Sunday, April 14, 2019

PM Oli vows to increase social security allowances to senior citizens

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today announced that the government will increase the social security allowances to senior citizens through the budget for the next fiscal year.
While inaugurating a national campaign for health insurance of senior citizens and opening of bank accounts of all Nepali, on the occasion of the Nepali New Year 2076 BS in Kathmandu, he also claimed that the incumbent government is sincere for the well-being of the senior citizens. "I assure you that the government will increase the social security allowances to senior citizens through the budget for fiscal year," he said, adding that the government has been paying attention to every sector of the social security. "Nobody should remain poor in the country because the government is working for the well-being of people from all walks of life,” said the prime minister who, on the occasion, also distributed health insurance cards to some senior citizens.
The campaign for health insurance of senior citizens will provide great relief to the medication of the senior citizens, the premier said, adding that entire Nepal will be completely healthy in the next couple of years.
Likewise, PM Oil handed over check to his father Mohan Prasad Oli and mother-in law Dhanmaya Shakya after opening banking account – under the campaign 'opening of bank accounts of all Nepali' – at the Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB).

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