Government Moves to Remove Political Student Organizations from Schools and Universities

Kathmandu. The government has announced the removal of structures of political student organizations operating within the premises of schools and universities to completely free the education sector from partisan politics.

It is stated that the government made this announcement through the '100-Point Agenda for Governance Reform' with the objective of ending political interference in educational institutions and giving space to the genuine voice of students.

According to this government plan, structures of organizations formed on a partisan basis will be removed from educational institutions within the next 60 days. The government has stated that mechanisms such as 'Student Council' or 'Voice of Student' will be developed within the next 90 days to correctly represent the rights, interests, and sentiments of the students.

Similarly, for the overall reform of the education sector, the government has simultaneously put forward strategic plans such as removing the mandatory requirement of citizenship for studies up to the bachelor's level, publishing university examination results on time according to the calendar set by the ministry, and implementing an alternative evaluation system by closing internal examinations for classes up to class 5 starting from the next academic session.