Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Nearly two years after its registration, Parliament's Education, Health and Information Technology Committee has endorsed the School Education Bill amid reservations from the opposition.

The bill was endorsed through a majority vote after the CPN (Maoist Centre), the Rastriya Swatantra Party and the Rastriya Prajatantra Party registered notes of dissent on several provisions.

Despite the ruling parties' commitment to table the bill in Parliament by June 29, the process took two more months, following sharp divisions among the parties on the provisions related to Early Childhood (classes before Grade 1) facilitators.

The ruling and opposition parties remained at odds over whether all the students receiving scholars...