{"id":383041,"date":"2017-12-13T18:58:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T18:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=383041"},"modified":"2017-12-13T19:00:48","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T19:00:48","slug":"nss-makes-u-turn-insurance-policy-now-optional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/nss-makes-u-turn-insurance-policy-now-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"NSS makes U-turn; insurance policy now optional"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Management of the National Service Scheme (NSS), has reconsidered its decision to impose an insurance package on service personnel in the country, after it was sued by some aggrieved personnel.<\/p>\n
The scheme in a statement copied to citifmonline.com<\/strong>, said the \u201cinsurance policy is now optional.\u201d<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”4riEtze2d5bGwgBBi5VY8DToDEogVtmU”]It said the decision to make the policy optional for interested national service personnel was taken at an Emergency Executive Council Meeting of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) in Accra on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The statement signed by the Executive Director, Mustapha Ussif, said the management of the scheme has in the light of the decision suspended the mandatory GH\u00a215 deduction from the monthly allowance of service personnel.<\/p>\n Read the statement below:<\/strong><\/p>\n The insurance policy for national service personnel has now been made optional for interested national service personnel who wish to sign onto the policy.<\/p>\n The decision was taken at an Emergency Executive Council Meeting of the National Service Personnel Association (NASPA) held in Accra today, after broad consultations with major stakeholders on the policy, and how best it would serve the interest of national service personnel.<\/p>\n Management has therefore decided to suspend the mandatory monthly deductions of GH\u023c15.00 from personnel allowances.<\/p>\n Management wishes to urge all national service personnel to remain calm as their concerns regarding the insurance policy are being addressed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n It is unclear what the new arrangement between the National Service Scheme and the service providers will be since the secretariat signed the agreement with the intention of serving all personnel in state institutions.<\/p>\n