Japan grants Rs 603m for education project

Japanese ambassador to Nepal, Tatsuo Mizuno (L), and secretary at the Finance Ministry, Rameshwor Khanal, exchange notes after signing the agreement on Japanese government's Rs 603m grants for 'Education for All' project of the Nepal government, in Kathmandu, on Tuesday, Sept 16 08. nepalnews.com (Photo source: Japanese embassy)

The Government of Japan has announced a grant assistance of nearly 603 million rupees (USD 8,230,000) to Nepal for construction of primary schools as part of the second phase of 'Education for All' project.

Japanese ambassador to Nepal, Tatsuo Mizuno, and secretary of the Finance Ministry, Rameshore Prasad Khanal, signed the aid agreement on behalf of their respective governments in Kathmadu on Tuesday.

Under the aid agreement, 370 classroom buildings, 362 toilets, 90 water supply facilities, and 11,420 sets of classroom furniture in eight districts - Baglung, Dhading, Gulmi, Kaski, Lalitpur, Palpa, Rupandehi and Surkhet - would be built, according to the Japanese embassy.

"The major objective of the project is to help enhance access to primary education and improve the quality of education through the provision of education infrastructures in line with the Nepalese National Plan of Actions for achieving universal primary education by 2015," the embassy release said. nepalnews.com mk Sept 16 08