The proposed cash transfer scheme to support the food needs of some of the most deserving urban poor has met quite some flak from commentators, including MPs. This sort of controversy is not unusual ...
Inclusion in the work-linked health insurance programme will have to account for volatile incomes, an increase in ...
India's social protection coverage increased from 24.4% in 2021 to 48.8% in 2024, according to the ILO's World Social Protection Report (WSPR) 2024-26. This increase acknowledges existing central ...
The government has finalised a draft National Social Protection Strategy with a Nu 2 billion budget under the 13th Plan, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay announced during the recent Meet-the-Press ...
PM K P Oli unveiled the contribution-based Social Security Scheme for formal workers amidst a program in Kathmandu last month. Photo: BIKRAM RAI The Nepal government’s announcement of a social ...
The first 100 days of President of the Unit­ed Republic of Tanzania, Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan have witnessed remarkable progress in strengthening Tanzania’s social protec­tion sector, marked by ...