Concrete actions with long-term plan devised for education system reforms: Minister Pokharel

Narayangadh (Chitwan): Minister for Education and Sports, Sasmit Pokharel, said the government has made a concrete move with long-term planning for reforms in the educational system of the country.

Talking to journalists at Bharatpur Airport in Chitwan today, Minister Pokharel, also the government spokesperson, shared the government’s ongoing efforts towards transforming the education sector coherently and scientifically.

Responding to a question about the quality of the public school, Minister Pokharel said, “We have initiated overhauling the overall curriculum by designating a task force. Tasks related to teachers’ training have also been taken ahead. Works are in progress to advance school infrastructure reforms systematically and scientifically”.

Investment made in education sector may take time for harvesting results, he said, adding, “We should patiently initiate policy action as investment in education takes 15-20 years for tangible results”. Minister Pokharel clarified that the Education Regulations would be introduced also taking into consideration the future generation and technology. Technology and Artificial Intelligence have reached far and wide. The bill would be brought considering the developments”.

The government is ever positive to enable an environment for the private sector to advance their business, he clarified, noting that some efforts are being made to timely regulate the imminent problems in the educational consultancy-related sector.

Minister Pokharel expressed the government’s commitment to further improve the education sector, stating that the consultancies should provide proper guidance to end the situation where students are in trouble.

RSS