The Hon. K. Kader Masthan

¶ 01 Hon. Prime Minister, as you noted, though there are privately-run preschools, many are run through local authorities. However, such preschools are very few. In our areas, each local authority covers a large geographic area, yet there may be only one or two preschools. Therefore, these should be increased and private preschools reduced in poor areas, because people under the poverty line struggle to make payments to private preschools; many children do not attend preschool and miss foundational learning. Hence, action should be taken to increase preschools operated through local authorities, issuing an appropriate circular.

¶ 02 Particularly in the war-affected North and East, a local authority may have only one or two preschools. Since the need is acute, the Government should increase such preschools and provide for payments either by the Government or the local authorities, and arrange necessary support.

¶ 03 Regarding other regulatory measures you said will be implemented in 2027, thank you. At the same time, in the past, some who served as volunteer teachers were denied appointments due to political reasons while others were accepted. In the Northern Province and elsewhere, there are roughly 300–400 such persons still awaiting permanent appointments. A Cabinet Paper was submitted earlier but errors occurred due to lack of proper review. Therefore, please appoint a committee by provinces and provide relief, including permanent appointments or teacher assistant appointments, for those affected. Do not merely cite past circulars; change them and issue new ones to provide appropriate solutions. People elected you expecting justice for the politically victimized. Therefore, please regularize them fairly. Thank you.