The Cabinet meeting on Wednesday approved the nine-point agreement reached with victims of unfair lending (meter interest) and declared as illegal all forged documents related to meter interest (such as fake promissory notes, checks, and mortgages). Victims who had become homeless or were embroiled in legal cases due to fake promissory notes have expressed relief at the government's announcement.

The Cabinet meeting stated that it had approved the agreement reached with the protesting parties in response to the demands of citizens affected by unfair lending (meter interest). Shivshankar Mahato, Bhojpura in-charge of the movement of victimized farmers and laborers against meter interest, said that the government's decision would raise awareness among those who, under the pretext of urgent need, provide money and then use promissory notes to evict people from their homes. "The government has started implementing the agreement reached with us," he said. "There are still many points that need to be implemented. We welcome the government's decision."

Mahato said that although the Cabinet has made a decision, it must be given concrete form by enacting a law. According to him, in Madhesh Province alone, more than one hundred thousand promissory notes are in the hands of moneylenders. He said that promissory notes have been made for up to four times the amount actually borrowed by the victims. Most have even registered their houses and land in the names of the moneylenders in addition to the promissory notes. Using these promissory notes, the moneylenders have combined the interest with the principal, showing an unpayable amount and rendering people homeless. Some victims, after arrest warrants were issued against them, began a "Justice March on Foot" from Tritiyagachhi in Janakpur, Dhanusha, on 25 Asar, seeking justice.

After the march, which was headed toward Kathmandu, reached Nijgadh in Bara, Home Minister Sudhan Gurung traveled from Kathmandu for talks. He arrived at the building of the Industry and Commerce Association in Nijgadh, where the victims were staying, on 30 Asar. Gurung held discussions with representatives of the victims for three days in Bara. During that time, it was agreed to hold decisive talks in Kathmandu. Subsequently, on 1 Shrawan, a meeting was held in the capital between leaders of the protesting meter interest victims and a government team led by Pushkar Sapkota, Secretary at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. It was in this meeting that the nine-point agreement was reached. Afterward, the victims ended their protest and returned home.

Most of the victims who participated in the march from Janakpur were marginalized, farmers, and members of impoverished communities. They complained that even for small loans, the moneylenders had evicted them from their homes. Those who had borrowed from moneylenders said they never hesitated to pay back the principal and reasonable interest. Following the government's decision on Wednesday, fake promissory notes made for double or triple the loan amount, signatures and stamps taken on blank checks, and forced registrations/mortgages will now be invalid.

Although signing the agreement and its approval by the Cabinet are significant achievements, the main issue now is its effective implementation, said Laxmi Ghimire, a leader of the movement against meter interest. "The government's decision is a matter of happiness," she said, "but whether it will be implemented or not is still the main issue. We are continuing our struggle."