Out of the total national budget of NPR 19 kharba 64 arba 11 crore for the current fiscal year 2082/83, NPR 2 kharba 11 arba 16 crore 69 lakh has been allocated to the sector of Education, Science, and Technology, accounting for 10.75 percent of the total budget.Numerically, this amount appears substantial. However, the core question remains: what impact has this budget had on the quality, access, and social trust in public education? The irony is that while the education budget increases annually, trust in public schools continues to decline. This contradiction is currently the central focus of Nepal's public...