Debunking Rumors: Governance Roadmap Committee Proposes Social Security Reforms

Biratnagar. There is widespread discussion on social media suggesting that the government led by Balendra Shah is planning to raise the age for receiving social security allowance to 75. However, this proposal did not originate from the Balen government, but rather from the Governance Roadmap Committee formed by Prime Sushila Karki on Poush 14.The committee, formed to address challenges in state mechanisms and public service delivery following the Gen-Z uprising on Bhadra 23 and 24, 2082, submitted its report to the government on Chaitra 3, 2082.The 13-member committee's report concludes that Nepal's social security system needs restructuring and proposes several...