The names of Meitei villages being changed to names in Kuki dialect came to light when health cards under PMJAY scheme were distributed to 139 beneficiaries at a relief camp located at Ideal Girls College on August 15.
14-digit Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number will be a game changer for getting access to affordable and faster healthcare facility for citizens
Additional Superintendent of Police Gopal Khandel had on Friday said they received a tip off that the hospital was allegedly paying money to Ayushman Bharat card holders to get admitted.
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ESIC continues to abandon adult dependents with disabilities
The benefits available under ESIC include medical treatment, maternity, pension for dependents and disablement etc. (Image Source/Representative image)
Updated: Mar 3, 2021, 10:00 AM IST
As the labour laws take a new look in India, the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 continues to abandon the lakhs of dependent adults with disabilities.
The benefits available under ESIC include medical treatment, maternity, pension for dependents and disablement, etc. Among the benefits, it covers the treatment of the workers and their dependents including parents, siblings and children. The children remain insured until they are 25 and siblings until they are 18[1]. There is no exemption for the sons or daughters or siblings with disabilities who may continue to remain dependents, even after that age.