20 December 2019, Kathmandu
Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota on Friday asserted that the poverty rate of the country would be dropped to 15 percent from existing 18 in the next five years. “We will bring down the poverty rate to 15 percent in the next five years”-said Minister Baskota.
He also stressed on that modern techniques on agriculture in a speedy way will reduce country’s trade deficit and promote resources and limitations on researches. Addressing a one-day seminar with the theme of ‘quality education: today’s need’ organised by the Nepal National Teachers Association, Kavrepalanchowk, Minister Baskota also focused on the need to link labour with production through education so as to boost national capital.
He also stressed the need for Nepali human resources to engage in works like clothes production, recycling of products, plumbing, and repair of machinery to be self-reliant stating that the country is in the phase of policy-
making.
He referred to the criticism of the incumbent government for not creating job opportunities for the citizens stating that there should be no difference and discrimination between the community and private education. He also said that education should not be the means of producing two distinct classes, instead it should be focused on producing competitive human resources. Good administrators, farmers, leaders, doctors and engineers are born through the educational institutions and that is why school should ensure quality education.
He also stressed on the responsibility of teachers to make failed the corruption and it is possible through quality education. Teachers should be serious toward the production of human resources as per the requirements of the nation- Minister Baskota further added. On the occasion, he shared that 29 schools have so far been rebuilt in Kavrepalanchowk and Rs two billion budget has been allocated for schools this fiscal year.
