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.