KATHMANDU, May 29: Amid growing criticism that the state will face additional financial burden due to the uncalled-for flexibility in social security allowances, the government has lowered the minimum age limit to receive old-age allowance to 68 years from the existing 70 years.

KATHMANDU, May 29: The government has increased the elderly allowance to Rs 3,000 from current Rs 2,000.

TAPLEJUNG, Sept 1: Parliamentarian Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, who also is a central committee member of Nepal Communist Party said that the government was likely to increase elderly allowance to Rs. 5,000 before Dashain festival.