Attention letter submission to national inclusion commission to include Musahar in the backward caste list of Terai (2 Nov 2022)

SAP Nepal took the initiative to draw the attention of the National Inclusion Commission regarding the issue of not including “Musahar” in the caste list of the Marginalized Dalit community of Terai by submitting of attention letter to an honorable member of the National Inclusive Commission of Nepal situated in Lalitpur of Kathmandu on 2 November 2022. For the purpose, Mr. Janak Karki (Project Coordinator) of SAP Nepal prepared the attention letter to enlist Musahars in the list of the backward communities and caste of Terai prepared based on the Nepal constitution and national Inclusion Commission Act 2074. The team of SAP Nepal submitted the attention letter to Honorable member of National Inclusion Commission Respected Pushparaj Timilsina and Honorable member Respected Bishnumaya Ojha with the suggestion to include Musahar and other backward castes of Madesh Province in the list. The honorable members positively responded to the initiation of SAP Nepal and committed implement the suggestion and include Musahar in the backward community list in the future publications of National Inclusion Committee. It is anticipated that such inclusion in the list will further benefit the community from the programs of local government targeted towards the backward communities contributing to their overall development.