Speaker of Madhes Province Assembly, Ram Chandra Mandal, has expressed worry over eroding quality of community schools and colleges in the province. Inaugurating the fourth senate of Janata Multiple Campus at Bardibas in the district on Saturday, Speaker Mandal viewed it as challenging for community schools and colleges to regain trust by ensuring quality education. "Although there is a huge investment of the State in community schools and colleges, why people's trust is elusive in this sector," he wondered, adding that even the generous people had extended support to the community schools. But, a positive result is awaited, he reiterated. Speaker Mandal also pointed out the need for revising the education system.
"Now, community schools have good infrastructures as buildings, but why private schools and colleges are attracting more students," he questioned, urging all three levels of government to seek an answer. He however said at a time when other community colleges were losing credibility, the emergence of Janata Multiple Campus as an institute of excellence is exemplary in Madhes Province. On the occasion, Campus Chief Top Bahadur Thakuri informed there were 1,139 students in the college, among which, girls students comprises 50 percent. He claimed that the college is an educational destination for students from rural areas.
The college has been running BBS and BEd programs since 2064BS and MEd since 2075BS. The two-story college building has 32 classrooms. Students' fee is the sole income of college. Speakers at the program said the time had come to seek additional sources of income for colleges.
