Awareness programme on ESIC Schemes and Facilities
Awareness programme on ESIC Schemes and Facilities
An
awareness programme on the schemes and facilities of Employees’
State Insurance Corporation was organised at ICAR CCARI on
21st August 2018. At the outset, Dr. E. B. Chakurkar, Director (A)
of the institute briefed the participants about aim of this
programme to create the awareness and importance of the various
health insurance benefits for the ESIC active subscriber / member
workers. He urged to all workers to take advantage of the ESIC
hospitals and avoid unnecessary expenses at private hospitals for
themselves and their dependents.
Shri P. C. Lodwal, Asstt. Director (Benefits), ESIC Panjim
gave a detail presentation on the ESIC organization, various
eligibility criteria for availing the health insurance benefits like
sick leaves and cash benefits and procedure to claim due benefits. Shri Hanif Shaikh, Social Security Officer, ESIC Panjim gave various
case examples how ESIC is important for taking care of the social
security of the various workers’ families in case of any untoward
accidents. He explained the unique ESIC maternity benefits for the
ladies workers and requested all the workers that ESIC hospitals are
their hospitals and they should visit it on any illness or injury.
Shri Vinod Ubarhande, Farm Superintendent coordinated the programme.
All contractual staff along with the administrative and technical
staff attended the programme and actively participated in the
interaction.