Kathmandu, June 14: International Relations and Labour Committee of the Legislature-Parliament approved a report relating to a bill on social security-2072.
This bill has removed the provision of social security allowance being provided to elderly citizens, disabled person and single women. It is now based on the contribution.
The provision has been revised with the logic that those without contributing to Social Security Fund could not be provided the allowance. The employees and workers have been contributing to the Fund.
With this provision in place, the Committee has asked the government, Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, and Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development to formulate an integrated social security bill to make systematic the allowance being provided to elderly citizen, disabled persons and single women.
The amount in the Social Security Fund set up with the contribution (one percent from their salary) from government employees, security agencies, and workers has reached over Rs 14 billion. The contribution to the fund had begun since 2067BS.
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