, community schools and health centers, connect them with broadband internet service and set up and operate an IT center in each local level.  "The entire world has been transformed into a single village due to rapid IT development”, he said, adding that IT was in the center of all strategies taken to achieve greater goals of socio-economic transformations and sustainable development.  The growing use of information technology worldwide has led to a basic change in the operation and management of state affairs, development endevours, public service delivery, information exchange and networking system and so on. "The Digital Nepal Framework, 2076 BS has been implemented as party of the government’s transformative project with the objectives of increasing contribution of communication and information technology to nation’s economy through the development and expansion of digital infrastructure and technology and for the good governance, prosperity and development.’’  The Digital Network covers eight areas including education, health, agriculture, energy, tourism, infrastructure, finance and digital foundation and eight digital endevours. On the occasion of the Day to be celebrated with the theme of ‘expansion of information and communications technology: a base for prosperous Nepal’, the PM extended his best wishes to the entire Nepali community at home and abroad. He called on the mass to ensure maximum utilisation of IT and contribute for materialising the goals of ‘prosperous Nepal, happy Nepalis’.  "Internet has been recognised as the most essential service, and environment for further investment in IT sector has been guaranteed through legal reforms,’’ he said, adding special attention had been given to the control of cybercrime and to guarantee cyber security and government data security. Arrangements have been made to provide required infrastructures related to information technology and SIM cards to students so that schools can smoothly follow an alternative mode of learning and teaching activities during the prohibitory order, the PM said.  PM Oli formally launched Nagarik app, a mobile application launched by the government to provide government services through a single online platform, coinciding with the Day. He himself opened bank accounts of Nepal Bank Limited and Siddhartha Bank Limited through the app.  He expressed the hope that with the app into operation, service seekers would be relieved of troubles they faced while visiting government offices physically for services and government services would be transparent and delivered in an easy and fast way. The app could be a basis for the government to realise its goals of making the country free of corruption, he said.  Capacity of a data centre in Singha Durbar would be increased and the construction of a data centre at Khumaltar in Lalitpur district and Kohalpur in Banke has been proceeded as part of the concept of building a data centre each in all seven provinces, he said.  It has been announced that internet service would be expanded to ward offices at all local levels, community schools and health centres. Likewise, free SIM cards would be distributed to all districts of Province 1, 2 and Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces.  Trials of 5G service through that Nepal Telecom would be taken forward.

PM Oli inaugurates reconstructed Patan Secondary School

The Patan Secondary School based in Lalitpur Metropolitan City which was damaged by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake has been rebuilt. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated the reconstructed School. It was rebuilt with the loan assistance of the Government of Japan. Japan government has provided loan assistance of Rs 160 million for reconstructing the school. Addressing the programme, PM Oli said reconstruction of the school building, constructed during the time of the Rana reign, has connected two centuries. Centre of education such as this school would help fulfill the aspiration for development and prosperity, he said. Mayor of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Chiribabu Maharjan said the metropolis has established itself as the centre of both community and institutional schools. He viewed that the school which has been rebuilt into an attractive building should also impart quality education to students.  JICA Nepal's chief Ms Yumiko Asakuma, School Management Committee chairperson Indraman Maharjan and School Principal, Ishwar Man Bajracharya had expressed commitment to improving the quality of education at the school.  Established in 1981BS, the school building was constructed two years after in 1983 BS. The school building was damaged by the Gorkha Earthquake on April 25, 2015.  The reconstructed school has 27 class rooms, science laboratory, library room, computer room, teachers' and the principal's room and administration office. It also has separate male and female washroom. A separate room has been allocated for people with disabilities and the staff. The school has 833 students, including 424 boys and 409 girls. A tower for keeping the clock, furniture, electricity, water distribution, solar backup, playground, pavement, wall, main gate, pump set and guards' room have also been constructed, Principal Bajracharya said.

PM Oli insists on policy-level reforms in education

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has insisted on the need for policy-level reforms in the education sector.