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Minister assures contribution-based social security system within 1.5 months

File: Gokarna Bista

Kathmandu, September 11

The government is preparing to introduce to announce a contribution-based social security system within next one and half months, according to Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista.

Bista says workers across the country will benefit from the new programme that the government has promised to implement from this fiscal year.

Speaking at a meeting of the Industry, Commerce, Labour and Consumer Welfare Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Bista assured that workers of informal sectors would also benefit from the programme.

In another context, the Minister said the government would make an appropriate decision on providing pension to wage earners as well.

The meeting held a discussion on a bill on right to employment today.

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