The Declaration
was launched at a press conference organised here today by the Conference
Organizing Mian Committee.
Maithili should
be used as the language of official works in the new structure to be formed now
as Maithili is the language spoken by a majority of the population in Province
2, reads the Rajbiraj Declaration.
Likewise, the
conference has suggested naming Province 2 as the Mithila Province. The
Declaration also calls for declaring the region from Jhapa to Birgunj as the
'Mithila Tourism Zone' by preserving and promoting the places of cultural,
archaeological and historical importance which lie in this region.
Likewise, the
Declaration calls for tax exemption for the big and small screen films made in
Maithili language, providing government subsidies for promoting the production
of Maithili language movies and for strengthening the Maithili language media
of mass communication.
It also calls for
digital archiving of the Mithila folklore and developing the places of origin
of Mithila legendary heroes as tourism sites from the government level. Among
the demands contained in the Declaration are making Maithili a compulsory
subject at the basic and higher education levels in Province 1 and Province 2
and the need for taking initiatives at the governmental level for the promotion
and protection of the Maithili literature, culture and tradition.
Around 200
linguists and culture experts, litterateurs and researchers participated in the
two-day conference. The 16th International Maithili Conference will be held in
Janakpur of Dhanusha district.
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