Education Regulations 10th Amendment Approved, Implementation Underway

Kathmandu. The 10th amendment to the Education Regulations, approved by the Council of Ministers on Asar 22, is being prepared for publication in the gazette and implementation. The Education Regulations 2059 have been amended for the tenth time using the authority granted by Section 19 of the Education Act 2028.

According to the approved 10th amendment to the Education Regulations, a deposit of 1 million rupees will be required to open a secondary level school. Similarly, to obtain permission to open an institutional school, a deposit of 500,000 rupees will be required as security for school operation for opening a basic level school. As per the regulations, the branch looking after education at the local level will function as the secretariat of the village or municipality education committee. The regulations mention that the village or municipality education committee will meet at least once every three months.