KATHMANDU: General Secretary of the CPN (UML), Shankar Pokhrel, has expressed the view that absence of social security has increased dissatisfaction in the society.

At a programme on ‘Contribution-based social security scheme: Current situation and way ahead’ organised by General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) here Thursday, he mentioned that social security scheme would be a medium to end anarchy.

Stating that the CPN (UML) had forwarded social security scheme by internalizing the public welfare concept, he mentioned that senior citizens security programme was introduced for the first time during the premiership of Man Mohan Adhikari and contribution-based social security scheme in recent period during premiership of KP Sharma Oli.

The event was held on the occasion of the Eighth Social Security Day on Thursday. The UML General-Secretary, however, argued that the social security scheme was yet to incorporate the workers, especially from informal sector.

Similarly, Deputy General-Secretary of the UML, Bishnu Rimal, opined that financial status of many workers would be improved if the informal sector could be aligned with social security fund.

GEFONT Chairperson Binod Shrestha said most of the problems facing workers would be resolved if the social security scheme would be effectively implemented in every sector.