Hemanath Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network—Udupi (RD/CN)
Udupi, Nov 5: “Officers and staff of the labour department have to take an earnest interest in reaching the government facilities to BPL families and labourers of the unorganized sector,” urged ZP president Katpady Shankar Poojary.
He was speaking after inaugurating the training camp of key field officers of the labour department who are assigned the task of implementing national health insurance in the district by the labour department. The function was held at Olakadu ZP School on Saturday November 4.
“National health insurance is being implemented with 75 percent grant from the union government and 25 percent from the state government and all BPL families who were enrolled in 2002 are entitled to the benefits.
Under the scheme, five members of a family including the key member, is entitled to free medical treatment to the tune of Rs 30,000 annually. Accordingly, 2 lac people in Udupi district will benefit from the scheme,” added Poojary.
“The person covered under national health insurance is entitled to free medical treatment in the hospitals covered under the scheme throughout India. Fourteen hospitals in the district come under the scheme,” he said. Poojary urged the officers to make efforts to bring KMC Hospital, where specialized treatment is available, under the scheme.
He advised the key field officers to take up their task on humanitarian grounds as its related to poor labourers from the unorganized sector. Poojary asked them to identify eligible beneficiaries during their field visits to different families.
Deputy commissioner Dr M T Reju presided over the programme. ZP chief executive officer Prabhakar Sharma, assistant deputy commissioner Kumar, district health and family welfare officer Dr Ramachandra Bayari, Mangalore division assistant labour officer Venkatesh, and IFCO – Tokyo Insurance Company representative Sachin were present on the occasion.
District labour officer Johnson welcomed the gathering while labor inspector Kumar compered the programme.