Kathmandu, Nov 26: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said government is committed to broader concept of social security. Issuing a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 7th Social Security Day today, PM Oli informed that government was working actively to run the social security scheme in a systematic way. “Now, there is no condition in the country that citizen feels absence of protection and of guardians. For the citizen’s welfare, there are State and government,” PM Oli reminded.
The PM argued social justice and dignity were prioritized by the government in its journey to prosperity. The government has reflected its devotion to its people so no one would be left in helplessness.
According to him, social security has been provisioned as a fundamental right of the citizen in constitution. “As per the broader concept of social security, government is preparing an action plan, programmes and budget and enforcing these accordingly,” PM Oli made it clear.
Moreover, he recalled that it was the government led by CPN UML to launch social security in 2051BS that provided monthly allowance to the senior citizen, single women, and helpless people. The society security concept has now materialized the welfare state where there is social justice and equality.
“In our journey to present state, we have understood social security as an integral part of social life, State and social engineering,” PM Oli viewed, adding that contribution-based social security scheme was launched lately by realizing individual’s role on social security.
