Lok Sabha Question No. 797 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Expansion of ESIC Purview
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 797

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## EXPANSION OF ESIC PURVIEW

## 797. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  Employees  State  Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether ESIC proposes to extend its health services to the workers in  organised  as  well  as  unorganised  sectors  including  domestic helps and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  workers  likely  to  be  benefited  therefrom,  State/UTwise;
- (d)whether the Government also proposes to upgrade its dispensaries into six bedded hospitals in a phased manner; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be done?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): The State/UT-wise number of beneficiaries of Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  during  the  years  2013-14,  2014-2015  & 2015-2016 is at Annexure-I.

(b) & (c): For  the  organised  sector,  the  ESIC  has  decided  to  fully cover  393  partially  implemented  districts.  It  has  also  decided  to extend the coverage  to remaining non-implemented  districts by 31.03.2017.  As  regards,  un-organised  sector,  the  ESIC  has  already launched/approved two separate schemes to provide medical facilities to  selected  category  of  self-employed  workers  like  Auto-rickshaw drivers and Domestic Workers and their family members on pilot basis at  Delhi  &  Hyderabad.  A  Committee,  under  the  chairpersonship  of Secretary  (Labour  &  Employment)  has  also  been  set  up  to  bring various  Scheme  workers  like  Anganwadi,  ASHA  and  Mid-day  Meal workers under Social Security net through ESIC/EPFO.

For  extending  the  coverage,  the  survey  has  already  been started and final estimates are not available.

(d) & (e): Yes, Madam. The ESIC has decided to upgrade its dispensaries into six bedded hospitals in a phased manner. For Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, approval already given as per details in AnnexureII.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 797 FOR 21.11.2016 BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN AND OTHERS REGARDING EXPANSION OF ESIC PURVIEW.

| Total no. of beneficiaries for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 &2015-16   | Total no. of beneficiaries for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 &2015-16   | Total no. of beneficiaries for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 &2015-16   | Total no. of beneficiaries for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 &2015-16   | Total no. of beneficiaries for the year 2013-14, 2014-15 &2015-16   |
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| S.No.                                                               | State/U.T                                                           | 2013-14                                                             | 2014-15                                                             | 2015-16                                                             |
| 1                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 6135716                                                             | 6387994                                                             | 2443663                                                             |
| 2                                                                   | Telangana                                                           |                                                                     |                                                                     | 4470808                                                             |
| 3                                                                   | Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim& Tripura                         | 472468                                                              | 536294                                                              | 617735                                                              |
| 4                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 459043                                                              | 507232                                                              | 557207                                                              |
| 5                                                                   | Chandigarh U.T.                                                     | 383228                                                              | 400804                                                              | 424239                                                              |
| 6                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 972794                                                              | 1054080                                                             | 1054778                                                             |
| 7                                                                   | Delhi                                                               | 4766347                                                             | 4596092                                                             | 4968767                                                             |
| 8                                                                   | Goa                                                                 | 620024                                                              | 642761                                                              | 661850                                                              |
| 9                                                                   | Gujarat                                                             | 3493280                                                             | 3752076                                                             | 3996749                                                             |
| 10                                                                  | Haryana                                                             | 5645516                                                             | 6080309                                                             | 6506840                                                             |
| 11                                                                  | H.P.                                                                | 830553                                                              | 886114                                                              | 913119                                                              |
| 12                                                                  | J&K                                                                 | 312107                                                              | 342138                                                              | 360685                                                              |
| 13                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                           | 952424                                                              | 951764                                                              | 972444                                                              |
| 14                                                                  | Karnataka                                                           | 8324074                                                             | 8636919                                                             | 9257059                                                             |
| 15                                                                  | Kerala                                                              | 2959315                                                             | 3007000                                                             | 2996175                                                             |
| 16                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 1880092                                                             | 1985124                                                             | 2121584                                                             |
| 17                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                         | 9099919                                                             | 9125216                                                             | 9313125                                                             |
| 18                                                                  | Odisha                                                              | 1367739                                                             | 1467688                                                             | 1550370                                                             |
| 19                                                                  | Puducherry                                                          | 393704                                                              | 385633                                                              | 392889                                                              |
| 20                                                                  | Punjab                                                              | 3150909                                                             | 3116803                                                             | 3121188                                                             |
| 21                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                           | 2646703                                                             | 2890173                                                             | 3064424                                                             |
| 22                                                                  | Tamil-Nadu                                                          | 10220036                                                            | 10908852                                                            | 11356876                                                            |
| 23                                                                  | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 4692627                                                             | 5063982                                                             | 5122298                                                             |
| 24                                                                  | Uttrakhand                                                          | 1405414                                                             | 1458143                                                             | 1608376                                                             |
| 25                                                                  | West Bengal                                                         | 4660734                                                             | 4753582                                                             | 5030847                                                             |
|                                                                     | Total                                                               | 75844766                                                            | 78936773                                                            | 82884095                                                            |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 797 FOR 21.11.2016 BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN AND OTHERS REGARDING EXPANSION OF ESIC  PURVIEW.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Dispensary                            | State/UT      |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | ESIC Dispensary, Factory Road, Sarojini Nagar | Delhi         |
|         2 | ESIC Dispensary, Dwarka                       | Delhi         |
|         3 | ESIC Dispensary, Mangolpuri                   | Delhi         |
|         4 | ESIC Dispensary, Nand Nagari                  | Delhi         |
|         5 | ESIC Dispensary, Jwalapuri                    | Delhi         |
|         6 | ESI Dispensary, Nawabganj, Kanpur             | Uttar Pradesh |
|         7 | ESI Dispensary, Raipurva, Kanpur-1            | Uttar Pradesh |
|         8 | ESI Dispensary, Unnao                         | Uttar Pradesh |
|         9 | ESI Dispensary, Mirzapur                      | Uttar Pradesh |
|        10 | ESI Dispensary, Chhipitola, Agra              | Uttar Pradesh |
|        11 | ESI Dispensary, Hapur                         | Uttar Pradesh |
|        12 | ESI Dispensary, Gorakhpur                     | Uttar Pradesh |

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