Social safety nets in Nepal: A review

cg.contributor.affiliationInstitute for Integrated Development Studiesen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centeren
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeTransforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.creator.identifierAvinash Kishore: 0000-0003-4625-4922
cg.creator.identifierPankaj Koirala: 0000-0001-8112-4176
cg.creator.identifierShahidur Rashid: 0000-0001-6719-2201
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.placeKathmandu, Nepalen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Madanen
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Avinashen
dc.contributor.authorKoirala, Pankajen
dc.contributor.authorRashid, Shahiduren
dc.contributor.authorIsha Chanden
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-23T14:56:01Zen
dc.date.available2024-10-23T14:56:01Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155529
dc.titleSocial safety nets in Nepal: A reviewen
dcterms.abstractGovernments across the world have established social protection systems where they implement programs to eradicate extreme poverty, address rising inequality, foster inclusive growth, and provide crucial assistance to the most vulnerable segments of society. These programs involve in-kind or cash transfers through a system (World Bank, 2012), or public employment at guaranteed wages (Rahman and Pingali, 2024). Additionally, social protection programs provide poor communities, households, and individuals support to increase their resilience to economic risks and catastrophic events. Social protection programs can be classified into three broad categories based on their objectives and the risks they cover: • Social security programs include contributory programs that offer workers in formal and informal sectors of the economy and their dependents pensions, gratuities, health insurance and related support during employment and after retirement.• Labor market programs focus on individuals’ skill building in the job market through vocational training programs, connecting them to potential employers through employment service centers and employment management information systems, and providing financial and logistical support for foreign employment.  • Non-contributory social assistance programs, or social safety net (hereafter, SSN) programs, often (but not always) support for poor and vulnerable individuals, households, and communities. These programs are in various forms including cash transfers or vouchers, in-kind transfers, school feeding and other targeted food assistance programs, labor-intensive public work programs, scholarships, and humanitarian and disaster relief programs.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdhikari, M., Kishore, A., Koirala, P., Rashid, S., & Chand, I. (2024). Social Safety Nets in Nepal: A Review. The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) & Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA). Kathmandu, Nepal. https://hdl.handle.net/10883/34956en
dcterms.hasVersionhttps://hdl.handle.net/10883/34956en
dcterms.issued2024
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherCSISAen
dcterms.publisherTAFSSAen
dcterms.subjectsocial safety netsen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjecteconomic aspectsen
dcterms.typeReport

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