PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Adviser on Law, Labour and Inter-Provincial Coordination Aamir Javed has stressed the need for ensuring that workers and their families receive tangible benefits from the healthcare and social protection facilities provided by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Employees Social Security Institution (KPESSI).
He expressed these views during a special visit to KPESSI here on Thursday, where he received a detailed briefing on the institution’s administrative and financial structure, healthcare facilities, performance and future plans. Labour Secretary Abdul Basit accompanied him.
The briefing informed him that the institution operated under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Employees Social Security Act 2021 and provided free medical treatment, medicines and various healthcare and financial benefits to registered employees of industrial and commercial establishments and their dependents.
These benefits included support in cases of illness, maternity, workplace accidents, disability and death.
Officials said KPESSI had established 38 medical centres across the province and provided outpatient department (OPD) services to 306,868 patients from January to October 2026.
Aamir Javed said the institution already had the legal mandate, resources, medical facilities and social protection mechanisms, but their effectiveness should be reflected in the actual relief provided to workers.
He directed the authorities to regularly assess the performance of medical centres, availability of medicines, ambulance services, referral mechanisms and timely payment of financial benefits.
He also called for removing obstacles preventing registered workers from accessing available facilities, expanding the registration network, making better use of digital systems and strengthening accountability in the institution’s administrative and medical departments.
The adviser said the institution’s success should not be measured by files, statistics or the number of projects, but by timely medical treatment, financial protection and tangible relief delivered to workers and their families.
He stressed that existing resources and facilities must be utilised to their full potential to ensure visible improvements in service delivery.