DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Feb 9
While speaking in a programme organized jointly by Employees state Insurance Corporation ( ESI ) Ministry of Labour & Employment Government of India ( ESIC ) and Hotel & Restaurant Association,Katra,wherein Dushyant Pandey Regional Director ESIC,State Medical Officer Dr. Gurjyot Kaur,ESIC Medical Vigilance officer Dr. Saurav Sadhotra,Hotel & restaurant Association,Katra President Rakesh Wazir,Chairman Shyam lal Kesar,Sr.Vice President Virender Kesar,SMVD Katra Press Club President Arun Sharma,Davinder Purohit and others were present, Mr.Dushyant Panday said that employees and employers should avail full benefits of Employees State Insurance Corporation and should enroll themselves in this scheme. He said that this is the only scheme which give benefit to employees while serving in the Job and even after death or in case of some injury and is a real partner of the employee and the employer.
Mr.Wazir while speaking on the occasion said that if we go into details we will come to know that ESIC provides lot of benefits and to mention some, the treatment of employees in the best hospitals of the Country which are enrolled with the ESIC and Narayana Super Speciality Hospital is one of them are best examples of that.
He said that in the event of eventuality or mortality of any employee the ESIC gives salary to the dependent of the deceased which is a big relief for the employees of the private sector units which no other scheme ever gives to any employee and should avail these benefits and the employees should enroll themselves with the department for availing these benefits .
Kesar said that awareness of the schemes of ESIC is the best possible way by which we can attract maximum number of employees and employers towards the scheme and it should be voluntarily rather than by force and even the employers which have not been able to adhere to some of the guidelines should be given chance for fulfilling those formalities, and should be briefed rather than penalized.
Dr. Gurjyot Kaur, elaborated how the reimbursement of bills or treatment in the best hospitals of the country which are enrolled with ESIC can be done and further elaborated that employees can have treatment in any part of the country irrespective of the fact that where that employee is enrolled.
Dr.Saurav Sadhotra, Virender Kesar, too spoke on the occasion.
Dr.Palak Pandoh presented vote of thanks whereas Branch Manager & Social Security Officer Kulbhushan Gupta conducted the proceedings of the programme magnificently.
