active · child-protection· Health
Institutions are strengthened for the extension and improved adequacy of the social protection system, within a sustainable financing framework
It is estimated that 20.1 million Nepalis were without access to social protection, with only about 32.9 per cent of the population covered by at least one benefit in 2021. Only 17.1 per cent of children benefit from any income support schemes, and only 9.8 per cent of those in working age can access social protection. The Government of Nepal (GoN) invested approximately 210 billion Nepalese rupees in the sector in the 2020/2021 fiscal year - 4.9 per cent of GDP. Nonetheless, these investments are scattered over dozens of schemes, without effective coordination mechanisms, and coverage distribution and benefit levels heavily skewed towards old age, while investments in children remain insufficient. Moreover, most schemes make limited use of digital technology to manage their programmes, and to reach out to beneficiaries. This represents a challenge for Nepal in the achievement of the SDGs, particularly SDG Target 1.3 to “implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable”. The GoN has set ambitious targets for the extension of social protection in its 16th National Development Plan, aiming to increase coverage to 60 per cent of the population by 2028. Extending social protection coverage is critical, particularly for those with lower levels of access to schemes and/or with access to only limited or inadequate benefits. Among these, extending the social protection coverage among children would benefit the largest group of the population without protection, while supporting other human development goals, such as improved nutrition, better educational outcomes and higher life-long earning capacity. Similarly, extending social security coverage to workers in the informal economy, would offer protection to the workers that have the largest decent work gaps, support the formalization of employment in the country and boost productivity and worker wellbe
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About this project
It is estimated that 20.1 million Nepalis were without access to social protection, with only about 32.9 per cent of the population covered by at least one benefit in 2021. Only 17.1 per cent of children benefit from any income support schemes, and only 9.8 per cent of those in working age can access social protection. The Government of Nepal (GoN) invested approximately 210 billion Nepalese rupees in the sector in the 2020/2021 fiscal year - 4.9 per cent of GDP. Nonetheless, these investments are scattered over dozens of schemes, without effective coordination mechanisms, and coverage distribution and benefit levels heavily skewed towards old age, while investments in children remain insufficient. Moreover, most schemes make limited use of digital technology to manage their programmes, and to reach out to beneficiaries. This represents a challenge for Nepal in the achievement of the SDGs, particularly SDG Target 1.3 to “implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable”. The GoN has set ambitious targets for the extension of social protection in its 16th National Development Plan, aiming to increase coverage to 60 per cent of the population by 2028. Extending social protection coverage is critical, particularly for those with lower levels of access to schemes and/or with access to only limited or inadequate benefits. Among these, extending the social protection coverage among children would benefit the largest group of the population without protection, while supporting other human development goals, such as improved nutrition, better educational outcomes and higher life-long earning capacity. Similarly, extending social security coverage to workers in the informal economy, would offer protection to the workers that have the largest decent work gaps, support the formalization of employment in the country and boost productivity and worker wellbe
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