after falling into disuse in the mid-20th century, the script has recently seen dramatically increased use. it is used by many local governments such as those of kathmandu metropolitan city, lalitpur sub-metropolitan city, bhaktapur municipality, thimi municipality, kirtipur municipality, banepa municipality, in signboards, letter pads, and such. regular programs are held in the kathmandu valley to promote the script and training classes are held to preserve the language. the script is being endorsed by the nepal bhasa movement and is used for headings in newspapers and websites.