{"id":13501,"date":"2023-10-27T22:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13501"},"modified":"2023-10-27T22:04:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T22:04:45","slug":"nis-commits-to-enhanced-services-and-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/nis-commits-to-enhanced-services-and-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"NIS Commits to Enhanced Services and Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>During the 54th anniversary celebration of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the scheme is implementing measures to improve customer service and data management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized a zero-tolerance policy for delays and unprofessional conduct in claims processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramesh Persaud, Chairman of the NIS Board, highlighted the significant progress the scheme has made over the years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed that the NIS handles approximately 12 to 13 thousand claims and 66 thousand payments each month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holly Greaves, General Manager of NIS, recognized the pivotal role the scheme plays in Guyanese society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pledged to enhance services through the implementation of technology, with a focus on data management and customer service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the NIS will resume outreach efforts across the country to address unresolved claims and issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anniversary celebration also included the recognition of 40 individuals for their long service, retirement, and bursary awards for children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1969, the NIS is dedicated to developing and maintaining a Social Security system, offering pension and retirement plans, and ensuring that collected funds are invested to maximize the country&#8217;s economic benefit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 54th anniversary celebration of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the scheme is implementing measures to improve customer service and data management.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13502,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13501\/revisions\/13502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}