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Government collects billions from students despite free education laws

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The government of Nepal is collecting billions of rupees annually from students in grades 9 through 12 through various government-imposed charges.

This financial collection occurs despite the nation's constitution and the Act Relating to Compulsory and Free Education, both of which explicitly guarantee free education up to the secondary level. Consequently, students are required to pay thousands of rupees each year to attend classes that are legally mandated to be free.

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