Objectives

The main objectives of the Social Security Scheme is to provide benefits to certain employees & their dependents including parents in the event of Sickness, Maternity, Employment Injury & Death. The benefits admissible under the scheme comprise:

Medical Care facilities:

      The Institution provides

• Free of cost medical care facilities to secured persons and their dependents through its medical units and Govt: hospitals
• Hospitalization in its medical units and Govt: hospitals where necessary.
• Free of cost medicines   as prescribed  by doctors of the Institution and specialists on panel
• Dental care in employment injury
• facilities of angiography, angioplasty and heart  surgery  in  Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) Peshawar and Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology (AFIC) Rawalpindi.
• Hospitalization in Burn Trauma Centers, Wah Cantt and Jhelum if necessary.
• Ambulances are available in all medical units round the clock except Medical Posts.

Cash Benefits:

     The Following cash benefits are admissible under the ESSI law / rules: -

• Sickness Benefit

Payable equal to 75% of wages in case of ailment up to 121 days in a year  in routine cases and equal to 100% of wages up to 365 days to CANCER and TB patients

• Maternity Benefit

For female worker equal to her wages for 12 weeks

• Injury Benefit

Equal to employee's wages for 180 days in a year in case of employment injury

• Death Grant

Equal to the daily rate of sickness benefit multiplied by thirty on the death of secured worker. 

• Disablement Gratuity 

For disability as a result of an employment injury from 5% to 20% of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Partial Disablement Pension

For disability as a result of an employment injury from 21% to 66 % of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Total Disablement Pension

For disability as a result of an employment injury above 66 % of physical lose determined by the Medical Board

• Survivor's Pension

Family pension for widow of deceased worker who dies as a result of an employment injury

• Iddat Benefit

To female workers for 130 days on the death of her husband equal to her monthly wages