SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 17, 2019 (BSS) – Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni
today said the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) process for the Non-
government educational institutions will begin very soon as the government
finalized a list of 2,000 institutions across the country.
“We have got 9,500 applications from different educational institutions
through online and from those 2,000 have been finalised for bringing under
MPO process in phases,” she informed the House.
The education minister was replying to a question of opposition bench member
Peer Habibur Rahman during minister’s question-answer session in the
parliament with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.
She categorically said the MPO-affiliations of the non-government educational
institutions would come into effect within the shortest possible time after
getting nod of the finance ministry.
Earlier the authorities concerned under the MPO Policy-2018 sought
applications from different educational institutions, Dipu Moni mentioned.
Replying to another query of treasury very bench member Mahfuzur Rahman
from Chattrogram-3 constituency, the minister said the present government,
since assuming office in 2009, has been working to improve the quality of
education and has brought a total of 1,624 private educational institutions
under the MPO.
The education minister, responding to two questions of opposition bench
member Syed Abu Hossain from Dhaka-4 and Asim Kumar Ukil from
Netrokona-3, said the government is working in line with the National
Education Policy-2010 and as part of it the primary education level till class-VIII
and secondary level from class-IX to class-XII will be implemented in phases.