GEORGETOWN: Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr. Roger Luncheon disclosed that the backlog of some 15 million records to be entered into the database of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and verified will be completed by the end of 2014.
He made the announcement at his weekly press conference held at Office of the President, where he added that the task will be undertaken by the Scheme’s permanent staff, project staff and outsourced labour.
According to him, the matter is one of concern for the current Administration and Cabinet has committed to providing the necessary resources and assistance to the Scheme to ensure that the long-overdue task is completed.
The Government has consistently provided support to NIS and contributing employers and employees.
In the 2014 Budget, an allocation of $226M to NIS was made under the current policy and administration Budget of the Ministry of Finance and was approved by the National Assembly.
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