Lok Sabha Question No. 5910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: EPF Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM, PR. SENTHILNATHAN

- (a):
- (b):
- (c):

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5910 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## EPF HOSPITALS

5910. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

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

- (a)whether the Government has any funds under the EPF for the development of EPF hospitals and dispensaries in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the funds ear-marked for the same in the last 3 years, year-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  studies  on  the  positive  and negative impacts of EPF Hospitals and health of labour force in the country;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the findings thereof; and
- (e)the funds allocated in the last two years for the medical needs of rural labour force in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- No, Madam.
- Does not arise in view of the reply to part (a) of the Question above.
- No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise in view of the reply to part (a) of the Question above.
- (e): The Government does not allocate funds exclusively for the medical needs of  the  rural  labour force. However, State/UT-wise details of funds allocated for last  two  years  i.e.  2015-16  and  2016-17  for  medical  needs  of  the  Beedi/Lime Stone  and  Dolomite  Mines  (LSDM)/Iron  Ore,  Manganese  and  Chrome  Mines (IOMC)/Mica Mines/Cinema workers are at Annex.

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Annex ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5910 BY SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM AND SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN FOR 10.04.2017 REGARDING EPF HOSPITALS. AND MANGANESE  AND  CHROME  MINES (IOMC)/MICA  MINES/CINEMA  WORKERS  FOR  LAST  TWO  YEARS  I.E.  2015-16,

FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR MEDICAL NEEDS OF BEEDI/LIME STONE DOLOMITE MINES (LSDM)/IRON ORE, 2016-17

| S. No.   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                                          | BUDGET ALLOCATED (Rs. in Thousands)   | BUDGET ALLOCATED (Rs. in Thousands)   |
|----------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the Region   | State/UT                                                                          | 2015-16                               | 2016-17                               |
| 1        | Ajmer                | Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana                                                       | 88329                                 | 96836                                 |
| 2        | Allahabad            | Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh | 77649                                 | 83332                                 |
| 3        | Bengaluru            | Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu                                                     | 173415                                | 187212                                |
| 4        | Bhubaneswar          | Odisha                                                                            | 133589                                | 133306                                |
| 5        | Hyderabad            | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana                                                         | 144448                                | 162026                                |
| 6        | Jabalpur             | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh                                                      | 194591                                | 203061                                |
| 7        | Karma                | Bihar, Jharkhand                                                                  | 134601                                | 143059                                |
| 8        | Kolkata              | West Bengal, Guwahati, Assam                                                      | 107590                                | 119791                                |
| 9        | Nagpur               | Maharashtra, Goa                                                                  | 66501                                 | 72047                                 |
| Total    | Total                | Total                                                                             | 1120713                               | 1200670                               |

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