November 28: The government is preparing to cover social security for workers in the informal sector, Nepali migrant workers abroad and those engaged in self-employment.    
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Sher Bahadur Kunwar has pledged to bring those sector on board the social security criteria.    
During an event organized on the occasion of the fifth Social Security Day on Sunday, Minister Kunwar said the social security scheme would be made conducive to the workers.    
Hinting at amendments to the schemes unveiled under the Social Security Fund, Minister Kunwar argued that no one will be left behind since the criteria of the social security schemes has been extended.    
He further said that the family members of the workers would be encouraged towards entrepreneurship development by extending the fund’s horizon.    
Also speaking at the event, SSF Chairman and Secretary at the Ministry, Ek Narayan Aryal, said the employees and employers should not hesitate to join the social security scheme since the SSF has been offering the contributors with attractive facilities.    
Likewise, Executive Director of SSF Kapil Mani Gyawali said that the contributors’ spouse will get medical expenses and the contributors will also get medical expenses for chronic diseases.    
Meanwhile, the SSF announced the establishment of its offices in Butwal and Nepalgunj on Sunday. The SSF now has four offices including those in  Biratnagar and Simara and another office will be established in Pokhara in the near future.    
Currently, 17,507 employers and 375,904 employees have been enlisted in the fund and a total of Rs 26 billion has been collected from them. --  RSS