SSF to take health responsibility of workers and families

Kathmandu, July 23: The Social Security Fund (SSF) has announced to take up total health responsibility of the workers enrolled in the contributed-based social security scheme, along with their families.     

At a press conference organized at SSF today its Executive Director Kabiraj Adhikari clarified that preparations are being made in a way for the State to take up the health responsibility of the workers and their families through SSF in next four years.     

Informing that the healthcare facilities of the contributors have been expanded of late, he shared outreach of health service has been expanded to the families to the informal sector workers and it has already come into implementation in current fiscal year.     

"The healthcare service which was confined to contributors some five years ago has now been expanded to their families", he further informed.     

The 50 percent co-payment facility has also been made available for treatment costing up to one million rupees by expanding the limit of Rs 100,000, the SSF sources said.     

In recent years, there is a significant rise in the enlistment and registration of employers and contributors as well as the collection of contribution amounts, Adhikari said, adding that efforts are ongoing to regularize contribution amounts from overseas workers.     

As of the last fiscal year (16 July 2025), a total of 20,991 employers and 2,374,486 contributors have been associated with the fund

In the last fiscal year alone, 882,946 workers joined the fund.     

According to the SSF, the total amount collected so far has reached Rs 83.65 billion during the period.     

In the press conference, it is reported that Rs 1.75 billion has been paid to the regular contributors for the use of various social security schemes.     

A total payment of Rs 7.04 billion, including special loan of Rs 6.90 billion, home loan of Rs 130 million, and educational loan of Rs 10 million has been made to 34,097 contributors, according to SSF spokesperson Krishna Adhikari.(RSS)