Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha
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NepalRegion
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Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga MahasanghaDate
24 Mar 2009Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/local conflict ( )Stage
Implementation/renegotiationConflict nature
GovernmentPeace process
Nepal related-local processesParties
-Third parties
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 ReconstructionDescription
Agreement between the Government of Nepal and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha to implement some inclusion measures for 'backward regons'
Agreement document
Groups
- Children/youth
No specific mention.
- Disabled persons
No specific mention.
- Elderly/age
No specific mention.
- Migrant workers
No specific mention.
- Racial/ethnic/national groupGroups→Racial/ethnic/national group→SubstantivePage 1, 3: News shall be broadcast in the ‘Magahi’ language as soon as possible.
- Religious groups
No specific mention.
- Indigenous people
No specific mention.
- Other groups
No specific mention.
- Refugees/displaced persons
No specific mention.
- Social classGroups→Social class→RhetoricalPage 1, 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 constitutionGroups→Social class→SubstantivePage 1, 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.
Page 1, 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.
Gender
- Women, girls and gender
No specific mention.
- Men and boys
No specific mention.
- LGBTI
No specific mention.
- Family
No specific mention.
State definition
- Nature of state (general)
No specific mention.
- State configuration
No specific mention.
- Self determination
No specific mention.
- Referendum
No specific mention.
- State symbols
No specific mention.
- Independence/secession
No specific mention.
- Accession/unification
No specific mention.
- Border delimitation
No specific mention.
- Cross-border provision
No specific mention.
Governance
- Political institutions (new or reformed)
No specific mention.
- Elections
No specific mention.
- Electoral commission
No specific mention.
- Political parties reform
No specific mention.
- Civil society
No specific mention.
- Traditional/religious leaders
No specific mention.
- Public administration
No specific mention.
- ConstitutionGovernance→Constitution→Constitutional reform/makingPage 1, 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
Power sharing
- Political power sharing
No specific mention.
- Territorial power sharing
No specific mention.
- Economic power sharing
No specific mention.
- Military power sharing
No specific mention.
Human rights and equality
- Human rights/RoL general
No specific mention.
- Bill of rights/similar
No specific mention.
- Treaty incorporation
No specific mention.
- Civil and political rights
No specific mention.
- Socio-economic rights
No specific mention.
Rights related issues
- Citizenship
No specific mention.
- Democracy
No specific mention.
- Detention procedures
No specific mention.
- Media and communicationRights related issues→Media and communication→Media rolesPage 1, 3: News shall be broadcast in the ‘Magahi’ language as soon as possible.
- Mobility/access
No specific mention.
- Protection measures
No specific mention.
- Other
No specific mention.
Rights institutions
- NHRI
No specific mention.
- Regional or international human rights institutions
No specific mention.
Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
No specific mention.
- State of emergency provisions
No specific mention.
- Judiciary and courts
No specific mention.
- Prisons and detention
No specific mention.
- Traditional Laws
No specific mention.
Socio-economic reconstruction
- Development or socio-economic reconstructionSocio-economic reconstruction→Development or socio-economic reconstruction→Socio-economic developmentPage 1, 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.
Page 1, 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. - National economic plan
No specific mention.
- Natural resources
No specific mention.
- International funds
No specific mention.
- Business
No specific mention.
- Taxation
No specific mention.
- Banks
No specific mention.
Land, property and environment
- Land reform/rights
No specific mention.
- Pastoralist/nomadism rights
No specific mention.
- Cultural heritage
No specific mention.
- Environment
No specific mention.
- Water or riparian rights or access
No specific mention.
Security sector
- Security Guarantees
No specific mention.
- Ceasefire
No specific mention.
- Police
No specific mention.
- Armed forces
No specific mention.
- DDR
No specific mention.
- Intelligence services
No specific mention.
- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forcesPage 1, 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.
- Withdrawal of foreign forces
No specific mention.
- Corruption
No specific mention.
- Crime/organised crime
No specific mention.
- Drugs
No specific mention.
- Terrorism
No specific mention.
Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
No specific mention.
- Amnesty/pardon
No specific mention.
- Courts
No specific mention.
- Mechanism
No specific mention.
- Prisoner releasePage 1, 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.
- Vetting
No specific mention.
- Victims
No specific mention.
- Missing persons
No specific mention.
- Reparations
No specific mention.
- Reconciliation
No specific mention.
Implementation
- UN signatory
No specific mention.
- Other international signatory
No specific mention.
- Referendum for agreement
No specific mention.
- International mission/force/similar
No specific mention.
- Enforcement mechanism
No specific mention.
- Related cases
No specific mention.
- SourceAsian Study Center for Peace & Conflict Transformation (2011), From Conflict to Peace in Nepal: Peace Agreements 2005-2010.
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