Kathmandu, April 21 -- The government's annual school enrolment campaign is more of a ritual and it lacks substance as, despite claims, the drive fails to bring all out-of-school children to the education system, experts and stakeholders say.

The Ministry of Education last week started school enrolment campaign, aiming to bring all out-of-school children to the education system from the current academic session.

Through the two-week campaign the ministry expects that 91,005 children of school-going age, who are not in the school system, will get enrolled in the academic institutions. The ministry has directed respective schools and requested local governments to ensure not a single child is left behind. Officials at the ministry say the...