Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli discussed the demands and agitation of teachers with concerned ministers and secretaries today.

At a meeting convened at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar, Prime Minister Oli emphasized resolving the problems relating to teachers through talks by carrying out more homework.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Poudel, Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak and Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidhya Bhandari, according to the Prime Minister's Secretariat were present in the meeting. 

Chief Secretary Ekanarayan Aryal and secretaries of the ministries concerned were also in the meeting, said the Secretariat. 

During the meeting, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology briefed the attendees of the meeting about the demands raised in the ongoing agitation in Kathmandu at the call of the Nepal Teachers' Federation, added the Secretariat. 

The meeting also discussed current economic conditions, the process of formulating the School Education Act as well as the demands that the government could immediately address among others.

Other issues that figured in the meeting was ensuring quality education, as per the Secretariat.