Kathmandu, Jan. 24 -- The Ministry of Education on Tuesday invited interested public schools to apply for a grant under the President School Education Improvement Programme, which can invest up to Rs2.5 million in one project.

But the programme hasn't gone down well with representatives of local governments. The centralisation of the selection process under the programme shows that the federal government doesn't respect the spirit of the constitution.

"What are the local governments for even if they don't get to select the schools for the project which carries a purse of just Rs 2.5 million in maximum," Bhim Prasad Dhungana, general secretary at Municipal Association Nepal, told the Post. "This is a direct breach of the constitution." ...