Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh yesterday commended the Board and staff of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for disposing of all 14,000 inherited pending claims since the People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPP/C) returned to office in 2020.
A statement from the Ministry of Finance said that the Minister also urged the Scheme’s staff to recommit themselves to ensuring a more efficient and respected entity going forward. Singh was addressing the NIS Board, staff and other invitees during the Scheme’s 54th Anniversary and Awards ceremony held at the Patrick Martinborough Multipurpose Complex, on Carifesta Avenue.
“I am proud of the NIS but the organization is getting a bad rap because of a few bad eggs and because of a few cases that really are tainting the entire Scheme and so the NIS has an obligation to deliver service in an efficient manner. On the occasion of this 54th Anniversary, I will appeal to you once again to raise the standards of your operation and to deliver efficient service to ensure that everybody that is coming in, that the claims are vigorously dealt with,” the finance minister urged.