Devise strategy to make education futuristic: Koirala

Biratnagar, Oct. 29 (RSS): President of the Nepali Congress and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has pointed out the need of self-reliant education by taking into consideration the future of the children and by changing the present educational system and policy.

Koirala was inaugurating the renovated two rooms of the Sarbahitaishi Primary School at Dangraha Village Development Committee (VDC) ward No. 6 under Morang district constituency No. 6 established by late Krishna Prasad Koirala on 1 Baisakh 1986 Bikram Era.

Stating that that as the overall development of the country in Cluding that of the educational sector was not possible on the basis of the old educational system, NC president Koirala further said if the educational system and policy are changed in line with the progress and development in the world, it would be in the interest of the nation, society and the public at large.

Koirala said that politicisation has distorted the educational sector and therefore it should be got rid of it and a new educational system formulated.

At the funcition, Koirala also gave away prizes and certificates to the teachers working in the school for a very long time and to the students excelling in various fields.

At the function, Minister for Education and Sports Amod Prasad Upadhyaya said that the Education (seventh amendment) Bill had been introduced with the objective of revealing the latent talent of the students and for their all round development.

Minister Upadhyaya also stated that the bill also aims at making some provisions to prevent the undesired activities in the present system of the examinations.

National Assembly member and NC Morang district committee president Ashok Koirala appeal to one and all for the physical and educational development of the school founded by late Krishna Prasad Koirala with the objective of imparting education to the children of the rich and poor alike.

NC central member and head of its women wing Mrs Nona Koirala said that education and society are complementary to each other and stressed the need to impart good education to the children.

Subalal Majhi, 96, a former student of the school, social activist Satya Narayan Chaudhari, Narayan Prasad Koirala of the Pitaji Krishna Prasad Koirala Council and headmaster Mukunda Narayan Chaudhari also expressed their views on the occasion.

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