After the failure to form the commissions as agreed under the peace accord, the Maoists and the government have reiterated the need in the 23-point agreement. Last year, the Maoists and the government agreed on the formation of commissions for truth and reconciliation, for peace and rehabilitation, for disappearance investigations, and for scientific land reform, and a high-level commission to monitor the comprehensive peace agreement.

The peace agreement this time has set a deadline of a month to establish all the commissions and committees. However, even though 15 days have already passed, the government has not made any serious move to implement the plan. If the parties live up to their tradition of merely talking and fail to do anything substantial, the agreements and proposals will have no effect.