{"id":776,"date":"2020-11-19T10:51:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T10:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goc2020.govmu.org\/ia\/?page_id=776"},"modified":"2025-12-29T06:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T06:59:25","slug":"eye-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/?page_id=776","title":{"rendered":"Eye Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"776\" class=\"elementor elementor-776\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b78bf5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b78bf5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e7ecf8\" data-id=\"2e7ecf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae4c271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae4c271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eye Treatment<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5ff859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ff859\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711547c\" data-id=\"711547c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f20fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06f20fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Welfare Committee has reviewed its eye treatment scheme for seafarers with effect from <strong>1st October 2025<\/strong>.<\/p><p>This scheme is meant for both the active and registered retired seafarers. Under this scheme the beneficiary will be refunded <strong>80%<\/strong> of cost incurred for the purchase of frames, lenses and consultation fees up to a maximum amount <strong>of Rs 13,500 every two-calendar year.<\/strong><\/p><p><em><strong>Also note that as from 1st July 2023, the same is applied to the seafarers&#8217; spouse for their eye treatments3<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92cf13c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92cf13c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8bc26f\" data-id=\"e8bc26f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff8e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bff8e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility and criteria<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a4d89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e9a4d89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-301c6bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"301c6bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The beneficiary should be registered as an active or registered retired seafarer with the Seafarers\u2019 Welfare Fund.<\/li><li>The beneficiary should not be covered under any similar scheme with his employer or elsewhere.<\/li><li>For active seafarers not actively engaged in employment.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c22a4e4\" data-id=\"c22a4e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5922107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5922107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application Forms\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ca89c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8ca89c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312b03c elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"312b03c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Eye-Treatment-Form-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEye Treatment Form for Seafarer\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbcc9d elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2cbcc9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Eye-Treatment-Form-for-Spouse-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEye Treatment Form for Seafarer's 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This scheme is meant for both the active and registered retired seafarers. Under this scheme the beneficiary will be refunded 80% of cost incurred for the purchase of frames, lenses and consultation fees up to a &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/?page_id=776\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eye Treatment<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=776"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2211,"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/776\/revisions\/2211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swf.govmu.org\/swf\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}