Rising social security allowance costs cast doubt on sustainability of scheme : Number of beneficiaries doubles in 10 years, could cover 30 percent of population if all entitled are included, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/01/2021), Social insecurity : Nepal’s social security schemes do not work  for the intended  beneficiaries, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 12/01/2021), Welfare cheque : Social security schemes should be equitable and sustainable (kp 13/01/2021)

Credit facilities rolled out to woo workers, employers into joining social security scheme : Contributors will soon be able to avail loan under various categories, say officials as they try to assuage public concerns about the fund, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 04/12/2020)

Finance Ministry tells Beema Samiti to provide Covid-19 insurance payment within 3 days  (rep 03/12/2020)

Two years on, social security scheme fails to gather momentum : Labour groups doubt government and employers are committed to implementing scheme, want informal workers included, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 27/11/2020)

Council of trade unions slams employers (ht 27/11/2020)

Banking channel mandatory for distribution of social security allowance (ht 11/2020)

Beema Samiti To Present Details About Corona Insurance, by Keshab Raj Paudel (rn 09/11/2020)

Settle COVID insurance claims within a week: IB (ht 04/11/2020)

Authorities told to release social security allowance (ht 16/10/2020)

Government reduces insurance premium subsidy for its credit programmes (kp 15/10/2020)

Single women, disabled may be deprived of social security allowance in Dashain : Amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure benefits to the deprived groups is yet to be passed by Parliament, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 03/10/2020), Those deprived of social security may get financial assistance, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 06/10/2020)

Only 279 COVID insurance claims settled (ht 04/09/2020)

Half of beneficiaries could be deprived of social security money: As per the social security regulation, renewal of identity cards is a must by mid-August even during pandemic, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/08/2020)

Social Welfare Council once again asks nonprofits to join social security scheme: Possible discontinuation of contributions to the fund once their staffers are out of their jobs is their main concern, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 17/08/2020)

Revised regulation in Security Allowance Act hangs single helpless women out to dry: The new regulation issued by the Department of National ID and Civil Registration to exclude single women below 60 years of age from receiving the Helpless Single Woman Allowance, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 29/05/2020)

Social security allowance won’t be discontinued: Minister Gurung (rn 23/05/2020), NHRC urges government not to curtail social security allowance (ht 24/05/2020)

No hike in old age allowance, civil servants’ salary (ht 23/05/2020)

Citizen Investment Trust starts pension scheme, including for migrants (ht 18/03/2020)

144,000 workers join social security scheme (rep 10/02/2020)

I/NGOs want clarity concerning temporary staff in government’s social security programme: The council says the enrolment numbers will grow after all outstanding concerns are addressed, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 02/01/2020)

Locals picket RM office over social security allowance (ht 01/01/2020)

Govt to review Social Security Fund guidelines (ht 24/12/2019)

Not ready to participate in social security fund, says N-PABSON chair (ht 22/12/2019)

MoLESS tries to allay doubts about SSF (ht 20/12/2019)

Senior citizens, single women and people with disabilities deprived of social security allowance in Siraha: They have been protesting in front of the Bhagawanpur Rural Municipality office for the past two days, by Bharat Jarghamagar (kp 19/12/2019)

BFIs against mandatory participation in social scheme (ht 16/12/2019)

Elderly, disabled deprived of social security allowance (ht 07/12/2019)

Why Nepal's social security scheme has failed to take off: Employers are apprehensive about signing up to the programme, workers are not fully aware of the scheme, and the government has failed to convince contributors, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 05/12/2019)

The government’s year-old social security scheme is a mess: Arbitrary actions, confusing policies and opaque management will throttle investments and economic growth, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 03/12/2019)

Govt to extend deadline for SSF registration (ht 02/12/2019)

Labour rights groups question sluggish progress of Social Security Scheme: One year after the implementation of the ambitious scheme, only 11,000 employers have registered in the government programme, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 28/11/2019)

Karnali Province fails to implement accidental insurance scheme, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 27/11/2019)

Private sector firms are warming up to Contribution-based Social Security Scheme: Cooperatives and private schools pledged to sign up after the government announced a loan programme for registered contributors, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 12/11/2019)

Government offers loans to lure workers to Social Security Scheme: After a lukewarm response to the contribution-based Social Security Scheme, the government has come forward with up to Rs10 million in loans to workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 10/11/2019)

Bankers agree to join social security programme (ht 08/11/2019)

Govt-backed health insurance scheme covers more than 26,000 in Khotang (rep 31/10/2019)

Government gives one-month extension for registration under the contribution-based Social Security scheme: A contributor can also get social, educational and housing loans from the Social Security Fund, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/10/2019)

Irregularities in social allowance (ht 23/10/2019)

Leaving no one behind: Nepal’s social protection schemes have contributed to addressing vulnerabilities associated with different stages of life but access to social protection remains uneven and uncoordinated, by Elke Wisch and Faris Hadad-Zervos (rep 22/10/2019)

Farmers to get pension: Khanal (ht 18/10/2019)

Enrolments under government’s social security scheme abysmally below target: Around 6,000 private sector firms and over 90,000 workers registered before Thursday’s deadline, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 18/10/2019), Majority of companies fail to register at SSF (ht 18/10/2019)

Around 6,000 employers registered at SSF so far (ht 17/10/2019)

Over 50,000 workers listed in social security fund: 4,790 firms sign up for mandatory SSF a month before the deadline for registration (rep 12/09/2019)

Labour rights groups question employers’ commitment to social security scheme: Even months after rolling out the scheme, registration has been low, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 26/08/2019), The government needs to urge the private sector to sign up for Social Security Scheme: After much fanfare during the launch, there are few takers for the programme (kp 27/08/2019)

PABSON pledges to rope in member schools to SSF fold (rep 24/08/2019)

The Social Security Fund: Good intentions, lousy planning: The scheme needs to be improved and fine-tuned to remove inconsistencies, by Sushrey Nepal (kp 23/08/2019)

Two separate institutions to handle pensions of government employees: Pension Management Fund to oversee regular pensioners while Employees Provident Fund to manage contribution-based pension fund, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 12/08/2019)

Social protection in Nepal: Spending on social security has reached more than 3.5 percent of the gross domestic product, by Chandra Ghimire (kp 08/08/2019)

Disabled senior citizens have to travel far to get social security allowance: The government has made it mandatory for beneficiaries to receive their allowance through banks, by Abadesh Kumar Jha (kp 29/07/2019)

Response To Social Security Plan, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 25/07/2019)

Red tape’s repercussions: Social Security Allowance finally distributed after nine months in Mugu: The government allocates a monthly allowance of Rs 400 to children below five years, Rs 1, 000 to single women and people between 60 to 70 years, and Rs 2,000 to people over the age of 70 and to the completely disabled, by Raj Bahadur Shahi (kp 23/07/2019)

Govt staff allowed to purchase social security schemes from EPF, CIT, by Umesh Poudel (ht 18/07/2019)

Business fraternity slams govt policy (ht 18/07/2019)

Nearly 3,500 firms registered at SSF till date (ht 11/07/2019)

Health insurance mandatory for migrant workers (ht 26/06/2019)

Senior citizens welcome increase in allowance, but say they are not fully happy: Government has increased senior citizen allowance by Rs 1,000, by Anup Ojha (kp 30/05/2019)

No sustenance allowance for unemployed this year, by Nikeeta Gautam (rep 27/05/2019)

Nepal Stock Exchange expands electronic settlement system: Investors now can conduct electronic transfers via any member bank by paying a fee, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/05/2019)

Govt to provide health insurance worth Rs 1 lakh (ht 19/05/2019)

Social security scheme to be  implemented from July 17 (ht 17/05/2019)

Implementing Social Security Fund, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 16/05/2019)

Social security fund: Firms asked to register details by this fiscal year (ht 06/05/2019)

Social security allowances not distributed for six months, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 04/05/2019)

Social security scheme, after being launched with a pomp, receives lukewarm response: The number of firms registered for the plan so far is negligible, officials say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 01/05/2019)

Senior citizens, disabled people get social security grant at their doorsteps, by Pratap Bista (kp 23/04/2019)

Health insurance fails to attract Baitadi folk, by Tripti Shahi (kp 19/04/2019)

Funds collected for social security schemes already spent: Finance ministry refuses to transfer Rs 22 billion collected over the previous eight years to Social Security Fund (rep 17/04/2019)

Government targets 50 percent insurance coverage in 5 years, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 08/04/2019)

Deceased govt  officials’ kin to be entitled to full pension, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 27/03/2019)

Private schools say they can’t chip in to government’s social security plan: Contribution-based benefit scheme is not feasible for small and middle level schools, say educators, by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/03/2019)

Senior citizens face hardships to collect social security benefit, by Menuka Dhungana (kp 27/02/2019)

Lawmakers demand health insurance for all (ht 27/02/2019)

Enrolment in social security scheme remains low as deadline expires for Valley: 1,620 firms  registered  nationwide, with 1,243 in Province 3, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 19/02/2019)

PM Employment Programme draws mixed reactions: Failure to implement the scheme effectively may make it a huge fiscal burden, experts say, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 15/02/2019)

Life sustainability allowance only for genuinely unemployed people (ht 14/02/2019)

Government faces hurdle to operate Social Security Fund, by Umesh Poudel (ht 13/02/2019)

Unemployed to get Rs 22,417 per annum (ht 12/02/2019)

More employers join social security programmes to protect workers: Over 700 business firms, representing the formal private sector, sign up for the scheme, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 29/01/2019), 625 firms register at Social Security Fund (ht 29/01/2019)

Bill obliges children to deposit certain percentage of salary in parents’ account, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 13/01/2019)

Taking away employee welfare fund from companies enrage employees: Workers shall get lower salary while cost of doing business rises for companies, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 01/01/2019)

Social security allowance distribution affected (ht 28/12/2018)

Homeowners insurance rate to drop in January, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 24/12/2018)

Nearly 200 private firms register for Social Security Schemes: Officials say private companies joining the programme is an encouraging sign, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 08/12/2018), 194 firms register at Social Security Fund (ht 10/12/2018)

Social insecurity, by Om Astha Rai (nt 07/12/2018)

Social Security: Prospects & Challenges, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 06/12/2018)

Moving beyond paper: Everything looks promising on paper until we get to work, by Sujeev Shakya (kp 04/12/2018)

Waiting for the pay-off: The success of the Social Security Scheme depends on how effectively it is implemented, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 03/12/2018)

Launching of Social Security Scheme: Nepali Congress slams Oli government’s publicity stunt, by Sanjay Lama (kp 03/12/2018)

Govt’s Social Security Plan, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 01/12/2018)

Social insecurity, by Om Astha Rai (nt 30/11/2018)

Govt to unveil Social Security Scheme today, by Umesh Poudel (ht 27/11/2018), Pricey publicity stunt obscures much-hyped social security policy, by Bibek Subedi and Anil Giri (kp 28/11/2018), The cult of KP: Social security scheme should reflect in government’s policies—not in its posters (kp 28/11/2018), Ambitious scheme: While SSF will  provide lifelong benefit to private sector employees, the business  community may  find it hard to  sustain its growth (ht 28/11/2018), ‘Social Security Fund a historical achievement’ (ht 28/11/2018)

Nabil offers Rs 300,000 health insurance for saving account holders (rep 26/11/2018)

Ambitious social security scheme ready for private sector workers, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 24/11/2018)

Social security schemes on cards for private sector workers, by Umesh Poudel (ht 15/11/2018)

Allowance distribution: Roving Rautes receive payout, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 14/10/2018)

Medical insurance getting popular in Jumla, by DB Buda (rep 24/09/2018)

Ensuring Social Security, by Hari Bahadur Thapa (rn 20/09/2018)

Social security allowance misused in Rautahat: Money disbursed in the names of persons long dead (ht 19/09/2018)

No social security for foreign job pensioners: New rule bars Nepali citizens receiving monetary benefits from foreign services (kp 06/09/2018)

Surge in pension payments drains government coffers (kp 02/09/2018)

Bill bars pensioners from receiving security allowances (rep 29/08/2018)

New bill seeks to guarantee social security of citizens (ht 26/08/2018)

Jobless citizens to get sustenance allowance (kp 24/08/2018), Govt distributing subsistence allowance to unemployed citizens, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 29/08/2018)

Government mulls social security scheme for migrant Nepali workers, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 16/08/2018)

Contributory pension scheme proposed, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 07/08/2018), Bill on pension fund 2018: Government shifting to contributory pension scheme; New bill proposes deducting six percent of salary of government staff for pension fund (rep 07/08/2018)

Scheme attracts people with chronic conditions, by Nayak Paudel (kp 06/08/2018)

Govt proposes 120-day jobless allowance: Will be provided to those in 18 to 60 age group if they’re looking for job, but have not found one, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 06/08/2018)

Health insurance plan yet to cover 38 districts in Nepal (kp 07/06/2018)

Govt renews bid for contributory pension: Federal Admin Restructuring Committee had suggested the change saying the old system was not sustainable, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 29/05/2018)

Retd support employees of public schools demand pension (ht 02/05/2018)

Health insurance in Nepal, by Saroj Nepal (ht 02/05/2018)

Senior citizens want allowance delivered at home, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp 03/04/2018)

Govt 'shelves' decision to reduce age threshold for elderly allowance (rep 02/04/2018)

Annual budget for pensions to touch Rs 300 billion in 10 years, by Ayam Shrestha (rep 01/04/2018)

Insurance board frets over lapse ratio (ht 01/04/2018)

Balance Between Insurer, State & Individual, by Jennifer Thielen (rn 07/03/2018)

Rolpa locals deprived of allowance since eight months (rep 22/02/2018)

Political will must for farmers’ pension scheme (ht 17/02/2018)

Citizens can now claim elderly allowance at 65 (kp 25/01/2018)

NSU for students’ health insurance (kp 09/01/2018)

Few people opt for health insurance in Ilam: Only 27,000 people out of 290,000 have health insurance in the district, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 06/01/2018)

Insurance benefits: All sorts of communicative tools need to be mobilized to disseminate insurance policy related information to the general public, by Ruka Pandey (rep 06/01/2018)

SHSDC plans to increase health insurance coverage amount (ht 25/11/2017)

Health insurance made mandatory for all (ht 05/11/2017)

Health insurance bill: Way forward, by Nirmal Kandel (ht 27/10/2017)

ICTF to spend 60pc health care budget on kidney diseases (ht 26/10/2017)

Elderly elated to get allowance at home: Although the government had introduced the allowance for the welfare of senior citizens, they had to struggle a lot for the little amoount, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 24/10/2017)

Novel scheme: Implementation of the health insurance scheme will not be easy. It will not be sufficient to cover the health related problems of a family (ht 23/10/2017)

Addressing roadblocks: Preparation is required to ensure possible challenges to the Health Insurance Bill do not hamper sustainability of health coverage, by Nirmal Kandel (kp 19/10/2017)

Govt to expand health insurance programme in 14 more districts (ht 18/10/2017)

House nod to landmark bill to ensure universal health care, by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/10/2017), Landmark bill: The federal, provincial and local level governments are required to bear insurance premium of poor and marginalized families (ht 12/10/2017)

Health for all: We need rich debates to identify insurance structures that best suit individual provinces in new federal setup, by Bhagirath Yogi and Pramod R. Regmi (rep 08/10/2017)

Around Rs 240mln released under SSA scheme in Tanahu (ht 02/10/2017)

Revolving Social Security Fund from Nov 13: Employers will have to deposit funds every month in SSF, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 21/09/2017)

Govt to spend Rs 45bn on pension this fiscal: Plans to launch contributory pension scheme, by Sabin Mishra (ht 04/09/2017), Discriminatory scheme: The bureaucrats who have played a key role in drafting the bill have only looked after their petty interests (ht 05/09/2017)

Health insurance coverage could surge significantly, by Sabin Mishra (ht 25/08/2017)

Focus on implementation: Labour and social security laws should be properly enforced to create win-win situation (kp 22/08/2017)

Health insurance bill forwarded to House panel (kp 18/08/2017)

Government mulling over contributory pension scheme (ht 15/08/2017)

Health insurance bill in House (kp 07/08/2017)

Welfare sum for migrant workers’ kin doubled, by Sabin Mishra (ht 01/08/2017), Migrant workers will now pay up to Rs 2,500 into welfare fund (rep 01/08/2017), Money for misuse: Migrant Workers’ Welfare Fund (rep 02/08/2017)

Health insurance intricacies: Universal health care in Nepal need not be a pipe dream if there is a sound and actionable legal framework in place, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp 30/07/2017)

Draft social security plan for poor families finalised (kp 29/07/2017)

Parliament passes Social Security Bill (kp 25/07/2017)

Govt revises welfare schemes for migrants: Compensation to families of deceased workers doubled; Workers suffering from grave illness and severe injuries are also covered by the government’s new welfare programme (kp 18/07/2017)

Govt policies help life insurance sector growth (ht 08/07/2017)

Something to be proud of Social security allowances can be an important vehicle for strengthening social contract between state and citizens, by Subindra Bogati and Rasmus Schjoedt (kp 07/07/2017)

Get insured: Recently-introduced health insurance scheme will not succeed without people’s understanding and participation, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 06/07/2017)

Distribute social security allowance without delay, DoCR tells local levels (ht 01/06/2017)

Musahars deprived of allowance for not having toilets, by Mithilesh Yadav (rep 01/07/2017)

Local units cannot spend grant on social security allowance: MoFALD (rep 01/06/2017)

Health insurance coverage for all within 3 years: Govt (rep 30/05/2017)

Social security allowance: Elderly, children face inconvinence (ht 25/05/2017)

Expansion of health insurance coverage challenging: Gagan Thapa (ht 13/05/2017)

'Labor Bill, Social Security Bill crucial to improve laborer-employer relation' (rep 02/05/2017)

Govt proposes mandatory health insurance for orphanages, child rehabs (rep 29/04/2017)

Govt plans to increase succour for cancer care (kp 18/04/2017)

‘A major area where we are working on is to bring health insurance policy’, interview with Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman of the Insurance Board (ht 17/04/2017)

Universal health coverage: Draft bill sent for deliberation (kp 13/04/2017), Government endorses health insurance bill (ht 13/04/2017), Health insurance: Since there would be much benefit accruing from the draft Health Insurance Bill, all the stakeholders should see to it that it is implemented (ht 14/04/2017)

Social security allowance not distributed since the past six months, by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 11/04/2017)

Govt set to launch health insurance (ht 06/04/2017)

Foreign insurers told to maintain capital fund (kp 05/04/2017)

Paid-up capital requirement for insurance cos hiked by 4 times, by Sagar Ghimire (rep 01/04/2017), Insurers told to raise paid-up capital by 4 times (kp 02/04/2017)

Govt plans streamlined access to social benefits (kp 31/03/2017)

Elderly denied social security allowance (ht 31/03/2017)

Migrants, family members to get treatment support: Aid in cases of chronic ailments like cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s or kidney and heart diseases (kp 28/03/2017)

Local levels told to distribute social security allowance (ht 22/03/2017)

Non-life insurers still to settle 25 percent of quake-related claims (rep 13/03/2017)

Digitization of social allowance in progress, by Ruhee Shrestha (rep 11/03/2017)

Credit where it is due: Govt is making strides in providing social security nets for migrant workers, but more has to be done (kp 03/03/2017)

Insurance policy for migrants on anvil (kp 14/02/2017)

Farm insurance premium collection jumps 65 percent: Considering agricultural sector’s contribution to the economy, premium collection indicates low penetration of farm insurance scheme (kp 13/03/2017)

Health cover: The initiative taken by the government and IB will greatly address the concerns of all migrant workers employed in harsh climatic and hazardous conditions (ht 13/02/2017)

New insurance policy for migrants from today (ht 12/02/2017)

Yield-based insurance scheme available for spring paddy cultivators (kp 08/02/2017)

Karnali locals not happy with 20 kg rice, by DB Buda (rep 04/02/2017)

Nutrition allowance scheme boosts birth registration, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 02/02/2017)

Life insurance: For a secure future, by Sashin Shrestha (ht 02/02/2017)

Govt to enrol kin of migrant workers into health insurance (kp 29/01/2017)

Health insurance: Failure to identify poor affects plan, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/01/2017)

Insurance to double for migrant workers: PM (kp 25/01/2017), Insurance for migrant workers raised, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 25/01/2017), More insurance, welfare plan for migrant workers unveiled: A migrant worker to get up to Rs 2.7 million under social welfare and insurance  (rep 25/01/2017), A laudable effort: Govt should convince migrant workers of  the benefits of the new insurance provisions (kp 26/01/2017)

Insurance agents resume work after IB raises cap (kp 16/01/2017)

IB boss Chapagain vows to find friendly solution: Life insurance agents have stopped issuing new policies for more than a month (kp 12/01/2017)

Chapagain at the helm of Insurance Board (ht 03/01/2017)

Curbs on incentives: Life insurance agents halt new policy issuance (kp 22/12/2016)

Economically weak, underprivileged families deprived of health insurance in Kailali (ht 13/12/2016)

Insurance Board reduces premium for private cars (kp 12/12/2016)

Needs of the poor: Implement findings; The poor families should be provided identity cards that will enable them to receive ‘social security allowance’ and ‘compulsory health insurance’. This allowance can be used by the poor for total health care, by Vikash Raj Satyal (ht 01/12/2016)

Ensuring proper insurance: This earthquake is a lesson to review how homes and businesses should be insured, by Sahina Shrestha (nt 09/10/2015)

Extending Social Protection As A Recovery Strategy, by Lok Nath Bhusal (rn 30/06/2015)

Social security, labour rules remain pending (ht 09/10/2014)

Experts urge for need based social security (ht 07/08/2014)

Social security schemes unlikely soon (ht 27/07/2014)

Social security: The current social security system is ripe for corruption and fails to help those most in need, by Tej Prasad Adhikari (kp 30/04/2014)

Something’s wrong here: Dalits receive their old age allowance at 60 while others have to wait until they are 70, by Sony K.C. (kp 27/03/2014)

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