Agreement between the GoN and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha

  • Country/entity
    Nepal
  • Region
    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 ( Nepalese Insurgency (1996 - 2006) )
  • Stage
    Implementation/renegotiation
  • Conflict nature
    Government
  • Peace process
    Nepal related-local processes
  • Parties
    -
  • 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 Reconstruction
  • Description
    Agreement between the Government of Nepal and Nepal Pichchada Varga Mahasangha to implement some inclusion measures for 'backward regons'

Local agreement properties

  • Process type
    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
    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