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Over 15 million NIS contributions not yet entered in system – Dr. Luncheon
With over fifteen million records of contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) yet to be entered and verified, Government has decided that the task must be concluded this year to relief contributors of this burden.
The NIS Headquarters
This was revealed by Dr. Roger Luncheon, Cabinet Secretary and Chairman of the National Insurance Scheme Board, during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, on Wednesday.
For years, numerous contributors to the scheme have complained bitterly of not being able to access accurate contribution records. This has frustrated contributors who are oftentimes unable to receive their benefits.
According to Dr. Luncheon, at the April 29 Cabinet meeting, members reinforced their earlier pledge to stakeholders to have the backlog of contribution records entered electronically and verified by the end of 2014.
He said Cabinet has been notified that the process would be executed by a combination of permanent staff, project staff hired into the service of the scheme specifically for this project, and by outsourcing to private contractors.
The Cabinet Secretary emphasized that that task would require the entering and verifying of over fifteen million records.
“Cabinet essentially was being confronted with some concerns whether this task could be accomplished in 2014, and Cabinet’s reiteration was unambiguous. Anything that needs to be done to relieve contributors or the public of this burden of unentered contributions would be undertaken,” he said.
Dr. Luncheon assured that all resources necessary would be provided to ensure that the 2014 deadline would remain intact.
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