Team Herald
PANJIM: Families of over 65,000 government employees can now avail benefit of the government’s flagship Health Insurance scheme – Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSY). The scheme is being offered as an option, wherein government employees can choose at the start of the year between the existing medical reimbursement scheme and DDSSY.
Following cabinet approval earlier this month, the Health Department last week issued a notification amending the scheme, launched in May last year.
Under Secretary (Health) Maria Seomara De Souza in the notification has included Goa government employees and their dependents as beneficiaries under this scheme by amending clause 6 of it.
“Goa government employees and their dependents that are governed under the existing medical attendance rules shall be entitled to opt for enrolment under the scheme by giving the required option in the form appended to be submitted by concerned employee to his or her head of office or department,” the notification states.
The amendment to the scheme will benefit over 65,000 government employees in different departments and semi-government bodies. The employees are already covered under the medical reimbursement scheme.
