The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has increased the existing Health Professional Allowance (HPA) of the Employees Social Security Institute (ESSI) doctors by Rs 10,000 monthly. The said allowance has been extended for the first time to paramedics and nursing staff of the institution with the amount of Rs 5000 monthly.
The decision to this effect was taken in the 71th meeting of Governing Body of Employees Social Security Institution (ESSI) held here on Thursday under the chairmanship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour and chairperson of the GB, Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli.
In the meeting, the creation of the posts of Gynecologist and other supporting staff in Social Security Medicare Centre Hattar, Haripur, provision of miss allowance to the nursing staff of the institutions hospitals and special allowance to the special employees were also approved. While with the up-gradation of paramedics, the governing body as per the other provincial departments approved the up-gradation of computer operator posts of institution.