India, May 05, 2022: Nova Benefits, an employee wellness platform focussed on corporate health insurance, on the occasion of Ayushman Bharat Diwas organised a free health check-up drive for 100+ blue collar workers at the company headquarters recently. With the aim to promote inclusive health and wellness benefits, 10+ offices across Bangalore were invited to participate in the free health drive. Blue collar workers from companies like DTDC, Innoviti, G4S, Uvi Health, 56 Secure & Chaitanya India participated in the health check-up drive.

Access to universal healthcare with health and wellness benefits as well as insurance, irrespective of designations, is essential. Ensuring that all employees are offered health care coverage that provides a defined set of essential health benefits is important in order to move towards a healthier nation and drive a more productive workforce.

Saransh Garg, CEO & Co-founder, Nova Benefits said, “While the world continues to battle and overcome the impact of the pandemic, it is no secret that medical expenses have also increased in parallel. In such a situation, it is of utmost importance for employers to support all their employees with health insurance and benefits, as a basic requirement. With this free health check-up drive, we wish to spread awareness on the need for regular health check-ins and access to basic healthcare facilities. It is heartening to see more and more companies take Initiatives in this front, to help and support the health needs of all employees. In line with the same, we at Nova, aim to cover 10 million lives in India by 2025, irrespective of status, bringing health and wellness benefits to as many employees as possible.”

Naveen, a Gofer at Innoviti said, “The health check-up camp is a very good initiative. I am glad I will be able to assess my health and see how I am doing. I thank the HR team at Innoviti & Nova Benefits for the drive.”

Avichal Pugalia, Uvi Health, stated, “Nova Benefits has always been on top of our employee’s wellness–and this initiative reiterated that with greater rigour. The health checkup drive was very well organized, but more importantly it brought a smile to the faces of our workers , for whom such necessities are still a luxury. Kudos to Team Nova Benefits.”

Nova Benefits began operations in 2020, addressing the need of employers to find the right health insurance vendor at the right price. The company offers a tech based platform to help companies find the most ideal employee wellness packages including health insurance, wellbeing sessions, doctor consultations, mental health counselling, telehealth and fitness subscriptions. Nova is on a mission to ensure overall wellness for employees across India.

Since its launch, Nova Benefits has on-boarded more than 300+ companies, and 100,000+ members on its platform. Some of the companies that have insured with Nova include DTDC, Taco Bell, MyGate, PharmEasy, CoinDCX, Chumbak, HomeLane, TeachMint and Zenoti.