As per the agreement, the government has committed to taking a proposal to declare metered badges an economic crime to the Council of Ministers and enacting a special law to control them.
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The 9-day-long protest against metered bills has been suspended after a 9-point agreement was reached between the government and the victims. As per the agreement, the government has committed to taking a proposal to declare metered bills an economic crime to the Council of Ministers and enacting a special law to control them.
After the 'Foot Justice March' that started from Tritiyagachhi in Janakpur, Dhanusha on Ashad 25 reached Nijgadh in Bara, on Ashad 32, Home Minister Sudan Gurung and victims' representatives agreed to form a negotiation team in Kathmandu. As per the same agreement, the 9-point agreement was reached after discussions between the government team led by Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Pushkar Sapkota and the victims' negotiation team in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The agreement was signed by Secretary Sapkota on behalf of the government team and Awadhesh Kushwaha on behalf of the victims.
As per the agreement, the government will declare metered bills an economic crime and take a proposal for its complete abolition to the next Council of Ministers meeting. Once the proposal is approved, documents such as fake tamasuk, sight mortgage, tchinuwa pass and compulsory checks will automatically be invalid and cancelled.
Similarly, the Ministry of Home Affairs will prepare a draft of a special act on metered rate control within 3 months. The proposed act will include the formation of a separate tribunal to look into metered rate cases, return of the victim's property and appropriate compensation.
According to the agreement, legal source of funds and proof of banking transactions will be mandatory in the verification of loan transactions through the ward office. It is also mentioned that strict legal action will be taken against those who use money earned through corruption or other criminal gains as metered rate.
The new law will define as crimes the acts of making documents of more than the actual amount, adding interest to the principal, not allowing the debtor to repay, charging high interest, threatening, physical or mental abuse, forcibly signing blank checks or papers and destroying property.
It has been agreed that forensic examination of documents, tracing of the source of assets and investigation under the Money Laundering Act will be carried out for the investigation of metered-billed victims. The government has also expressed its commitment to remove legal obstacles seen in cases pending in the court so that the victims can get justice.
A high-level coordination committee and a separate desk will be established at the center under the coordination of the Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers to address the complaints of the victims. A facilitation committee will be formed in the district under the coordination of the Assistant Chief District Officer with 3 representatives of the victims and arrangements will be made to resolve all complaints within 6 months and a committee led by the Chief District Officer will monitor it. 
The agreement also includes a commitment to bring financial assistance and relief packages through the annual budget so that metered-billed victims do not fall into the vicious cycle of debt again.
With the agreement, the victims have suspended all the programs of the agitation they have been conducting since 25 Ashad.
