Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Achievements and Objectives of ESIC Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 277

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBJECTIVES OF ESIC SCHEME

*277. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  achieve  its  objectives through Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Scheme and if not, the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard along with the challenges faced by the Government in implementation of this scheme;
- (b)the list of hospitals that are part of this scheme in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha; and
- (c)whether there are any hospitals or dispensaries under this scheme in Jhansi and Pali Parliamentary Constituencies, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. **                                                   ******

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 277 FOR 20.03.2023 BY DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI AND SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBJECTIVES OF ESIC SCHEME.

(a) to (c): The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme provides  social security benefits in the form  of health and  cash  benefits to the employees,  including  family  members,  of  the  factories/establishments situated  in  its  notified  areas  in  the  country  employing  ten  or  more persons, as per eligibility.

As  on  date,  the  ESI  scheme  is  notified  in  all  the  states  and union  territories,  except  in  Lakshadweep.  At  present,  out  of  total  744 districts of the country, the ESI scheme is extended to 609 districts.  It includes  484  fully  covered  districts  and  125  partially  covered  districts under the scheme.

The cash benefits such as sickness, maternity, disablement, dependent etc. directly administered by the ESI Corporation through its network  of  field  offices  in  the  country.  The  requisite  arrangements  for medical  services  are  made  through  the  respective  State  Governments, where  ESIC  supplements  their  efforts  with  a  view  to  extend  the  ESI scheme  in  all  the  districts  of  the  country.  Towards  this,  the  medical facilities  are  being  provided  by  the  ESIC  through  a  network  of  ESI hospitals and dispensaries, including private insured medical practitioners, Employer Utilization dispensaries as well as private empaneled hospitals across the country.

ESIC  has  also  collaborated  with  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan Arogya  Yojna  (PMJAY)  empanelled  hospitals  in  the  country  to  provide secondary  and  tertiary  care  medical  services  to  ESI  beneficiaries  in certain  designated  districts.  Major  challenges  faced  by  ESIC  include availability of suitable land for the ESI hospitals, dispensaries,  medical officers, particularly in super-specialty areas etc.

At  present,  there  are  32  ESI  hospitals  in  the  state  of  Uttar Pradesh,  Rajasthan  and  Odisha.  The  details  are  placed  at  Annexure. There  is  one  ESI  dispensary  at  Jhansi  district  of  Uttar  Pradesh.      As regards Pali district in the state of Rajasthan, there is one 50 bedded ESI hospital,  three  ESI  dispensaries  and  one  Dispensary-cum-Branch  Office (DCBO).

ANNEXURE    REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)    TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  277  FOR  20.03.2023  BY  DR.  RAMAPATI  RAM  TRIPATHI  AND  SHRI  P.P. CHAUDHARY REGARDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND OBJECTIVES OF ESIC SCHEME.

## List of Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Odisha

|   Sl. No | State         | Name of hospital               |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Odisha        | Rourkela (ESIC)                |
|        2 | Odisha        | Angul (ESIC)                   |
|        3 | Odisha        | Kansbahal                      |
|        4 | Odisha        | Bhubaneshwar                   |
|        5 | Odisha        | Choudwar                       |
|        6 | Odisha        | Jaykapur                       |
|        7 | Odisha        | Brajrajnagar*                  |
|        8 | Odisha        | Barbil*                        |
|        9 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur (ESIC)                  |
|       10 | Rajasthan     | Bhiwadi (ESIC)                 |
|       11 | Rajasthan     | Alwar (ESIC)                   |
|       12 | Rajasthan     | Udaipur (ESIC)                 |
|       13 | Rajasthan     | Bhilwara                       |
|       14 | Rajasthan     | Jodhpur                        |
|       15 | Rajasthan     | Kota                           |
|       16 | Rajasthan     | Pali                           |
|       17 | Uttar Pradesh | Noida (ESIC)                   |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh | Jajmau (ESIC)                  |
|       19 | Uttar Pradesh | Sahibabad (ESIC)               |
|       20 | Uttar Pradesh | Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow (ESIC) |
|       21 | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi (ESIC)                |
|       22 | Uttar Pradesh | Bareilly (ESIC)                |
|       23 | Uttar Pradesh | Sarvodaynagar                  |
|       24 | Uttar Pradesh | Pandunagar                     |
|       25 | Uttar Pradesh | Kidwainagar                    |
|       26 | Uttar Pradesh | Azadnagar                      |
|       27 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra                           |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh | Prayagraj                      |
|       29 | Uttar Pradesh | Modinagar                      |
|       30 | Uttar Pradesh | Aligarh                        |
|       31 | Uttar Pradesh | Saharanpur                     |
|       32 | Uttar Pradesh | Pipri                          |

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