Kathmandu. The government will pay the amount of the social security fund. Addressing the nation, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said that the government would pay the amount for the lock-down period. He recently announced that the government would pay the contribution to the social security fund.

Earlier, the government had also paid the amount of the social security fund for the month of April. Along with the announcement of the PM, the government will also pay the amount for the months of April and May. There is an arrangement to deposit 10 percent in the fund on behalf of the workers and 20 percent on behalf of the employers.

So far, 159,000 workers have been registered in the fund and 41,000 are contributing.