Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha
- Country/entity
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Nepal
- Region
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Asia and Pacific
- Agreement name
- Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha
- Date
- 24 Mar 2009
- Agreement status
- Multiparty signed/agreed
- Interim arrangement
- Yes
- Agreement/conflict level
- Intrastate/local conflict
- Stage
- Implementation/renegotiation
- Conflict nature
- Government
- Peace process
- Nepal related-local processes
- Parties
- -
- Third parties
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On behalf of Nepal Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha: Bharat Prasad Mahato, Talks Team Coordinator
On behalf of GoN Talks Team : Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’: Talks Team Coordinator and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction - Description
- Agreement between the Government of Nepal and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha to implement some inclusion measures for 'backward regons'
- Agreement document
- NP_090324_GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha.pdf (opens in new tab) | Download PDF
Local agreement properties
- Process type
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Formal structured process
- Rationale
- A dialogue team was set up by the Maoist-led government, which won the elections in April 2008. This dialogue team was again led/coordinated by the Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Mr Janardhan Sharma. This team pursued dialogue with the team of Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha, climaxing into this agreement.
- Is there a documented link to a national peace process?
- Yes
- Link to national process: articulated rationale
- The agreement is anchored to the inclusion related provisions of the CPA. The agreement sought guarantees for Pichchada Varga or Other Backward Caste groups, through formation of Backward Community Uplift Development Committee, as well as promotion of Magahi language.
- Name of Locale
- Nepal - various regions
- Nature of Locale
- Other
- GPS Lat/Long (DD)
- 0.000000, 0.000000
- Participant type
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Central state actor
Other - Mediator, facilitator or similar
- No mention of mediator or similar
Local issues
- Ritual/prayer and process (including use of scripture)
No specific mention.
- Grievance List
No specific mention.
- Cattle rustling/banditry
No specific mention.
- Social cover
No specific mention.
Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha
On this day, March 24, 2009, an agreement was reached between the Talks Teams of the Government of Nepal and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha (OBC) Mahasangha as follows:
1. In the context of the GoN having issued the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee (Formation) Ordinance 2065, the said committee shall be formed in entirety and brought into operation as soon as possible.
2. As the demands of Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha can be effectively addressed through the Backward Community Uplift Development Committee, a five-member recommendation committee, comprising representatives of the Ministry of Local Development and three representatives of Mahasangha and coordinated by the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, shall be formed to provide recommendations to the Committee.
3. News shall be broadcast in the ‘Magahi’ language as soon as possible.
4. The release of individuals imprisoned in the course of Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha agitation shall commence as soon as the name list is made available.
5. Commitment is expressed on behalf of all backward classes of Nepal to the tasks of taking the country’s peace process to its logical conclusion and to draft a new people-centric constitution.
On behalf of Nepal Nepal Pichchada Varga (OBC) Mahasangha:
Bharat Prasad Mahato, Talks Team Coordinator
On behalf of GoN Talks Team :
Janardhan Sharma ‘Prabhakar’:
Talks Team Coordinator and Minister for Peace and Reconstruction