Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: ESI Hospitals in Gujarat and Assam
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Queen Oja, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## ESI HOSPITALS IN GUJARAT AND ASSAM

## †173. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a)the  number  and  details  of  ESI  hospitals  operating  in  Gujarat  and Assam at present, district-wise;
- (b)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  ESI  hospitals  in Assam and Bhavnagar and Botad districts of Gujarat and State of Kerala  including  in  Alappuzha  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)the  health  care  facilities  provided  by  the  Government  to  the
- workers in absence of ESI hospitals nearby; and
- (d)the details thereof along with the places selected in this regard and quantum  of  funds  earmarked  and  proposed  to  be  released  in  this financial year for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  number  and  details  of  Employees'  State  Insurance Hospitals operating in Gujarat and Assam, at present, is given in the Annexure.
- (b):        The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  has  not received any such proposal from respective State Governments to set up new ESI hospitals in Assam, Bhavnagar and Botad (Gujarat), Kerala including Alappuzha. As per ESIC norms, an ESI hospital is proposed for  setting  up  once  the  number  of  Insured  Persons  (IPs)  in  the  area fulfills the prescribed norms.

(c): In absence  of  nearby  ESI  Hospitals, the health care facilities to ESI beneficiaries is provided through empanelled Government/private  hospitals.  Further,  there  also  exist  a  provision through which beneficiaries may claim reimbursement of medical bills for services taken directly by them from Government/private Hospital.

## (d): In  view  of  reply  to  (b)  no  quantum  of  funds  have  been earmarked.

However, ESIC has earmarked an amount of Rs. 4,25,036.02 lakh towards ESI Scheme for the financial year 2019-20 for providing medical care by State Governments. Out of this, budgetary provisions for  the  financial  year  2019-20  to  the  State  of  Assam,  Gujarat  and Kerala are as under:

|   Sl. No. | State   | Amount (Rs. in lakh)   |
|-----------|---------|------------------------|
|         1 | Assam   | 3,660.79               |
|         2 | Gujarat | 28,036.67              |
|         3 | Kerala  | 16,842.62              |

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 173 FOR 18.11.2019 BY SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA, DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL AND ADV. A.M. ARIFF REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS IN GUJARAT AND ASSAM.

List of ESI Hospitals

|   Sr.No. | State   | Name of Hospitals           |
|----------|---------|-----------------------------|
|        1 | Assam   | ESIC Hospital BELTOLA       |
|        2 | Gujarat | ESIC Hospital BAPUNAGAR     |
|        3 | Gujarat | ESIC Hospital NARODA(CHEST) |
|        4 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital RAJPUR HIRPUR |
|        5 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital KALOL         |
|        6 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital BARODA        |
|        7 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital SURAT         |
|        8 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital RAJKOT        |
|        9 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital BHAVNAGAR     |
|       10 | Gujarat | ESIC Hospital VAPI          |
|       11 | Gujarat | ESIS Hospital JAMNAGAR      |
|       12 | Gujarat | ESIC Hospital ANKLESHWAR    |

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