MOU SIGNED BETWEEN MD-NHM PUNJAB AND FIELD GENERAL MANAGER INDIAN BANK IN PRESENCE OF PUNJAB HEALTH MINISTER
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, November 26-
Taking yet another significant step to ensure the welfare of Health staff, the National Health Mission (NHM) Punjab has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Bank to provide cashless medical insurance coverage to its 8,000 medical, paramedical and other staff engaged in delivering essential health services.
The MoU was signed between Mission Director NHM Punjab Ghanshyam Thori and Field General Manager Indian Bank Sandeep Kumar Goshal in the presence of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Balbir Singh.
Recognizing the risks associated with treating infectious diseases, Dr Balbir Singh said that the State Health Society has collaborated with Indian Bank to offer a robust medical insurance package. Approximately 8,000 medical, paramedical, and other staff members engaged in delivering essential health services under the NHM Punjab across the state will benefit from this initiative.
He said that this package includes cashless medical insurance coverage of up to 2 lakhs per individual employee and Group Accidental Death Insurance coverage of up to 40 lakhs per employee.