The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced the 'Sunishchit Bhavishya' (roughly, 'Assured Future') scholarship scheme for children hit by the Bhotekoshi flood of August 26, 2026 in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading. Ministry Information Officer Bir Bahadur Thami told Nagarik News that the Rs 1 billion fund is still being raised from government and private sources, that children who lost both parents come first, and that the schooling of more than 10,000 children has been directly affected. BBC News Nepali reports that five private school organisations had announced scholarships worth Rs 1 billion for 1,000 students, and that the government has named the scheme.
The ministry says lessons are running through 56 temporary learning centres, and children in Kathmandu holding centres are being linked to nearby schools. The National Child Rights Council's preliminary data, collected up to September 28, 2026, show that 269 of 584 children in shelters had lost one parent and 41 had lost both; the council says the figures may rise. Nineteen schools were damaged, and Nagarik News notes that the ministry's five-year recovery strategy depends on coordination between federal, provincial and local governments.
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The Ministry of Education and Sports has announced a Rs 1 billion 'Sunishchit Bhavishya' scholarship scheme for children hit by the August floods in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading, but is still raising the money. The ministry says the schooling of more than 10,000 children was directly affected.
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