Immediate UN Response for coherent safeguarding the livelihoods of people made most vulnerable by COVID-19 in Nepal

Objectives: Overall management of financial transaction to Road maintenance workers in their individual account as per monthly performance base work evaluation and certification by Team Leader/SRRME.

Key Activities:

• Sign two party agreement between ILO and the Organization.
• Sign contracts with Road Maintenance groups (RMG) in each district.
• Facilitate the opening of RMG group bank account and ensure the update of individual bank accounts of RMG members.
• Facilitate COVID-19 and accidental insurance for all RMG members.
• Transfer wages of RMG workers into their individual bank account based on the recommendation and certification by TL/SRRME by the first week of each month. Ensure the verification and transparency of the payments in accordance to the prevailing government’s rules and regulation. Make transactions only through the recommendation by TL/SRRME. Ensure the wage payments through bank transfers only to the individual RMG’s bank account.
• Prepare and submit the monthly financial report to TL/SRRME & ILO with all supporting documents such as vouchers, payment slips, bank statements and such.
• Consult with ILO regarding the need of any additional levy required while transferring the fund from respective bank.
• Maintain and establish effective communication, coordination and cooperation with banks ensuring the solving of dispute or obstruction in the fund transaction immediately.
• Maintain inventory of the construction tools and PPE gears provided to the RMGs and keep them in check.
• Provide required assistance to TL/SRRME as relevant and as per the need.

Project period: 3 months (8^th September, 2020 to 30^th November, 2020)

Project Location: 10 district (Nawalparasi West, Rupandehi , Kapilvastu, Palpa, Arghakhachi, Gulmi, Pyuthan, Dang, Banke and Bardiya) of Lumbini Province  

Funding Partner (s): International Labour Organization (ILO), Country Office for Nepal

Implementation Partner (s): Road Maintenance Groups (RMGs)

Major Achievements:

• 10 RMG Groups were formed and RMG Contract agreements with 10 Road Maintenance Groups (RMGs) from 10 districts of Lumbini Province in the recommendation from Team Leader was completed.
• Detailed information of 265 RMG members were obtained and creation and update of 10 RMG group bank accounts along with 264 RMG members’ individual bank accounts was facilitated.
• Accidental and COVID-19 Insurance was carried out for all 265 RMG members effective from 15^th September 2020 to 30^th November 2020.
• Wage payment through the individual bank accounts of all the RMG members was carried out as per the recommendation by Team Leader (TL)/SRRME. The details of the payment is as follows: