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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