The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Thursday entered into a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sri. Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology and Research, to conduct ten types of cardiac medical check-ups for all its employees for a period of five years.
“The corporation considers healthy employees as assets to the organisation. Currently, 34,000 employees are working in the corporation, out of that, 24,686 are drivers and conductors. Heart-related diseases are more prevalent among drivers, conductors, and other staff above 40 years of age,” KSRTC said in a statement.
On behalf of employees who undergo the test, the corporation will pay ₹1200 per person, which would total to ₹2.55 crore per year, to Jayadeva hospital and this scheme will benefit 62% of employees, according to V. Anbukumar, managing director of KSRTC.
