Section 2: Definitions

Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, or definitions, in this Act:

(a) “Dependent family” means any living person with the following relations living together with the contributor:

(1) Husband or Wife,

(2) Son, daughter-in-law or daughter,

(3) Father, mother, father-in-law or mother-in-law,

(4) Grandson or granddaughter.

(b) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Fund appointed as per Section 42.

(c) “Fund” means the Social Security Fund established as per Section 26.

(d) “Specified” or “As Specified” means specified or as specified in the Act or in the rules or by-rules framed under this Act.

(e) “Ministry” means the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security.

(f) “Contribution” means the amount deposited or to be deposited in the Fund regularly by the worker and employer to receive the facility under the social security scheme, including amounts deposited by workers in the informal sector and those in self-employment to join the social security scheme.

(g) “Contributable income” means the basic salary received by the workers on a daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis from direct or indirect employment prior to deduction of tax as per the law.

(h) “Contributor” means the worker, self-employed person, individual in government service who has acquired the social security number after being enlisted in the social security scheme or the individual who has received remuneration from government funds as specified by the Government of Nepal by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette.

(i) “Employer” means the individual or institution that employs the worker, and this word shall also denote the following individual:

(1) Manager in case of an institution,

(2) If any worker employs another worker, then the worker who is employing,

(3) Worker supplier in case of workers who have been supplied, and

(4) The Government of Nepal, Provincial Governments or Local Levels in case of individuals who are in government service or individuals who draw remuneration from the government funds.

(j) “Committee” means the Steering Committee of the Fund formed as per Section 29.

(k) “Government Service” means the Federal Civil, Nepali Army, Federal Police, Armed Police Force Nepal, National Investigation Department, Provincial Civil, Provincial Police Service or other services related to the Government of Nepal, Provincial Government or Local Government as specified by the Government of Nepal by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette.

(l) “Social Security Scheme” means the social security schemes run by the Fund as per Section 10.

(m) “Entitlements” means the entitlement or payment provided on the basis of a contribution to the social security scheme.

(n) “Enlisted employer” means the employer enlisted in the Fund as per Section 19.

(o) “Local Level” means the rural municipality or municipality.

(p) “Worker” means the worker, employee or individual with any given post involved in physical or intellectual work for the employer in return for remuneration, and this word shall also denote the worker working in the informal sector as specified by the Ministry by publishing a notice in the Nepal Gazette on the recommendation of the Committee.

(q) “Labour force” means the Nepali citizens between the age group of eighteen and sixty years who are or could be economically active in the labour market and not involved in any employment.