Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Oct 8: The “Shramik Swasthya Utsav” was organized today at SIDCO Industrial Estate, Bari Brahmana by the Jammu & Kashmir Employees’ State Insurance Society (JKESIS) under the aegis of the Labour & Employment Department, J&K.
Labour Commissioner J&K and Director JKESIS, Charandeep Singh graced the occasion as the chief guest. The event aimed to promote health awareness, preventive care, and the welfare of insured workers and the general public.
The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme is a comprehensive Social Security Scheme aimed at providing medical care and financial protection to employees and their families in cases of sickness, maternity, employment injury, disablement, and death due to employment injury. Funded through joint contributions from employers and employees, the scheme ensures access to quality healthcare and cash benefits for the insured workforce across the Union Territory through JKESI Society.
Doctors, paramedical staff from tie-up and empanelled hospitals participated in the Utsav and conducted medical check-up and health awareness sessions for Insured Persons and local residents. Free consultations, basic diagnostic tests, and counselling on occupational health were provided as part of the initiative.
More than 150 people, including Insured Persons, doctors and paramedical staff of empanelled hospitals, HRs of establishments, Mazdoor Union leaders, and general public, actively took part in the programme. All the staff members of ESIS Dispensaries at Bari Brahmana, Digiana, and Talab Tillo also actively participated in the event.
Speaking on the occasion, the Labour Commissioner emphasized the importance of such initiatives in ensuring the well-being of workers and reaffirmed the Labour Department’s strong commitment towards labour and worker welfare.
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