Shuklaphanta Municipality Launches Major Campaign to Reform School Education Standards

Kanchanpur. Before the start of the new academic session, Shuklaphanta Municipality has launched a comprehensive campaign to address managerial weaknesses and educational irregularities observed in both community and institutional schools within the municipality.

The municipality has directed schools to ensure the timely availability of textbooks for community schools, distribute scholarships within the current session, and conduct a 'door-to-door campaign' to enroll all school-age children. According to Education Section Chief Tikendra Raj Bhatta, the allocated scholarship funds have been released, and a system has been ensured to distribute them and submit receipts within the same session.

Schools have been warned against withholding grade sheets and transfer certificates from students or failing to update transfers in the EMIS system. According to Section Chief Bhatta, special focus has been placed on fee structures, physical infrastructure, teacher management, and school vehicle management in institutional schools. Schools that fail to submit fee details from pre-primary to grade 12 have been given a final deadline. Failure to comply within the stipulated time will result in legal action.

He stated that institutional schools have been instructed to stop new student admissions and promotional activities before the academic session begins, refrain from charging arbitrary fees, and ensure transparent school management. Monitoring revealed that many schools have poor conditions regarding drinking water, classrooms, furniture, toilets, playgrounds, and fencing. Bhatta said, "We have asked institutional schools to improve these infrastructures before the academic session starts, and instructions have been issued to ensure subject-wise teacher management for lower secondary and secondary levels, as well as staff benefits according to the law."

"Following complaints about old school buses and overcrowding beyond seating capacity, we have issued formal letters directing schools to repair vehicles, arrange for new ones, and carry only the number of students permitted by seating capacity," said Education Officer Suresh Prasad Bhatta. He added that strict legal action will be taken against schools operating higher grades without permission.

With the introduction of the Science stream for grades 11 and 12 at Shree Krishna Secondary School in Jhalari, Ward No. 10, starting from the next academic session, local students will have the opportunity to pursue higher education at home. The municipality has urged schools to play an active role in student management and coordination.

The municipality stated that it will strictly enforce monitoring through this campaign to make school management responsible, transparent, and organized. This effort for educational reform is considered a significant step in advancing the municipality's policies, regulations, and community participation. There are 53 schools operating in the municipality, including 28 community and 25 institutional schools.