Nepal School Employees Council Submits Memorandum to Education Center Over Budget Neglect

Kathmandu. The Nepal School Employees Council has submitted a memorandum to the Education and Human Resource Development Center, stating that the budget for the fiscal year 2083/084, recently released by the government, has ignored the demands of community school employees. A team led by the Council's Chairman Gangaram Tiwari drew the attention of the Center's Director General Anuprasad Neupane.

The Council's National Committee had previously initiated a 'pen down' (work stoppage) on Asar 5. The Council has become agitated as the government, while increasing the salaries and allowances of all national service employees by up to 15 percent and also arranging for a dearness allowance through the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, has not addressed the issue of school employees working in community schools. The Council has stated that their labor and contribution have been devalued in the budget, drawing attention to this matter.

Previously, following a virtual meeting of the Council on Jestha 17 and discussions with the Nepal Teachers' Federation and other professional organizations of teachers and employees, protest programs were decided.