Nepal - Institutional capacity, legal and policy frameworks are strengthened for the improvement and extension of social protection coverage (country programme 2016-17)
Results achieved
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The Government of Nepal passed the Contribution-based Social Protection Bill 2074 (2017) on 24 July 2017.
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In September 2017, the Ministry of Labour and Employment endorsed the actuarial valuation of five prioritized new Social Protection Schemes to be implemented under the Contribution-based Social Security Act, developed for the Social Security Fund (SSF).
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The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) designed new regulations in September 2016 in line with its Act to implement a contributory pension scheme.
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