Posted by: GP July 27, 2005
Vote: Ashu vs Gagan Thapa
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One of the greatest achievements of 1990s movement, is the education that reached to wider population that Panchayat never wanted. Do not forget the new colleges, Higher Secondary Schools around the country at this moment are more than 1000s (refer:Nepal Patrika's recent article HS Schools). Next great achievement of 1990s is that it allowed 1000s of Nepalis to go abroad ... Remember in 1989, when I went to BKK, I had to get MANTRI's signature to get $150. from Rastra Bank ... can you imagine, immediately after 1990s, it went up and up..... In Panchayat all foreign currency went to somewhere, no students were allowed to have more than few hundred bucks outside the country. I remember that at that time, those Nepali students who wanted to travel outside Nepal e.g. US, they won't get more than $1500 for tution fees after passing through all hassles.... But, immediately after 1990s, the foreign currency exchange was greatly enjoyed by Nepalis students who wanted to come to US for studies. Today, I can see Nepalis here not from Ghusyaha class people only, but from lower class ... I can see these students right here in my backyard. That is the greatest achievement of 1990s. In 1980s, best students have to wait for colombo plan to be engineer or doctor, but today because of private education sector i.e. because of 1990s achievement, anyone good student can dream of being an engineer, or IT professional or doctor ... it has gone to much wider population... of course it has not trickled to bottom of the population.... as times comes it will... Higher Secondary school was great idea and it had brough a lot differences in education system..... All these things happened because of sacrifices made by many Gagan like people... whether you like it or not. It did not happen because of many western educated opportunists, but because of these poor nepalis .............. We should be grateful to them. Vote for Gagan. GP
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