Lok Sabha Question No. 702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: ESIC 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. 702 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018

## ESIC DISPENSARY-CUM-BRANCH OFFICE

702. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  ESIC  Dispensary-cumBranch Office in every district of the country;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  alongwith  the  districts  wherein  the  said ESIC  Dispensary-cum-Branch  Office  are  proposed  to  be  set  up,
- State/UT-wise; and
- (c)the  extent  to  which  this  will  strengthen  the  medical  services provided by ESIC?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The ESI Corporation in its 174 th  Meeting held on  29.05.2018  approved  a  proposal  to  open  ESIC  Dispensary-cumBranch  Office  (DCBO)  in  every  district  irrespective  of  whether  a district has been partially or fully implemented or whether a state run dispensary  exists  in  the  area  or  not,  so  that  ESIC  has  presence  for service delivery in each of the notified districts. A statement showing the State-wise details of ESIC DCBO to be set up in the first phase is at Annexure.
- (c): ESIC is providing medical services through State Government. Setting up of Dispensary cum Branch Office (DCBO) will help  in  strengthening  the  delivery  of  medical  and  other  benefits  to insured persons.

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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 702  FOR  23.07.2018  BY  SHRI  R.  GOPALAKRISHNAN  REGARDING  'ESIC  DISPENSARY-CUM-BRANCH OFFICE'

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Dispensary Cum Branch Office   | Name of the places/District      |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Jharkhand           | 18                                    | West Singhbhum Hazaribagh Garhwa |
|           |                     |                                       | Palamu                           |
|           |                     |                                       | Latehar Lohardaga                |
|           |                     |                                       | Simdega                          |
|           |                     |                                       | Khunti                           |
|           |                     |                                       | Gumla                            |
|           |                     |                                       | Chatra                           |
|           |                     |                                       | Jamtara                          |
|           |                     |                                       | Pakur                            |
|           |                     |                                       | Godda Sahebganj                  |
|           |                     |                                       | Ghatshila                        |
|           |                     |                                       | Chandil                          |
|           |                     |                                       | Patratu                          |
|           |                     |                                       | Katra                            |
|           |                     |                                       | Sambha                           |
|           |                     |                                       | Srinagar                         |
|           |                     |                                       | Kurukshetra Jhajjar              |
|           |                     |                                       | Kaithal                          |
|           |                     |                                       | Mewat                            |
|           |                     |                                       | Bidar                            |
|           |                     |                                       | Chamarajanagar Chikkaballapura   |
| 4         | Karnataka           | 8                                     | Haveri                           |
|           |                     |                                       | Kodaguru Yadgir                  |
|           |                     |                                       | Uttara Kannada                   |
|           |                     |                                       | (Karwar)                         |
|           |                     |                                       | Chikkamagaluru                   |

| 5   | Uttarakhand   | 2   | Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal                    |
|-----|---------------|-----|--------------------------------------------|
| 6   | Uttar Pradesh | 19  | Bhadoi, Sant Ravidas Nagar Amethi Fatehpur |
|     |               |     | Amroha                                     |
|     |               |     | Bijnaur                                    |
|     |               |     | Chandauli Etawah                           |
|     |               |     | Farrukhabad                                |
|     |               |     | Gazipur                                    |
|     |               |     | Hapur                                      |
|     |               |     | Hardoi                                     |
|     |               |     | Hathras                                    |
|     |               |     | Kanpur Dehat                               |
|     |               |     | Mirzapur                                   |
|     |               |     | Muzaffarnagar                              |
|     |               |     | Rampur                                     |
|     |               |     | Sant Kabeer Nagar                          |
|     |               |     | Shahjahanpur                               |
|     |               |     | Sitapur                                    |
|     |               |     | Sulthan Bathery                            |
| 7   | Kerala        | 6   | Ranni                                      |
|     |               |     | Balussery                                  |
|     |               |     | Thazhekode                                 |
|     |               |     | Kanhangad                                  |
|     |               |     | Boondi Churu                               |
| 8   | Rajasthan     | 7   | Karoli Sawai Madhopur                      |
|     |               |     | Pratapgarh                                 |
|     |               |     | Jalore                                     |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Birbhum                                    |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Murshidabad                                |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Malda                                      |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Jalpaiguri                                 |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Coochbehar                                 |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   | Jhargram                                   |
| 10  | Telangana     | 17  | Adilabad                                   |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   |                                            |
| 9   | West Bengal   | 6   |                                            |

|    |                  |    | Janagaon                 |
|----|------------------|----|--------------------------|
|    |                  |    | Jaya Shankar Bhupalpally |
|    |                  |    | Jogulamba Gadwal         |
|    |                  |    | Kamareddy                |
|    |                  |    | Karimnagar               |
|    |                  |    | Khammam                  |
|    |                  |    | Nagarkurnool             |
|    |                  |    | Rajanna Sirisilla        |
|    |                  |    | Suryapet                 |
|    |                  |    | Wanaparthy               |
|    |                  |    | Warangal Rural           |
|    |                  |    | Medak                    |
|    |                  |    | Ranga Reddy Dist.        |
|    |                  |    | Vikarabad                |
|    |                  |    | Mahabubabad              |
| 11 | Punjab           | 3  | Muktsar Nawanshahr       |
| 11 | Punjab           |    | Derabassi, Mohali        |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh | 4  | Kangra Bilaspur          |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh |    | Mandi                    |
| 12 | Himachal Pradesh |    | Shimla                   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Khargon                  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Reewa                    |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Khandwa                  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Neemach                  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Hoshangabad              |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Tikamgarh                |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Balaghat                 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Jhabua                   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   | 34 | Singrauli                |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Chhindwada               |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Mandla                   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Shajapur                 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Damoh                    |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Chhatarpur               |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Narsinghpur              |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Seedhi                   |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Vidisha                  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    | Dindori                  |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    |                          |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh   |    |                          |

|    | Panna                |
|----|----------------------|
|    | Sihore               |
|    | Badwani              |
|    | Rajgarh              |
|    | Baitul               |
|    | Sheopur              |
|    | Ashoknagar           |
|    | Alirajpur            |
|    | Harda                |
|    | Shivpuri             |
|    | Aagar Malwa          |
|    | Anooppur             |
|    | Datiya               |
|    | Umaria               |
| 14 | Jayamkondacholapuram |
| 14 | Palacode             |
| 14 | Kilvelur             |
| 14 | Perambalur Bus Stand |
| 14 | Thirvadanai          |
| 14 | Thirupuvanam         |
| 14 | Thiruvannamalai      |
| 14 | Chinnasalem          |
| 14 | Yercaud              |
| 14 | Musiri               |
| 15 | Araria               |
| 15 | Arwal Aurangabad     |
| 15 | Banka                |
| 15 | East Champaran       |
| 15 | Gopalganj            |
| 15 | Jehanabad            |
| 15 | Kaimur               |
| 15 | Khagaria             |
| 15 | Kisanganj            |
| 15 | Lakhisarai           |
| 15 | Madhepura            |
| 15 | Madhubani            |
| 15 | Nawada               |
| 15 | Purnea               |
| 15 | Saharsa              |
| 15 | Sheikhpura           |
| 15 |                      |
| 15 |                      |

| Sheohar        |
|----------------|
| Siwan          |
| Supaul         |
| West Champaran |
| Begusarai      |
| Bhagalpur      |
| Bhojpur        |
| Saran          |
| Darbhanga      |
| Buxar          |
| Gaya           |
| Katihar        |
| Munger         |
| Muzaffarpur    |
| Nalanda        |
| Patna          |
| Rohtas         |
| Samastipur     |
| Sitamarhi      |
| Vaisahli       |
| Colaba         |
| Borivali       |
| Tarapur        |
| Murbad         |
| Alibaug        |
| Chakan         |
| Shirval        |
| Kagal          |
| Islampur       |
| Chincholi      |
| Wardha         |
| Tirora         |
| Khamgaon       |
| Kalmeshwar     |
| Akola          |
| Amaravati      |
| Chandrapur     |
| Sinner         |
| Paithan        |
| Bhuswal        |
| Shirpur        |
| Nanded         |

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|    |              |    | Majuli (Assam)                     |
|----|--------------|----|------------------------------------|
|    |              |    | Chirang (Assam)                    |
|    |              |    | Goalpara (Assam)                   |
|    |              |    | Dhemaji (Assam)                    |
|    |              |    | Golaghat (Assam)                   |
|    |              |    | Hojai (Assam)                      |
|    |              |    | Baksa (Assam)                      |
|    |              |    | Jantia Hills (Assam)               |
|    |              |    | East Jantia Hills (Meghalaya)      |
|    |              |    | West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)        |
| 17 | North East   | 22 | 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)                  |
|    |              |    | Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)       |
| 18 | Chhattisgarh | 17 | Balod                              |
|    |              |    | Mungeli                            |
|    |              |    | Balrampur                          |
|    |              |    | Surajpur                           |
|    |              |    | Suraguja                           |
|    |              |    | Jashpur                            |
|    |              |    | Bastar                             |
|    |              |    | Bijapur                            |
|    |              |    | Dantewada                          |
|    |              |    | Kanker                             |
|    |              |    | Kondagaon                          |
|    |              |    | Mahasamund                         |
|    |              |    | Narayanpur                         |
|    |              |    | Sukma                              |
|    |              |    | Kabirdham                          |
|    |              |    | Bemetara                           |
|    |              |    | Koriya                             |

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