Staff Welfare

A post of Welfare Assistant is operated in the Administration Section. And He is entrusted with the following duties in respect of staff matters:

• Assisting the Welfare Officer in looking into the difficulties or grievances of members of the staff and arranging for personal hearing, wherever possible.
• Providing assistance to members of the staff who become suddenly ill or those who are chronically ill.  To assist staff members in securing accommodation facilities in Hospital and to help, in case of need, families of persons on protracted tour.
• Helping, where essential, the members of the staff in securing admission of their children in schools, colleges and other educational institutions.
• Assisting staff members in connection with staff welfare, such as Benevolent Fund etc. as may be entrusted from time to time.  Liaison with staff Benevolent Fund Committee in providing financial help.
• Initiating action for providing immediate monetary relief to the members of the bereaved family in case of death while in service.
• Ensuring that payment of settlement dues of retiring officials etc. is effected promptly by the day following the date of retirement by contacting the Accounts Officers concerned and the pension payment orders are also issued expeditiously by the Accounts Officers.
• Attending to the complaints regarding the delays in the payment of dues to the members of staff and ensure that such payments are effected promptly.
• Assistance to staff members in arranging for procurement of life-saving drugs.
• Helping the staff to obtain blood from blood banks in urgent need, promoting donation of blood.
• To attend to representation of Group ‘D’ personnel.