Govt to bring 6 million people under social security ambit in 5 years

KATHMANDU: The government has planned to provide social security allowance to as high as 6 million citizens within five years. Social security will be doled out to senior citizens, single women, people with disabilities, members from endangered and marginalised communities, and children from target classes and areas. Likewise, all Nepalis working at home and abroad, and self-employed will be brought under the ambit of contribution-based social security while the labourers’ record system will be initiated through the Employment Information Centre at the local level under the Prime Minister Employment Programme. As stated in the government’s common minimum programme, the records of the labourers will be maintained and all types of allowances will be hiked on the basis of economic growth and the minimum wage will be made Rs 25,000 per month. Similarly, efforts will be taken to make foreign employment safe, secure and dignified and special efforts will be taken to revise the laws and terms and conditions to ensure the welfare of the Nepali workers working in different countries of destination. Also efforts will be taken to shift the status of undocumented migrant workers into documents and a hotline service will be put in place to address the issues of Nepali migrant workers. By RSS READ ALSO:

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