Relief teachers, government sign five-point agreement, withdraw protest programs

The government and the agitating relief teachers reached an agreement on Friday.

The agreement was signed between the two sides in Singha Durbar this afternoon after the government assured the agitating teachers that the issues missing in the school education bill will be included through the parliamentary process.

Education Minister Ashok Rai said that the demands of agitating relief teachers will be addressed through parliamentary process.

“All the teachers have come to an agreement. The responsibility has been added to the Education Ministry. The issues missing the school education bill will be included through the parliamentary process,” he said.

Similarly, Nepal Relief Teachers Central Struggle Committee Chairman Khemraj Adhikari said that a five-point agreement has been signed with the government including that the Education Ministry would take an initiative to formulate necessary laws for teachers.

He said all the programs of protest have been withdrawn for now.