Medical Assistance & Reimbursement to Journalists
- Imphal, December 30, 2024 :: Paomee Welfare Foundation -

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PWF awards Rs 1,39,000/- as Medical Assistance to 7 Journalists

PWF awards Rs 1,39,000/- as Medical Assistance to 7 Journalists; Reimburses Rs. 50,000 To AMWJU for expenses on Immediate Medical Relief

Paomee Welfare Foundation (PWF) invites applications for MFA (second phase) for 2024-25 for treatment expenditure incurred between, 1st Oct 2024 to 31st March 2025. The disbursement for which will be done in April-May 2025. This announcement comes after AMWJU’s non-profit, Trust, PWF disbursed on Monday Rs. 1,39,000/- as assistance under the Medical Financial Assistance (MFA) Phase I for the 2024-25 for medical expenses incurred between 1st April to 31st September 2024.

PWF’s team, led its Managing Trustee, Kakchingtabam Bijoy, Senior Trustee Elangbam Emocha, and other trustees, B. Sanjoy, and PWF Secretary, Sunzu Bachaspatimayum handed over the financial assistance to the 7 beneficiaries of Phase -1 of the MFA 2024-25 at a simple distribution function held at the Manipur Press Club.

Altogether, 8 applications were received, seeking assistance under the Medical Financial Assistance scheme (first phase) for 2024-25 for treatment incurred between 1st April to 31st September 2024. Subsequently, the applications were all forwarded to the PWF Medical Board. After due deliberation, the Medical Board gave its recommendations.

While deliberating on the recommendations of the Board, the Trustees’ Board meeting detected an invalid application as it was the second application from the same person with MFA being a one-time assistance scheme for primary members, associate members, and former AMWJU members but retired journalists. The rest of the 7 applications were duly approved for disbursement.

Salam Hemchandra Singh of Ichel Express who was treated for Acute Appendicitis was recommended a sum of Rs 15,000/- as assistance. However, he was given only Rs. 9,000/- as he had received Rs. 6,000/- as assistance from AMWJU as emergency financial assistance.

Thinbaijam Lakhikanta Singh of ISCOM received Rs. 15,000/- for his BPPV and Polycythemia treatment. Aribam Premkumar Sharma of Impact TV who had applied for financial assistance for her mother’s Thyroid Nodule received Rs. 10,000/-. Thokchom Rocky Singh of Naharol Thoudang, Laimayum Subash Sharma of Impact TV also received Rs. 10,000/- each for their Pancreatitis and Cholelithiasis respectively.

Naharol Thoudang’s Ingumbam Paban Singh who is suffering from acute anterior wall myocardial infarction CAD-DVD received Rs.35,000/- while Nickel Arambam of Sangai Express received the maximum assistance of Rs. 50,000/ for his father’s treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

Alternately, PWF also reimbursed Rs. 50,000/- to AMWJU against expenses incurred while providing immediate financial assistance to its members during the period between 1st April to 31st September 2024 under PWF’s Immediate Medical Relief Fund.

Secretary,
Paomee Welfare Foundation
A charitable trust of AMWJU
Manipur Press Club Building,
Majorkhul, Imphal