DHANUSHA, August 24: Minister for Education, Science and Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said that federalism has not come to the students those remaining out of the school education system.

At an interaction program organized by Jay Govinda Saha Study Centre in coordination with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Janakpur on Thursday, Minister Pokharel argued that federalism has not offered any benefit to 60,000 plus students who are obliged to remain out of school system in the country.

Sharing that such a large number of students were still out of schools despite the repeated enrollment campaigns, Minister Pokharel pronounced that the children should be brought into the school by this academic year.

He added that the second round of student enrollment campaign would complete by mid September and the plans are being made to announce Nepal as the fully literate country next year by lunching the signature campaign.

On the occasion, Minister Pokharel asked the local governments to run enrollment campaign to implement the compulsory education as per the constitutional provision.

Minister Pokharel shared the government was doing home to establish a technical school in each local government and stressed for accessible and simplified technical education. RSS

KATHMANDU, July 26: Newly appointed Minister for Health, Giriraj Mani Pokhrel, has said new health policy was imperative for the country.

Assuming office for the third time as Health Minister from the Maoist party, Pokhrel said the new policy would clearly identity the problems facing health sectors and measures to address them.

Issues of mental health, non communicable diseases and new challenges would be incorporated in the new health policy, he said, adding that his major goal was to implement the provision of basic health service.
He however said he would continue the good works initiated by the outgoing Health Minister. “All sides cooperation was essential to carry out the Ministry activities,” he stressed. RSS