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Social Protection Systems in Nepal and Prime
Minister Employment Programme
Mohan Niraula
Under-secretary
Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepal Context: Employment
Poverty
Poverty 21.6%
MDPI 28.6%Rural Poverty 78.7%
Employment
Unemployment rate 2.3%
Partial Unemployment 30%
Agriculture Dependency 57%Foreign Employment
Approx. 4.3 million
F.Y. 2017/18: 352,084 Remittance contribution to GDP: 24.25%
Industries
Total Industries: 922,445
Employment: 3,408,746 Development
Low socio-economic development
Social Protection Systems in Nepal
Sector / Activities Health Food and
Nutrition
DWS / Sanitation
/ Accommodation
Income
Security /
Employment
Educatio
n / Skills
Others
All
Disaster /
Emergencies
Financial
Grants
Children and Female
of Reproductive Age
Poor Youth TEVT Access to
Finance
Vulnerable Population
Old Age* Social
Security
* Universal targeting. Best among least developed country.
Challenges of Social Protection Systems in Nepal
Challenges Gap Way-forward
Convergence weak coordination and cohesion
Develop and practice convergence framework
Working Instrument Resource Resource PullingCohesive planning
Targeting Inclusion and Exclusion Error Adopt Community-based Targeting
Expansion Fragmented Support Develop SP delivery mechanism
Complementarity Unable to capture value add service to graduate poverty and vulnerability
Single Targeting SystemsLink with complementary serviceImprove service delivery
Rational for Prime Minister Employment Programme (PMEP)
1. Contextual Challenges
• Existence of poverty vulnerability
• Inadequate employment opportunities
• Inadequate convergence & coherence
3. Vision
• Improved living standard
by providing employment
to all.
• Article 33 of the Constitution of Nepal• Right to Employment Act, 2018
2. Statuary Obligation
4. Mission
• Increase employment
opportunities and
promote social
protection
• Employment Services
• Skill Enhancement
• Vertical and Horizontal Convergence
• Policy Development and Law Enforcement
5. Objectives
Programmatic Challenges
• Building Productive Employment
• Enhancing the Performance of Focused Programme
• Collecting Information and Management
PMEP Theory of Change
PMEP Components
Employment Analysis &
Research
Employment Management Information
System
Strategic Campaign
EmploymentCreation
Convergence Skill
Development
Employment Services and
Support
Challenges Ahead
Prime
Minister
Employment
Programme
Comprehensive and Effective Employment Information Management systems
Building systems and processes for convergence
Programme Implementation
Ambitious Programme
Human Resource Management and Developing Skills
Payment through Bank
Targeting
Thank you.