Social Security Mobile Health Units Eligibility 2026: Which Workers Get Free Treatment

Eligibility is the one question that decides whether the mobile hospital at your factory gate is for you or not. The Mobile Health Units programme looks open and welcoming, and its vehicles serve whole industrial areas. But free treatment is not for everyone who walks up. In this guide, you will learn who is a secured worker, how the 6 percent contribution works, which family members are covered, who is left out, and how you can check your own PESSI status in simple steps.

Who Is a Secured Worker Under PESSI

PESSI uses a special term: secured worker, also called a secured employee. It means a worker whose employer is registered with PESSI and who is covered under the social security system. The mobile health programme is built for these workers. The Chief Minister Office statement repeats the word registered again and again, and that word is the key to your eligibility.

A secured worker receives care at the workplace, in factories, commercial establishments and industrial units. The same worker’s family members receive care at home. PESSI already serves more than 10 million workers and family members through 24 Social Security hospitals, and the mobile units take that same entitlement out of the hospital building and onto the road.

• Secured means: your employer is registered with PESSI
• Your right: free medical care under the social security system
• Worker care: at your factory or workplace during unit visits
• Family care: at home and at doorstep level in your area

How the 6 Percent Contribution Works

Many workers fear that social security money is cut from their own salary. For PESSI, the rule is different and you should know it clearly. The social security contribution is 6 percent of wages, and the employer pays it. Nothing is deducted from the worker for this contribution. Your eligibility starts when your employer registers and pays this contribution for you.

This system comes from the Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965, the law that created social security cover for industrial and commercial workers in the province. Under that law, PESSI health facilities cover the worker and the worker’s dependents. The new mobile units follow the same law and the same entitlement. They do not create a new category of patient.

• Contribution rate: 6 percent of wages
• Paid by: the employer only, not the worker
• Deduction from salary: none for this contribution
• Law behind it: Provincial Employees Social Security Ordinance, 1965

Which Family Members Are Covered

Your family sits at the centre of this programme, not at its edge. The headline figure proves it: more than 4.6 million people will benefit in phase one, and that figure counts workers and their family members combined in Lahore, Kasur and Sheikhupura. A figure that large is only possible because wives, children and other dependents are included with every worker.

Family care is delivered where families actually live: teams serve family members at home and at doorstep level, with female doctors on staff so women can be examined with comfort. Dental care, basic tests, medicines and first aid are all included, and around 54,000 children are targeted for heart screening across Punjab.

• The worker: care at the workplace, full OPD and tests
• Wife of the worker: home level care, female doctor available
• Children: checkup, medicines and heart screening
• Dependents at home: doorstep level basic care and first aid
• School children: heart screening in workers welfare schools

Workers Who Are Not Covered

Now the hard truth, written plainly so nobody wastes a day. A worker whose factory or employer is not registered with PESSI is outside this system. The programme does not cover the general public, and it does not cover unregistered or informal workers. If a mobile unit is parked in your industrial area, that alone does not make you eligible. Your PESSI record is what makes you eligible.

This rule can feel unfair if you work hard in a small unit that never registered. But the system runs on employer contributions, and without registration there is no contribution record and no entitlement. The fix is not a bribe or a form sold by an agent. The fix is employer registration, which is the legal duty of your employer. Raise the matter at your workplace through proper channels.

• Not covered: workers of unregistered employers
• Not covered: general public with no PESSI link
• Not covered: informal workers outside the PESSI record
• Real fix: registration of your employer with PESSI

How to Check Your PESSI Status

Checking your status does not need an agent, a fee or a long office visit as a first step. Start inside your own factory. Ask your administration, accounts or HR section one direct question: is our establishment registered with PESSI and am I listed as a secured worker? A registered employer can answer this at once, because it pays the contribution every month.

If your workplace cannot give a clear answer, you can contact PESSI directly. The head office sits at 3-A Gulberg-V, Jail Road, Lahore, and its phone number is 042-99263107. You can also write to info@pessi.gop.pk. Keep your factory name and joining information ready when you ask. You can read about PESSI and its facilities on the official website pessi.gop.pk, which is the only official online source for this programme.

• Step 1: ask your factory admin or HR about PESSI registration
• Step 2: confirm your own name in the secured workers record
• Step 3: contact PESSI head office on 042-99263107 if unsure
• Step 4: email info@pessi.gop.pk with your factory details

What to Do If Your Employer Is Not Registered

If you find that your employer is not registered, stay calm and stay legal. Registration and contribution payment are the employer responsibilities under the 1965 Ordinance. You can raise the issue with your employer directly, through your workers representative, or by seeking guidance from the Labour and Human Resource Department, whose helpline is 1314.

Do not pay any private person who promises to add your name to the PESSI list for cash. No such shortcut exists, and such promises are a common fraud around every new scheme. Your name enters the system through your employer record only. Once your employer is registered and your status is secured, the full PESSI network opens for you: 24 Social Security hospitals, the wider medical outlets, and now the mobile units in your district. The programme is also set to expand to 12 more districts by March 2027, so more workers will come into reach.

• Raise it: speak to your employer about PESSI registration
• Use the helpline: Labour Department guidance on 1314
• Never pay: no agent can sell you secured worker status
• After registration: hospitals, outlets and mobile units all open

Conclusion

Only PESSI secured workers and their dependents can get free treatment from the mobile health units. Your status comes from your employer registration and the 6 percent employer contribution, not from the worker’s own salary. Check your record with your employer before the unit visits, and if your employer is not registered, raise it through proper channels rather than paying any agent.

FAQs

Who is eligible for free treatment from the mobile health units?

PESSI registered, or secured, industrial workers and their families and dependents are eligible. Workers are treated at their workplace and family members are treated at home.

What is the 6 percent contribution and who pays it?

It is the social security contribution under the Ordinance of 1965, equal to 6 percent of wages. The employer pays it in full. Nothing is deducted from the worker’s salary for it.

I work in a factory but my employer is not registered. Am I covered?

No. Without employer registration with PESSI, there is no secured worker status and no entitlement under this programme. Registration is your employer’s legal duty, so raise it at your workplace.

How can I check if I am a secured worker?

Ask your factory administration or HR section first. If you are still unsure, contact the PESSI head office on 042-99263107 or write to info@pessi.gop.pk with your employment details.

Which districts are covered in the first phase?

Lahore, Kasur and Sheikhupura, with more than 4.6 million workers and family members set to benefit. Expansion to 12 more districts is planned by March 2027.