The government announced in the current fiscal year 2076/77 budget that all social security allowance has been increased from senior citizens to all kinds. The Ministry of Finance has fixed the rate of increased social security allowance and made it available to the National Identity Card and Registration Department.
The first installment of such allowance will be distributed on 1st Ashoj. For this purpose, the Department has provided the details of the rates to the local governments.
For Social Security allowance, the money will be provided to the department while distribution through the department is from the local level. With the current budget, the senior citizen had received a monthly allowance from Rs. Older citizens, who have completed 70 years, get Rs. Thus the monthly allowance of senior citizens over 70 years has reached 3,000.
The state has been providing social security to senior citizens under the age of 60 and designated Dalit communities across the country.
