Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution

Sindh Employees’ Social Security Institution

Assignment

Business Law

Introduction

In Pakistan, Social Security Scheme was launched on 1st March, 1967, under West Pakistan Employees' Social Security Ordinance No. X of 1965, with the assistance of the International Labour Organization. The Sindh Employees' Social Security Institution (SESSI), however, came into being on 1st July, 1970 when the Scheme was reorganized on provincial basis after the dissolution of One-Unit. Initially, the Scheme was designed for coverage of textile industry workers of Karachi and Hyderabad. On getting encouraging results later on the Scheme was extended to all other industries and commercial units.

SESSI is an autonomous body, the general direction and superintendence of the affairs of the Institution vest in a tripartite Governing Body. In its functioning, the Institution is guided by such instructions on questions of policy as may be given to it from time to time by the Government SESSI is a service oriented organization. The function of the Institution is unique in nature for the welfare of labour class. It aims at providing medical care facilities and cash benefits to the secured workers and their dependants. Administration: The general direction and superintendence of the affairs of the Institution vest in a tripartite Governing Body. In its functioning, the Institution is guided by such instructions on questions of policy as may be given to it from time to time by the Government.  Medical Care occupies the most significant place in the services of SESSI more than  70% of its budget is spent on providing medical care facilities to the secured workers and their dependants. Cash Benefits: Under Social Security Scheme secured workers are entitled to cash sickness benefit, injury benefit, maternity benefit, iddat benefit, disablement gratuity, disablement pension, ex-gratia grant and          dependants get survivors' pension and death grant.

Functions

The main functions of SESSI is to provide medical care and cash benefits to secured workers and their dependants in the event of sickness, maternity, employment injury, death grant, iddat, disablement gratuity, disablement pension, survivors' pension and ex-gratia grant.

Governing Body Function:  The main functions of the Governing Body are as under:

1.  To approve the Budget estimates, audited accounts and annual reports of the Institution and,
2.  To call for any information or direct any research to be made for the furtherance of the objects of the Ordinance.

Directorates Function: The main functions of Directorates are collection of Social Security Contribution, payment of Cash Benefits, Registration of employers and workers and Survey of new establishments.

Medical Circles Function: The main function of Circles is to provide medical care facilities to the secured workers and their dependants through dispensaries and medical centres.

Hospitals Function: The main functions of the hospitals are to provide specialists medical care to secured workers and their dependants through OPD and IPD. Further, laboratory tests, X-ray, ultrasound, dialysis, endoscopy, etc. are performed. Necessary operative treatment also provided here.

Medical Services

 

Applicability: The Scheme applies to the entire province of Sindh. However, administrative offices/ medical outlets are functioning in Karachi, Dhabeji, Nooriabad, Kalu Kohar, Kotri, Hyderabad, Tando Jam, Tando Adam,  Mirpurkhas, Nawabshah, Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Rohari and Sukkur.

 

Services: SESSI provides medical facilities to the secured workers and their dependents. For providing the medical facilities there are currently 39 dispensaries, 5 medical centres and 4 hospitals running under SESSI. In order to get the medical facilities, secured workers and their dependents have to get them registered to any of the 39 dispensaries near their house at their own will. At the first stage of medical treatment, patients have to take medical treatments from the dispensaries they are registered with. The medical facilities that are provided at dispensaries are:

       Medical Officer / Lady Medical Officer are available who provide routine medical check-up and treatment.

        Pregnant ladies are provided antenatal check-up/ treatment.

 

The patients who require specialists’ opinion or hospital treatment are referred to nearest SESSI hospital and the treatment advised by hospital is carried out at dispensaries.  

 

 

Medical Care: Medical care occupies the most significant place in the services of SESSI more then 70 % of its budget is spent on providing medical facilities to the secured workers and their dependants. SESSI has made elaborate arrangement for providing these facilities. All the medical outlets are manned with qualified & experienced doctors and paramedical staff and equipped with latest instruments. Branded medicines, which purchased from reputed pharmaceutical firms are supplied to the dispensaries for providing needy secured workers and their dependants.

 

             EXTENT OF MEDICAL CARE SERVICES

        FOR SECURED WORKERS AND DEPENDANTS

• OPD treatment from dispensary
• OPD / IPD (including specialists treatment) at hospitals
• Providing treatment outside SESSI’s medical out-lets in case facility is not available
• All clinical investigations 
• Providing medicines from SESSI's medical out-lets/ approved drug stores

 

Out-Side treatment:    For those faculties which are not at present working at SESSI's hospitals contracts have been made with reputed hospitals.

CASH BENEFITS

   Under Social Security Scheme secured workers are entitled to cash sickness benefit, injury benefit, maternity   

   benefit, iddat benefit, disablement pension, disablement gratuity, ex-gratia grant and dependants get survivors' 

   pension and death grant. The detail is as under:

Type of Benefit	Rate	Duration/ Mode of Payment
SICKNESS	i)              75% of wages last drawn ii)             100% of wages last drawn	121 days in ordinary ailments  during calendar year 365 days in case of Tuberculosis or Cancer
EMPLOYMENT INJURY	100% of wages last drawn	Maximum 180 days
DEATH GRANT	30 days of sickness benefit subject to minimum Rs.1500/-	Lump sum
IDDAT	100% of wages last drawn	During the period of Iddat (130 days)
MATERNITY	100% of wages last drawn	12 weeks (6 weeks each pre-natal and post-natal)
DISABLEMENT GRATUITY	If the degree of disablement ranges between 1-20% (to be assessed by Medical Board)	Lump sum
DISABLEMENT PENSION	Partial: If the degree of disablement ranges between 21 to 66% (assessed by the Medical Board) Total:  75% of wages last drawn if the degree of disablement is assessed 67% or above by Medical Board	Monthly basis Monthly basis
SURVIVORS PENSION	75% of wages last drawn	a)           Widow:  As long as  she does not re-marry b)          Widower:  Till life (if he is disabled and  dependant on his wife) provided he does not re-marry c)          Children: As long as they do not attain the age of 21 years.  There shall be no limit for un-married dependant daughters d)          Parent: Till life (in the absence of widow/ needy invalid widower)

LIST OF COMMITTEES

OF GOVERNING BODY SESSI

FINANCE COMMITTEE
1.	Secretary Finance, Sindh	Chairman
2.	Commissioner, SESSI	Vice Chairman
3.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
4.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
5.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
6.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
7.	Director Finance, SESSI	Member/Secretary
SELECTION/PROMOTION COMMITTEE
1.	Secretary Labour, Sindh	Chairman
2.	Commissioner, SESSI	Member
3.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
4.	Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haq	Member
5.	Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Awan	Member
6.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
7.	Vice Commissioner/ Medical Adviser, SESSI	Secretary for Administration/ Medical Wing, as  the case may be.
APPELLATE COMMITTEE
1.	Secretary Labour, Sindh	Chairman
2.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
3.	Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haq	Member
4.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
5.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
6.	Vice Commissioner, SESSI	Member
7.	Medical Adviser, SESSI	Member
8.	Director Administration/ Director (Admn. Medical), SESSI	Secretary for cases from Administration  /  Medical Wing, as the case may be.
SURVEY COMMITTEE
1.	Commissioner, SESSI	Chairman
2.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
3.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
4.	Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Awan	Member
5.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
6.	Director C&B, SESSI	Member/Secretary
PENSION, GRATUITY AND G. P. FUND BOARD
1.	Commissioner, SESSI	Chairman/Convenor
2.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
3.	Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haq	Member
4.	Mr.  Khawaja Muhammad Awan	Member
5.	Mr.  Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
6.	Director Finance, SESSI	Member/Secretary
MEDICINES/EQUIPMENTS PURCHASE COMMITTEE
1.	Commissioner, SESSI	Chairman
2.	Medical Adviser, SESSI	Member
3.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
4.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
5.	Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haq	Member
6.	Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Awan	Member
7.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
8.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
9.	Director Finance, SESSI	Member
10.	S.M.O. (Purchases), SESSI	Member/Secretary
11.	Two Specialists	Co-opted Member
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
1.	Commissioner, SESSI	Chairman
2.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
3.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
4.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
5.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
6.	Director Finance, SESSI	Member/Secretary
RE-ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
1.	Commissioner, SESSI	Chairman
2.	Vice Commissioner, SESSI	Vice Chairman
3.	Mr. Younus M. Bashir	Member
4.	Mian Zahid Hussain	Member
5.	Mr. Mazhar-ul-Haq	Member
6.	Mr. Khawaja Muhammad Awan	Member
7.	Mr. Qamoos Gul Khattak	Member
8.	Mr. Noor Muhammad	Member
9.	Medical Adviser, SESSI	Member
10.	Director Finance, SESSI	Member
11.	Director Administration/ Director (Admn. Medical), SESSI	Member/Secretary for Administration/Medical Branch, as the case may be.

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