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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2014</h1>
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<h1>Nepal</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 = 100.60 rupees.</div>
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<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First and current laws:</span> 1962 (provident fund), 1994 <span class="nobr">(old-age</span> allowance), and 2011 (social security fund).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Provident fund and social assistance system.</p>
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<p>Note: Additional cash benefits are provided to Nepalese citizens based on ethnicity and geographic location.</p>
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<p>Government employees and their <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span> receive a noncontributory monthly pension in addition to the provident fund benefit.</p>
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<p>The 2011 law established a Social Security Fund Secretariat to administer a contributory social insurance scheme covering <span class="nobr">old-age,</span> disability, unemployment, and various other insurance programs. Public- and private-sector employees already contribute 1% of earnings to the fund, but no benefits have been introduced.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Government employees.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for firms with 10 or more employees.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons, temporary workers, <span class="nobr">part-time</span> workers, and household workers.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> Nepalese citizens.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 10% of monthly earnings.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> 10% of monthly payroll. (Employers may make additional voluntary contributions for employees.)</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Social assistance:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit (provident fund):</span> Age 58 or upon termination of employment.</p>
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<p>The benefit may be deferred for up to six years after retirement.</p>
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<p>Loan scheme: Loans are provided from the fund member's account to help finance the cost of housing, education, and other needs. The qualifying conditions vary according to the nature of the loan.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age allowance (social assistance):</span> Aged 70 or older (aged 60 or older for Dalits and residents of Karnali Zone).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Personal accident insurance (provident fund):</span> Paid for the partial or permanent disability or accidental death of the fund member.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social assistance):</span> Aged 16 or older and assessed as blind or having lost the use of feet or hands.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit (provident fund):</span> Paid when a fund member dies.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant (provident fund):</span> Paid when a fund member dies.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor allowance (social assistance):</span> Paid to Nepalese widows aged 60 or older who satisfy a means test (no personal income, no family support, and no survivor pension as a widow) and for Dalit children or children younger than age 5 from the Humla district.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of employer and employee contributions plus 8% interest a year is paid.</p>
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<p>An annual bonus based on the fund's operating profit is credited to each member's account.</p>
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<p>Loan scheme: The maximum amount that may be borrowed and the maximum borrowing period vary according to the nature of the loan.</p>
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<p>Interest rate adjustment: The Board of Directors of the Provident Fund sets the interest rate based on the fund's annual income.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age allowance (social assistance):</span> 500 rupees a month is paid; 1,000 rupees a month for members of the Rautes, Chepang, and certain other ethnic groups.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Personal accident insurance (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 100,000 rupees is paid for a total disability.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: A lump sum of 10,000 rupees to 25,000 rupees is paid according to the assessed degree of disability.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension (social assistance):</span> 1,000 rupees a month is paid for a total disability and 300 rupees a month for a partial disability.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 150,000 rupees (civil servants) or 45,000 rupees to 75,000 rupees (military personnel) is paid to a named survivor or heir. If there is more than one named survivor, the amount is split equally.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 25,000 rupees is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Personal accident insurance (provident fund):</span> A lump sum of 100,000 rupees is paid.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor allowance (social assistance):</span> 500 rupees a month is paid to widows aged 60 or older; 200 rupees for each child, up to two children.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Employees' Provident Fund (http://www.epfnepal.com.np), an autonomous body under the general supervision of the Ministry of Finance (<a href="https://mof.gov.np/">http://www.mof.gov.np</a>) and managed by a board of directors, administers the program.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Social assistance:</span> Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (<a href="https://mofaga.gov.np/">http://www.mofald.gov.np/index.php?lang=en</a>) administer the programs.</p>
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<p>Benefits are administered at the local level by Village Development Committees.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First and current laws:</span> 1974 (employer-provided medical benefits), 1992 (labor law), and 1993 (labor regulations).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Provident fund, employer-liability, universal, and social assistance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness and maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> Employed persons.</p>
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<p>Special system for civil servants.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity incentive scheme (social assistance):</span> Needy pregnant women.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (provident fund):</span> Government employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (employer liability):</span> Private-sector employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (universal):</span> Citizens of Nepal.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal and social assistance system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> See source of funds under Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal and social assistance system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> See source of funds for Old Age, Disability, and Survivors.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability system:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal and social assistance system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government</span></p>
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<p><span class="h5">Provident fund:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Employer liability system:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h5">Universal and social assistance system:</span> The total cost.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits (employer liability):</span> Must have worked for the employer for at least one continuous year before the incapacity began.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits (employer liability):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity incentive scheme (social assistance):</span> Must reside in a designated remote or mountainous region.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (provident fund):</span> Must be currently contributing.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (employer liability):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (universal):</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit (employer liability):</span> 50% of the employee's wages is paid for up to 15 days a year.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit (employer liability):</span> 100% of the employee's wages is paid for 52 days before or after childbirth for up to two births (may be paid for more than two births if the children do not survive).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity incentive scheme (social assistance):</span> A lump sum of 500 rupees is paid in Tarai, 1,000 rupees in hill regions, and 1,500 rupees in mountainous regions to cover the cost of transportation to health facilities.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (provident fund):</span> Up to 15,000 rupees or 50% of medical expenses, whichever is lower, is reimbursed for standard treatment; up to 35,000 rupees or 50% of medical expenses, whichever is lower, for critical care.</p>
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<p>Government employees also receive subsidized medical care and medicine at government hospitals.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (employer liability):</span> Basic medical services are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits (universal):</span> Government health centers provide essential health care services free of charge.</p>
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<p>Additional free health care services are provided to persons aged 75 or older and persons assessed as disadvantaged, destitute, underserved, with a physical or psychological disability, or living in certain remote, mountainous regions, or designated low human development districts.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Medical benefits for dependents are the same as those for workers.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Provident fund:</span> Employees' Provident Fund (http://www.epfnepal.com), an autonomous body under the general supervision of the Ministry of Finance (<a href="https://mof.gov.np/">http://www.mof.gov.np</a>) and managed by a board of directors, administers the program.</p>
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<p>Employer liability system: Ministry of Labour and Employment (http://www.mole.gov.np/eng) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Universal and social assistance system:</span> Ministry of Health and Population (<a href="https://mohp.gov.np/en">http://www.mohp.gov.np</a>) provides general supervision and administers the programs.</p>
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<h2>Work Injury</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1959.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current law:</span> 1992 (work injury).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employer-liability system through a private carrier.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employees of firms with 10 or more employees.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons and household workers.</p>
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<p>Special system for miners.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> The total cost; provides benefits directly or pays insurance premiums.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>50% of earnings (100% if hospitalized) is paid from the first day of incapacity for up to a year.</p>
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<p>An approved doctor assesses the degree of disability, according to a schedule in law.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability benefit:</span> A lump sum of five years of the insured's earnings is paid for a total disability (100%).</p>
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<p>Partial disability: A percentage of the total disability lump sum is paid according to the assessed degree of disability.</p>
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<p>An authorized doctor assesses the degree of disability, according to a schedule in law.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Education benefit:</span> 1,800 rupees to 2,400 rupees, depending on the insured's earnings, is paid for up to two children younger than age 18 if the insured is assessed with a total incapacity for work due to a work-related injury.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>The total cost of necessary treatment is paid.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor benefit:</span> A lump sum of three years of the deceased's earnings is paid to a dependent survivor.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Education benefit:</span> 1,800 rupees to 2,400 rupees, depending on the deceased's earnings, is paid for up to two children younger than age 18 if the deceased died from a work-related injury.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Labour and Employment Promotion Department, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment (http://www.mole.gov.np/eng), enforces the law.</p>
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<h2>Unemployment</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p>No statutory unemployment benefits are provided.</p>
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<p>The 1992 Labor Act requires employers to pay <span class="nobr">lump-sum</span> severance benefits to <span class="nobr">laid-off</span> employees of one month of wages for each year of service in all firms with 10 or more employees.</p>
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<p>The 1993 Labor Rules require employers in firms with 10 or more employees to pay a cash benefit to workers with at least three years of employment when they retire or resign (50% of monthly wages is paid for each of the first seven years of service, 66% for each year from eight to 15 years, and 100% for each year exceeding 15 years).</p>
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<p>The employee may choose between a cash benefit and a lump sum.</p>
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