Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: ESI Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 46

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## ESI HOSPITALS

## 46. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a)the status of implementation of creating ESI hospitals with beds in every district;
- (b)the details of districts chosen for implementation in Tamil Nadu;
- (c)the  number  of  ESIC  enrolled  employees  in  Karur  Parliamentary constituency; and
- (d)whether the Ministry is planning to set up an ESI hospital with beds in Karur Parliamentary constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

- (a) & (b): Setting  up  of  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI)  hospital  in an area is approved based on the number of Insured Persons (IPs) in that area regardless of the size of that city or district. The details of the criteria to establish ESI hospitals is placed at Annexure-I.

There are 160 Hospitals under ESI Scheme, out of which 50 hospitals  are  directly  run  by  ESIC  and  110  hospitals  are  run  by respective State Governments. In addition 'In Principle' approval has been given to 50 additional hospitals.

Contd..2/-

Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) is notified in 36 out of 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, except Perambalur and Kallakurichi districts.  Out  of  these,  13  districts  are  fully  notified  and  23  districts are  partially  notified  in  districts  headquarters  area  and  prominent industrial centres. The present status of implementation in Tamil Nadu is placed at Annexure-II.

Four  partially  notified  districts  namely  Vellore,  Madurai, Ariyalur and Mayiladuthurai have also been chosen for implementation of the Scheme in entire area of the districts.

(c): As on 31.03.2020, the number of ESIC enrolled employees in Karur district was 29,996. Parliamentary Constituency wise data is not maintained.

(d): No proposal  has  been  received  from  State  Government  of Tamil Nadu for setting up of new ESI hospital in Karur district, Tamil Nadu.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  46  FOR  19.07.2021  BY  MS.  S.  JOTHIMANI REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS.

## NORMS FOR SETTING UP OF NEW HOSPITALS BY ESI CORPORATION

|   Sl.No. | No. of beds         | Min. No. of Insured Persons (IPs)            |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 30 bedded hospital  | 20,000 (15000 for North Eastern/ Hilly Area) |
|        2 | 100 bedded hospital | 50,000                                       |
|        3 | 150 bedded hospital | 1,00,000                                     |
|        4 | 200 bedded hospital | 1,50,000                                     |
|        5 | 250 bedded hospital | 2,00,000                                     |
|        6 | 300 bedded hospital | 2,50,000                                     |
|        7 | 350 bedded hospital | 3,00,000                                     |
|        8 | 400 bedded hospital | 3,50,000                                     |
|        9 | 500 bedded hospital | 4,00,000                                     |
|       10 | 600 bedded hospital | 5,00,000                                     |

The IP population should be taken in a radius of 25 Km. and that there should not be  any  other  ESI  hospital  within  a  radius  of  50  Km.  If  there  is  another  ESI  Hospital within  50  Km,  then  each  ESI  hospital  should  fulfill  these  norms  in  the  respective catchment area (for example, if the two ESI hospitals are at a distance of 40 Km, then each hospital should satisfy these norms within a radius of 20 Km.

For 30 bedded hospital, minimum 20000 IPs required in a plain area, 15000 IPs required in North  eastern region/hilly  area  and  there  should  be  no  ESIC/ESIS healthcare institution within 25 Km radius.

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  46  FOR  19.07.2021  BY  MS.  S.  JOTHIMANI REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS.

| Fully Notified Districts   | Partially Notified Districts   | Partially Notified Districts   | Non Notified Districts   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1. Chennai                 | 1. Ariyalur                    | 13. Sivaganga                  | 1. Perambalur            |
| 2. Virudhunagar            | 2. Coimbatore                  | 14. Tiruchirappalli            | 2. Kallakurichi          |
| 3. Tiruvarur               | 3. Dindigul                    | 15. Thanjavur                  |                          |
| 4. Namakkal                | 4. Kanchipuram                 | 16. Thoothukudi                |                          |
| 5. Theni                   | 5. Karur                       | 17. Tiruvallur                 |                          |
| 6. Kanyakumari             | 6. Krishnagiri                 | 18. Tiruvannamalai             |                          |
| 7. Tirupur                 | 7. Madurai                     | 19. Vellore                    |                          |
| 8. Tirunelveli             | 8. Nagapattinam                | 20. Viluppuram                 |                          |
| 9. Cuddalore               | 9. Nilgiris                    | 21.Chengalpattu                |                          |
| 10. Tenkasi                | 10. Pudukkottai                | 22. Mayiladuthurai             |                          |
| 11. Dharmapuri             | 11.Ramanathapuram              | 23. Tirupattur                 |                          |
| 12. Ranipet                | 12. Salem                      |                                |                          |
| 13. Erode                  |                                |                                |                          |

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