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Who
pays for
Nepal’s
informal
workers’
security?
Nearly nine in
ten Nepali
workers are
informal, yet
the system
built to
protect them
barely reaches
them.
Registration
alone won’t
fix that,
by Roshee
Lamichhane and
Kingsuk Sarkar
(kp
25/10/2026)
Fixing
Health
Insurance
Flaws, by
Saroj
Lamichhane (rn
31/07/2026)
Building
Secure Future
With SSF,
by Lok Nath
Bhusal (rn
17/06/2026)
Social
Security Fund
prioritizes
investment in
hydropower and
renewable
energy (nn
07/06/2026), Powering
Nepal with
Pension
Savings
(rep
08/06/2026)
Govt
to suspend
health
insurance
services at
private
hospitals from
May 30 amid
financial
crisis
(rep
27/05/2026)
Government
health
insurance
scheme nears
collapse as
hospitals halt
services :
State-run
hospitals are
providing only
partial
services.
Major
hospitals like
Teaching
Hospital,
Manmohan
Cardiothoracic
Vascular &
Transplant
Centre, and
several
medical
colleges have
completely
halted
services for
months, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
21/04/2026)
Nepalis
are insured
but not
covered : If
car insurance
can be
mandatory, why
can’t human
health
insurance?,
by Barune
Thapa (nt
17/04/2026)
Only
26% of
population
covered by
health
insurance in
Sudurpashchim
(nn
16/04/2026)
E-pension
verification
system
launched
(nn
11/04/2026)
Making
Old-age
Allowance
Sustainable,
by Lok Nath
Bhusal (rn
09/04/2026)
Nepal's
health
insurance
system is on
the brink: The
new government
has one chance
to fix it,
by Prakriti
Dhakal (ht
11/03/2026)
Political
Economy Of
Health
Insurance,
by Rabindra
Bhandari (rn
27/02/2026)
Nepal’s
Health
Insurance
Program Is
Gasping for
Air: Can We
Save It?,
by Shyam
Poudel (rep
22/02/2026)
Rs750
million
released to
continue
health
insurance
programme :
Some hospitals
that have
ceased
services under
the scheme are
expected to
resume soon
(kp
20/02/2026)
Make
Insurance
System
Mandatory
(rn
13/02/2026)
Insurance
Without
Assurance
(rep
12/02/2026)
National
Health
Insurance
scheme sinks
into crisis as
hospitals halt
services : Why
unpaid dues,
rising claims
and policy
confusion are
crippling
health
insurance,
by Pawan
Mudbari (kh
07/02/2026)
Health
insurance
limit set at
Rs 25,000 for
OPD services
(kh
02/02/2026), Health
insurance in
crisis due to
government
itself :
Failure to
implement
legal
provisions
deprives poor
citizens of
even basic
treatment
services,
by Uddab Thapa
(nn
04/02/2026), When
Cost-Cutting
Threatens
Universal
Health
Coverage
(rep
05/02/2026)
Ministry
seeks Rs 1
billion to
keep health
insurance
services
running :
Services
remain halted
at TU Teaching
Hospital,
while Bir
Hospital
reports severe
pressure from
soaring
patient loads
(kp
28/01/2026), Health insurance
services hit
as major
hospitals
suspend
treatment over
financial,
policy gaps,
by Pawan
Mudbhari (kh
29/01/2026), A
system in
crisis : The
future of
Nepal’s health
insurance
rests on
political
commitment to
health equity
for all
(kp
30/01/2026)
Workers
receive over
Rs 18.34
billion in
payouts from
SSF since 2019
(rep
17/01/2026)
After
funding
dispute, TU
Teaching
Hospital halts
services under
government
health
insurance :
Hospital says
decision takes
effect from
January 15,
but patients
reported being
denied
services from
Monday (kp
13/01/2026)
Social
security for
informal
workers : It
is one of the
most powerful
tools to break
the cycle of
intergenerational
poverty,
by Numan Özcan
(kp
24/12/2025)
Health
insurance in a
vicious cycle
of malpractice
and problems,
by Gopal Dahal
(nn
19/12/2025)
Phaktanglung
distributes
social
security
allowances in
remote
settlements :
Local
representatives
trek long
distances to
deliver six
months of
delayed
payments to
elderly and
disabled
residents,
by Ananda
Gautam (kp
02/12/2025)
SSF’s
investment
portfolio
reaches Rs 126
billion
(rep
28/11/2025)
PM
Karki vows to
build
inclusive,
sustainable
social
security
system (kh
27/11/2025), Eighth
Social
Security Day:
PM urges
private sector
to take social
security as
shared
responsibility
(nn
27/11/2025)
Social
Security Fund
contributions
near Rs 100
billion
(kh
24/11/2025)
Social
Security Fund
deposits
surpass Rs 94
billion
(kh
02/11/2025)
Home
Minister
introduces new
social
security
distribution
procedure
(kh
10/10/2025)
Destitute
Citizens to
have Insurance
coverage
(rn
20/08/2025)
Health
insurance
program in
crisis, by
Shreya
Shrestha (ae
14/08/2025)
Over
2.4 billion
contributors
enrolled in
the Social
Security Fund
(kh
08/04/2025)
Over
750,000 people
enrolled in
health
insurance in
Madhes
Province
(kh
04/08/2025)
Nepal
Bar
Association
signs
agreement with
Social
Security Fund
(kh
28/07/2025)
Social
Security Fund
distributes
over Rs 2.84
billion in
interest
(kh
22/07/2025)
Govt
employees
recruited
after mid-July
to be denied
pension : They
will be part
of
contribution-based
social
security
scheme, by
Bhuwan Sharma
(rep
05/07/2025)
KMC’s
negligence:
Elderly
allowance paid
even after
death (rep
15/06/2025)
Rs
90 million
misappropriated
in social
security
allowances in
Janaki Rural
Municipality
(rep
15/06/2025)
Keep
Current
Insurance
Coverage
Growth Going
(rep
09/06/2025)
Govt-run
insurance
programs
losing charm
due to delay
in funds
disbursement
(rep
19/05/2025)
SC
issues show
cause order on
limiting
social
security
allowance
(rep
19/05/2025)
Temporary,
contract
employees come
under Social
Security
Scheme
(rep
15/05/2025)
‘Raise
elderly
allowance
eligibility
age to 70’,
by Dilip
Paudel (rep
14/04/2025)
Enhanced
social
security
system in
Nepal: Public
participation
is the key,
by Sumit
Bikram Rana
(ht
18/03/2025)
Can 50 paisa from
Rs 100
recharges fix
Nepal’s health
insurance
problem?
(kh
08/03/2025)
Health Insurance
program faces
challenges
amid
leadership
vacancies and
unpaid claims,
by Pawan
Mudbhari (kh
31/01/2025)
Govt to establish
welfare fund
for mountain
guides (kh
27/01/2025)
Nepali Embassy in
Kuwait
encourages
workers to
join Social
Security Fund
(kh
20/01/2025)
Strengthen Health
Insurance
System, by
Keshab Paudel
(rn
28/12/2024)
Expand Scope Of Social
Security Fund,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
03/12/2024)
NFC recommends
pension for
farmers
(ae
27/11/2024)
Finance Minister
hints at
expanding
scope of
social
security
(kh
26/11/2024), Social
Security
Minister
pledges to
address
hurdles in
operating SSF
effectively
(kh
26/11/2024)
Govt health
insurance
program
expands to
cover 30% of
Nepal’s
population
(kh
05/11/2024)
Give A Boost To Health
Insurance,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
01/10/2024)
Senior
citizens now
eligible for
50% healthcare
discount at 64
hospitals
across Nepal
(kh
19/09/2024)
Govt
will be unable
to provide old
age allowance
in 10 years:
Health
Minister
Paudel
(rep
18/09/2024)
National
ID not
mandatory for
Social
Security
allowance: SC
(kh
25/08/2024)
Half-a-million
elderly obtained National ID in a month despite
government’s U-turn : Earlier, after public
backlash, the government reversed its June 6
decision to require National ID for social
security allowances, by Purushottam Poudel
(kp 20/08/2024)
Government
backtracks on plan to make National ID cards
mandatory for social security allowance :
Cabinet meeting extends terms of two
transitional justice commissions until mid-July
2025 (kp 12/07/2024)
Improving
health insurance coverage : A
national health financing system
should ensure every citizen can
access healthcare when needed,
by Pallavi Koirala (kp 13/06/2024)
National
ID card mandatory for social
security allowance (rn
13/06/2024) [And
what about the millions of
people who are denied
citizenship by the state for
reasons of patriarchal thinking?],
Plan
to make
National ID
cards
mandatory
draws flak :
MPs say
government has
terrorised
citizens by
introducing
the rule in
haste.
Department
official
defends the
move (kp
14/06/2024)
3.8
million Nepalis receive Social Security
allowance (kh 27/05/2024), Elderly
in outlying Achham villages trek up to three
days to collect social security allowances :
Efforts by some local units to distribute
allowances from ward offices have faced
challenges owing to resource crunch and poor
internet, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 27/05/2024)
Prioritise
Job And Social Security, by Lok Nath
Bhusal (rn 01/05/2024)
Strengthen
Social Security Scheme, by Uttam Maharjan
(rn 16/04/2024)
Health
insurance participants to cover 20% of treatment
costs (kh 14/04/2024)
Pokhara
sees rise of tourist inflow (kh 08/04/2024)
SSF
distributes Rs 8.48 billion to 135,843
contributors (rep 05/04/2024)
KMC
to start health insurance program from mid-May
(rep 26/03/2024)
Setting
Priorities For Social Protection, by Lok
Nath Bhusal (rn 09/03/2024)
Government
short of Rs25 billion to pay pensions : Pension
management office seeks more funds from finance
ministry, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp
07/03/2024)
Social
security beneficiaries down by almost
200,000 : Electronic fund transfers have
reduced duplication, by Prithvi Man Shrestha
(kp 02/03/2024)
Inmates
at central jail now covered by health insurance
(kh 29/02/2024)
Strengthening
social security : Family support is vital in
promoting happiness and satisfaction of the
elderly, by Sabina Sitaula (kp 22/02/2024)
Ambukhareni
joins Social Security Fund (kh 21/01/2024)
Implications
of 10% co-payment requirement in health
insurance (kh 15/01/2024), HIB
reduces ticket fees after implementing the
co-payment system (rep 18/01/2024)
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