KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the Jyapu community known as the hardworking and sincere community is an indispensable part of the Nepalese society, agriculture, economy and culture.
In his address to a program organized at the local Basantapur Dabali by the Jyapu Culture Development Trust on the occasion of the 19th National Jyapu Day, 2022, the Prime Minister applauded the contribution of the Jyapu community to the enhancement of art, culture and civilisation in the Kathmandu Valley.
“Jatra, festival, cultural affairs, civilisaton and art of the Jyapu community are precious treasures of Nepal and it is our common responsibility to conserve such assets,” the Prime Minister said.
He also expressed his hope that the celebration of the Day would help further establish the contribution of the community to the socio-economic development of the nation, protecting and promoting their culture, customs and the lifestyle.
Besides, it would prove a means of promoting mutual bonding, unity, harmony and tolerance among the diverse community, according to him.
He took time to praise the efforts by the Valley Jyapu community to keep their culture and traditions alive despite economic and material limitations.
According to him, the government has established the Jyapu Culture Development Trust to facilitate the efforts to promote the Jyapu culture.
The government was positive to provide assistances to conserve and preserve Jyapu culture and civilisation in the days to come, he said while praising the Trust for playing a major role in conserving and preserving Jyapu culture despite limited resources.
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