The DoE has directed district education offices (DEO) to document the specific logistical problems facing students enrolled in Early Childhood Development Centers to grade 10 and provide the report to the department. The DoE has said that it would send out the needed items based on the report submitted by DEOs."An acute shortage of education material including books, dress and bags has been reported from quake affected districts," DoE's Deputy Director Shiva Prasad Uprety stated. The directive is applicable for religious schools as well.
Schools and individual students who need any other kind of support from the government will have to apply for help with a recommendation letter from the District Disaster Relief Committee to determine the validity of the claims.
Even two weeks after schools officially resumed classes in quake-hit districts, the district offices are yet to report how many schools were shut or failing to continue classes.
Following the media reports on irregularities while purchasing the corrugated sheets, the DoE has also directed the offices to submit evidence to prove that the materials purchased by them are not of substandard.
"We have asked the local authorities to submit clear photographs of Temporary Learning Centers to make sure that the allocated amounts were used rightly," said the DoE official.
Around one million students are estimated as the direct victims of the April 25 earthquake that damaged or destroyed over 7,000 schools.
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