KATHMANDU, May 18: Private schools have objected to the Department of Commerce, Supply, and Consumer Protection conducting inspections (DoCSCP). The DoCSCP has inspected various private schools, but the schools claim officials use the monitoring to intimidate them. The GJ and Residential Schools Organization Nepal (PABSON) and National PABSON (NPABSON) have raised objections to the DoCSCP 's monitoring.
They said state agencies intimidate private schools that continuously strive for quality education by using monitoring as a pretext, creating mental pressure, and undermining the schools' academic freedom.
They have alerted the Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Supplies (MoICS), Damodar Bhandari, about the DoCSCP's unnecessary interference in setting educational fees, educational quality, and business transactions.
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PABSON President Krishna Adhikari, Vice President Gopal Acharya, and NPABSON President Subhash Chandra Neupane led a delegation that drew Minister Bhandari's attention to the issue.
Minister Bhandari appreciated the private sector's contribution to education and committed to instructing the DoCSCP immediately to stop monitoring education from a business perspective and instead focus on it from a service perspective.
Minister Bhandari said, "Private schools have made remarkable contributions. So, I will immediately instruct the department to stop any unnecessary monitoring that instills fear."
President Adhikari urged private schools not to cooperate with monitoring activities carried out without prior notice to PABSON. He thanked the MoICS for taking a positive stance against activities by state agencies that create fear, intimidation, or discouragement.
