Kathmandu — Bina Jaiswal, a lawmaker from the opposition Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), has warned that turning private schools into non-profit institutions would undermine the quality of education in Nepal.
Speaking at a meeting of the Education, Health and Information Technology Committee at Singha Durbar on Thursday, Jaiswal argued that private schools operating under company law cannot be forced to function on a non-profit basis.
“Private schools have invested heavily—taking loans, selling property, and treating education as a business. There has to be some part of the profit, otherwise how will they sustain their operations?” she said.
She further emphasized that without profit, private schools would not be able to provide education that meets international standards. “To deliver education at the international level, schools need strong infrastructure and advanced curricula. Without generating profit, it becomes very difficult to achieve that standard,” she remarked.
Jaiswal also rejected the idea that education should be purely service-oriented, saying such an approach is not realistic given the investment model of private institutions.
