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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said the 'economic outflow' from Nepal-like countries of South Asia for higher education should be stopped.

Addressing the inauguration programme of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) - North Zone Vice Chancellors' Meet 2024 & Bharat-Nepal Higher Education Summit today, he underscored on making efforts for retaining within the country itself a majority of the youths and the resources they have. 

"There is a huge outflow of money from countries like Nepal on higher education and this trend should now be reversed. We should create an environment conducive for those youths seeking opportunities globally," PM Dahal said, pointing out the need of re-evaluating the internationalization of higher education.

Stating the education sector is struggling against the challenges brought by global forces, the Prime Minister said the latest trend of students and intellectuals getting drawn to the universities of the North is seen as they have invested much resources in skill and education development.

"The balance of higher education is seen tilted towards the North.  Although the education system of the North has attracted international students due to the expensive budget, this situation cannot last long," PM Dahal further added.

Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister, Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has directed the police officers to face administrative and security challenges in accordance with the laws, becoming free from any unwarranted pressure and influence.

Issuing special instructions today to the 34 Superintendents of Police who are assigned as the district and office chiefs in various districts following their transfer, he urged the officers to carry out their duty with dedication, making a deep analysis of the security situation in coordination with the provincial and local governments.

DPM Shrestha directed the police officers to take effective measures for drugs control and take action against the drug traffickers, to conduct awareness programs amongst the youths against drug abuse and trafficking and to develop the reform centers.

Stating that the government has been carrying out remarkable works in the social justice sector, he issued instructions to bring to book if any middle persons are found in the name of usurious lending.

The DPM and Home Minister asserted that the Ministry has pursued a policy on transfer based on the capability, work efficiency and opportunity, and not on the basis of political proximity and various interests.

He also called on the police officers to forsake the practice of influence-peddling and of offering bribes through middle persons to get the responsibility of the office chief, and of defaming one's colleague in case of oneself not getting that responsibility.

The Ministry of Home Affairs had, on February 13, transferred 34 police superintendents, including 22 district police offices, seven police battalions, four traffic police offices and one other.

Ministry Secretary Dinesh Bhattarai and Inspector General of Police, Basanta Bahadur Kunwar, among other high officials were also present on the occasion.

DPM Shrestha has initiated the practice of issuing the required instructions to the administrative and police officers before they go to assume their responsibilities. 

Before this, the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister had called the chief district officers who were assigned new responsibilities to the Ministry and directed them to fulfill their responsibilities paying attention to the government priorities.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the rich intellectual heritage founded on native and indigenous knowledge systems of the South can help provide answers to the global problems today, be it the question of medicine, lifestyle or peace.

In his address to the Association of Indian Universities AIU-North Zone Vice-Chancellors’ Meet and the Bharat-Nepal Higher Education Summit, in Dhulikhel today, the Prime Minister made this remark.

In the meet themed "Globalization and internalization of higher education" and hosted by the Kathmandu University, he said, "We must do away with the south versus north divide purely based on economic parameters. Rather, we must think of ways to connect the south and north by finding common grounds."

 According to the Prime Minister and the University Chancellor, the gathering, therefore, has great significance to devise a higher education manifesto for the global south.

"I believe that this meet will be a starting point for harnessing our own resources to contribute to the global order, which is changing anyway. 

Kathmandu University is leading the way from Nepal in writing such a manifesto. In its 32-year history, Kathmandu University has served as a beacon in this endeavor, with its commendable efforts in internationalization and the expansion of academic programs, he added.

The Central Working Committee meeting of the Nepali Congress will be held at 1 pm at the party’s central office in Sanepa on Thursday.

The meeting is scheduled to discuss preparations for the Mahasamiti meeting of the party to be held at Godavari in Lalitpur from February 19 to 23.

NC Central Office Chief Secretary Krishna Prasad Paudel said that the meeting will focus on the issues of the upcoming General Committee meeting.

The party has also requested the office-bearers, members and invitee members of the party's central working committee to attend today's meeting.