Nepal has tried and abandoned taxes on private schools four times in two decades, and the piece argues the latest repeal wasn’t really about political pressure from school associations, it was a sign that Nepal’s underfunded public system was never actually built to absorb the students or revenue such a tax would send its way.
Nepal’s private schools didn’t create the education gap, they filled a vacuum the government’s own underfunding and neglect left behind, and now the harder question is whether public schools can actually absorb the students being pushed back toward them.
People matter more than marble. Training is more important than the chandeliers. Consistency matters more than glitter. For Nepali hospitality to grow strong, locally and globally, investment in human capital is a dire need for today.
Nepal’s mid-day meal program demonstrates how strategic investment in child nutrition can generate transformative returns across education, health, gender equity, and economic development.
According to the Nepal Living Standards Survey-IV 2022-23, as many as 50.6% of individuals living in poverty have no education, with only 6.9% completing secondary school.
Nepathya – a Nepali band that does not only make great music but has inculcated great practices into their being.