Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Setting up of Dispensary-cum-Branch Office
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## SETTING UP OF DISPENSARY-CUM-BRANCH OFFICE

206. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposes to set up ESIC Dispensary-cumBranch Office (DCBO) in every district and selected few districts of every State for the purpose in the first phase;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and the present status of implementation of the first phase;
- (c)the time by which these ESIC DCBO will be established; and
- (d)the action taken/being taken by the Government to set up the ESIC DCBO in the remaining Districts, including Madurai District? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): Yes, Madam. Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided  to  setup  Dispensary-cum-Branch  Office  (DCBO)  in  every district notified under ESIC Act and to begin with has selected a few districts in some of the States in the first phase.
- (b): As of now 314 DCBOs have been sanctioned and out of which 29 DCBOs  are  made  functional.  The  State-wise  list  of  places/District where  DCBOs have  been  sanctioned  is  attached  as  Annexure  -I  and the  list  of  places  where  29  DCBOs  are  made  functional  in  the  first phase is attached as Annexure -II.

Contd..2/-

(c): Once the various factors like  recruitment  of  Ministerial/Medical and  Paramedical  Staff,  hiring  of  buildings  and  arrangement  of  basic infrastructure in the office is completed, the DCBOs  will start functioning. The process of recruitment of manpower and arrangement of the other requirement is being done.

The ESI Corporation, under vision 2022 took a decision to extend the coverage under ESI Act 1948, to all the districts in the country by the year 2022 and also decided to setup at least one Dispensary-cumBranch  Office  in  each  of  the  covered  district,  including  Madurai  by

(d): 2022.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  206  FOR  04.02.2019  BY  SHRI  R.  GOPALAKRISHNAN  REGARDING  SETTING  UP  OF DISPENSARY-CUM-BRANCH OFFICE.

| Sl No   | Name of Region   | Total No of DCBO   | Name of Places          |
|---------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|         |                  |                    | Katra                   |
| 1       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 4                  | Udhampur                |
|         |                  |                    | Sambha                  |
|         |                  |                    | Srinagar                |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | West Singhbhum          |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Hazaribagh              |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Garhwa                  |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Palamu                  |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Latehar                 |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Lohardaga               |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Simdega                 |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Khunti                  |
| 2       | Jharkhand        | 18                 | Gumla                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Chatra                  |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Jamtara                 |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Pakur                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Godda                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Sahebganj               |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Dumka                   |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Ghatshila               |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Chandil                 |
| 2       | Jharkhand        |                    | Patratu                 |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Kurukshetra             |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Jhajjar                 |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Mahendergarh            |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Fatehabad               |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Kaithal                 |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Faridabad Sec 16        |
| 3       | Haryana          | 8                  | Bahadurgarh             |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Bidar                   |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Chamarajanagar          |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Chikkaballapura         |
| 4       | Karnataka        | 8                  | Haveri                  |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Kodaguru                |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Yadgir                  |
| 4       | Karnataka        |                    | Uttara Kannada (Karwar) |

|    |               |    | Chikkamagaluru             |
|----|---------------|----|----------------------------|
| 5  | Uttarakhand   | 4  | Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal    |
| 5  | Uttarakhand   | 4  | Haridwar                   |
| 5  | Uttarakhand   | 4  | Rudrapur                   |
| 5  | Uttarakhand   | 4  | New Tehri, Tehri Garhwal   |
| 7  | Kerala        | 6  | Bhadoi, Sant Ravidas Nagar |
|    |               |    | Amethi                     |
|    |               |    | Amroha                     |
|    |               |    | Bijnaur                    |
|    |               |    | Chandauli                  |
|    |               |    | Etawah                     |
|    |               |    | Farrukhabad                |
|    |               |    | Fatehpur                   |
|    |               |    | Gazipur                    |
|    |               |    | Hapur                      |
| 6  | Uttar Pradesh | 21 | Hardoi                     |
|    |               |    | Hathras                    |
|    |               |    | Kanpur Dehat               |
|    |               |    | Mirzapur                   |
|    |               |    | Muzaffarnagar              |
|    |               |    | Rampur                     |
|    |               |    | Sant Kabeer Nagar          |
|    |               |    | Shahjahanpur               |
|    |               |    | Bareilly                   |
|    |               |    | Moradabad                  |
|    |               |    | Sitapur                    |
|    |               |    | Munnar                     |
|    |               |    | Sulthan Bathery            |
|    |               |    | Ranni                      |
|    |               |    | Balussery                  |
|    |               |    | Thazhekode                 |
|    |               |    | Kanhangad                  |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Chhabda                    |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Boondi                     |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Churu                      |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Karoli                     |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Sawai Madhopur             |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Pratapgarh                 |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Chittorgarh                |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Jhunjhunu                  |
| 8  | Rajasthan     | 9  | Jalore                     |
| 9  | West Bengal   | 8  | Birbhum                    |

| Malda                    |
|--------------------------|
| Jalpaiguri               |
| Coochbehar               |
| Jhargram                 |
| Bankura                  |
| Falta                    |
| Adilabad                 |
| Bibinagar                |
| Jagtial                  |
| Janagaon                 |
| Jaya Shankar Bhupalpally |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |
| Kamareddy                |
| Karimnagar               |
| Khammam                  |
| Nagarkurnool             |
| Rajanna Sirisilla        |
| Suryapet                 |
| Wanaparthy               |
| Warangal Rural           |
| Medak                    |
| Ranga Reddy Dist.        |
| Vikarabad                |
| Mahabubabad              |
| Muktsar                  |
| Nawanshahr               |
| Derabassi, Mohali        |
| Barnala                  |
| Rajpura                  |
| Kangra                   |
| Bilaspur                 |
| Mandi                    |
| Shimla                   |
| Khargon, Sanawat         |
| Reewa                    |
| Khandwa                  |
| Neemach                  |
| Hoshangabad              |
| Guna                     |
| Tikamgarh                |
| Balaghat                 |
| Jhabua                   |
| Singrauli                |

| Chhindwada           |
|----------------------|
| Sivni                |
| Mandla               |
| Shajapur             |
| Damoh                |
| Chhatarpur           |
| Narsinghpur          |
| Seedhi               |
| Vidisha              |
| Dindori              |
| Panna                |
| Sihore               |
| Badwani              |
| Rajgarh              |
| Baitul               |
| Sheopur              |
| Ashoknagar           |
| Alirajpur            |
| Harda                |
| Shivpuri             |
| Aagar Malwa          |
| Anooppur             |
| Datiya               |
| Umaria               |
| Bina                 |
| Jayamkondacholapuram |
| Palacode             |
| Kilvelur             |
| Perambalur Bus Stand |
| Thirvadanai          |
| Thirupuvanam         |
| Thiruvannamalai      |
| Chinnasalem          |
| Yercaud              |
| Musiri               |
| Ambatur Ind Estate   |
| Araria               |
| Arwal                |
| Aurangabad           |
| Banka                |
| East Champaran       |
| Gopalganj            |
| Jamui                |

|    | Jehanabad                                                                |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | Kaimur                                                                   |
|    | Khagaria                                                                 |
|    | Kisanganj                                                                |
|    | Lakhisarai                                                               |
|    | Madhepura                                                                |
|    | Madhubani                                                                |
|    | Nawada                                                                   |
|    | Purnea                                                                   |
|    | Saharsa                                                                  |
|    | Sheikhpura                                                               |
|    | Sheohar                                                                  |
|    | Siwan                                                                    |
|    | Supaul                                                                   |
|    | West Champaran                                                           |
|    | Begusarai                                                                |
|    | Bhagalpur                                                                |
|    | Bhojpur                                                                  |
|    | Saran                                                                    |
|    | Darbhanga                                                                |
|    | Buxar                                                                    |
|    | Gaya                                                                     |
|    | Katihar                                                                  |
|    | Munger                                                                   |
|    | Muzaffarpur                                                              |
|    | Nalanda                                                                  |
|    | Patna                                                                    |
|    | Rohtas                                                                   |
|    | Samastipur                                                               |
|    | Sitamarhi                                                                |
|    | Vaisahli                                                                 |
| 16 | Colaba                                                                   |
| 16 | Borivali                                                                 |
| 16 | Tarapur                                                                  |
| 16 | Murbad                                                                   |
| 16 | Alibaug * DCBO shifted to Panvel vide A-45/20/13/2018- E-III dt 08/11/18 |
| 16 | Chakan                                                                   |
| 16 | Shirval                                                                  |
| 16 | Kagal                                                                    |
| 16 | Islampur                                                                 |
| 16 | Chincholi                                                                |
| 16 | Wardha                                                                   |

| Tirora                             |
|------------------------------------|
| Khamgaon                           |
| Kalmeshwar                         |
| Akola                              |
| Amaravati                          |
| Chandrapur                         |
| Sinner                             |
| Paithan                            |
| Bhuswal                            |
| Shirpur                            |
| Waluj                              |
| Nanded                             |
| Majuli (Assam)                     |
| Chirang (Assam)                    |
| Goalpara (Assam)                   |
| Dhemaji (Assam)                    |
| Golaghat (Assam)                   |
| Hojai (Assam)                      |
| Baksa (Assam)                      |
| Jantia Hills (Meghalay)            |
| East Jantia Hills (Meghalaya)      |
| West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)        |
| South West Khasi Hills (Meghalaya) |
| Wokha (Nagaland)                   |
| Zunheboto (Nagaland)               |
| Tuensang (Nagaland)                |
| Kolasib (Mizoram)                  |
| Mamit (Mizoram)                    |
| Champhai (Mizoram)                 |
| Serchhip (Mizoram)                 |
| Senapati (Manipur)                 |
| Churachanpur (Manipur)             |
| Thoubal (Manipur)                  |
| Mangaldoi                          |
| Balod                              |
| Mungeli                            |
| Balrampur                          |
| Surajpur                           |
| Suraguja                           |
| Jashpur                            |
| Bastar                             |
| Bijapur                            |

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| Dantewada               |
|-------------------------|
| Kanker                  |
| Kondagaon               |
| Mahasamund              |
| Narayanpur              |
| Sukma                   |
| Kabirdham               |
| Bemetara                |
| Rajnandgaon             |
| Koriya                  |
| Bhavnagar               |
| Porbandar               |
| Ahmedabad               |
| Surat                   |
| Jamnagar                |
| Rajkot                  |
| Morvi                   |
| Surendranagar           |
| Kalol (NG), Gandhinagar |
| Mehsana                 |
| Makarpura, Vadodara     |
| Navsari                 |
| Halol, Panchmahal       |
| Nadiad, Kheda           |
| Vedvyas (Rourkela)      |
| Bhadrak                 |
| Angul                   |
| Ganjam                  |
| Jagatsinghpur           |
| Jajpur                  |
| Keonjhar                |
| Koraput                 |
| Mayurbhanj              |
| Rayagada                |
| Sambalpur               |
| Subarnapur              |
| Sundergarh              |
| Kendrapada              |
| Nayagarh                |
| Gajapati                |
| Pithapur, Cuttack       |

|    |                     |     | Bolangir               |
|----|---------------------|-----|------------------------|
|    |                     |     | Balasore               |
|    |                     |     | Bargarh                |
|    |                     |     | Dhenkanal              |
|    |                     |     | Jharsuguda             |
|    |                     |     | Khurda                 |
|    |                     |     | Puri                   |
| 21 |                     |     | Tirupathi              |
| 21 |                     |     | Guntur                 |
| 21 |                     |     | Bobili                 |
| 21 |                     |     | Anakapalli             |
| 21 |                     |     | Machilipatanam         |
| 21 |                     |     | Ongole                 |
| 21 | Andhra Pradesh      | 13  | Nellimarla, Srikakulam |
| 21 |                     |     | Kakinada               |
| 21 |                     |     | Eluru                  |
| 21 |                     |     | Nellore                |
| 21 |                     |     | Kadapa (Cuddapah)      |
| 21 |                     |     | Adoni, Ananthapur      |
| 21 |                     |     | Kurnool                |
| 22 | Puducherry          | 1   | Karaikal               |
| 23 | Andaman and Nicobar | 1   | Port Blair             |
|    | Total               | 314 |                        |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  206  FOR  04.02.2019  BY  SHRI  R.  GOPALAKRISHNAN  REGARDING  SETTING  UP  OF DISPENSARY-CUM-BRANCH OFFICE

| LIST OF DCBOs which are Operational   | LIST OF DCBOs which are Operational   | LIST OF DCBOs which are Operational   | LIST OF DCBOs which are Operational   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl No                                 | Name of Region                        | Total No                              | Name of Place                         |
| 1                                     | Jammu & Kashmir                       | 1                                     | Srinagar                              |
| 2                                     | Jharkhand                             | 1                                     | Ghatshila                             |
| 3                                     | Haryana                               | 2                                     | Faridabad Sec. 16                     |
| 4                                     | Karnataka                             | 1                                     | Chikkaballapura                       |
| 5                                     | Uttarakhand                           | 2                                     | Haridwar Rudrapur                     |
| 6                                     | Uttar Pradesh                         | 1                                     | Kanpur Dehat                          |
| 7                                     | Kerala                                | 1                                     | Munnar                                |
| 8                                     | Rajasthan                             | 2                                     | Chittorgarh                           |
| 9                                     | West Bengal                           | 2                                     | Bankura                               |
| 10                                    | Telangana                             | 1                                     | Bibinagar                             |
| 11                                    | Punjab                                | 2                                     | Barnala                               |
| 12                                    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 1                                     | Rajpura Mandi                         |
| 13                                    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 1                                     | Khargon                               |
| 14                                    | Tamil Nadu                            | 1                                     | Ambatur Ind Estate                    |
| 15                                    | Bihar                                 | 2                                     | Bhojpur                               |
| 16                                    | Maharashtra                           | 2                                     | Begusarai Colaba                      |
| 17                                    | Assam                                 | 1                                     | Mangaldoi                             |
| 18 19                                 | Chhattisgarh                          | 1                                     | Rajnandgaon                           |
| 20                                    | Odisha                                | 1                                     |                                       |
|                                       |                                       | 1                                     | Vedvyas (Rourkela)                    |
|                                       | Gujarat                               |                                       | Bhavnagar                             |
|                                       |                                       |                                       | Tirupathi                             |
| 21                                    | Andhra Pradesh                        | 2                                     |                                       |
| Total                                 | Total                                 | 29                                    |                                       |

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