Lok Sabha Question No. 1226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Shri Godam Nagesh, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC) HOSPITALS

## 1226.  DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI RAO RAJENDRA SINGH

SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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

- (a)the details of the current number of Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)  hospitals  modernised  or  upgraded  under  the  various  schemes  of  the Government since 2014, State/UT-wise including Odisha and Punjab;
- (b)the  details  of  the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure quality and timely healthcare delivery through the said hospitals, State/UT-wise including Odisha;
- (c)whether  the  Government  plans  to  replicate  such  modernized  hospitals  and integrated medical facilities in other labour-intensive regions of the country, if
- so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with Mangalore in Karnataka;
- (d)whether it is a fact that Government has announced to establish ESIC hospitals in Palghar District in Maharashtra in the year 2018 and its construction has not been  started  yet  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  timeline  for completion;
- (e)the details of the number of proposals sent for the establishment of new ESIC hospitals  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  especially  district-wise  in  Andhra Pradesh and Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (f)the details and the categories of the workers currently availing benefits under the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme in Dakshina Kannada district along with  total  number  of  insured  persons  and  registered  employers  under  the
- Mangaluru Sub-Regional Office; and
- (g)whether contractual, outsourced, or daily-wage labourers are eligible for ESI coverage and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria and mechanism for their enrolment and benefit monitoring?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

security  to  all employees including contractual, outsourced or daily wages working in  factories  /  establishments  with  10  or  more  employees  in  the districts  notified  by  the  Central  Government.  The  employees  and  family members of those employees as defined in ESI Act, 1948 of these factories / establishments  drawing  wages  up  to  ₹21000/-  per  month  (₹  25,000/-  for persons with disability) are covered under the ESI Act and are eligible to avail benefits available under the ESI Scheme.

Further, ESIC is continuously making efforts to develop in-house specialty and super-specialty services by incorporating modern technologies in ESI  hospitals  itself.  Some  of  the  measures  taken  are:  enhancement  of  bed strength,  procurement  of  advanced  medical  equipment,  establishing  the intensive care unit (ICU) / high dependency unit (HDU) facilities as per ESIC guidelines, establishing new hospitals, use of unused land for upgradation and expansion of hospital infrastructure as per needs and demands, upgradation of user-friendly  app  for  OPD  appointments  in  order  to  streamline  registration, reduce waiting time, and enhance patient convenience etc.  The details of ESIC hospitals wherein bed strength has been upgraded based on ESI norms since 2014, State/UT-wise including Odisha and Punjab is at Annexure-I.

The  State  Government  of  Maharashtra  has  offered  the  land  to establish ESIC hospital at Palghar at a cost of around 4.32 Crore but the land was  in  irregular  shape  and  insufficient  to  construct  the  hospital  and  staff quarter.

Under Sub Regional Office Mangaluru, as on 31.03.2024, there were 199500  Insured  persons  and  9824  employers.  There  were  120256  registered employees and 131282 insured persons in Dakshina Kannada district.

State/district-wise details of proposals for setting up of ESI hospitals across  the  country  including  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Jaipur  Rural  Lok  Sabha Constituency received during 01.07.2024 to 30.06.2025 is placed at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1226  FOR  28.07.2025  BY  DR.  HEMANT  VISHNU  SAVARA  &  12  OTHERS REGARDING EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC) HOSPITALS.

Details of ESIC hospitals wherein bed strength has been upgraded since 2014, State-UT wise

| S. No.   | State          | Name of ESIC Hospital                       | Bed strength   | Bed strength   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
|          |                |                                             | From           | To             |
| 1.       | Punjab         | ESIC Hospital, Ludhiana                     | 262            | 300            |
| 2.       | Karnataka      | ESIC Hospital, Peenya                       | 100            | 150            |
| 3.       | Karnataka      | ESIC Hospital &Medical College, Gulbarga    | 380            | 630            |
| 4.       | Karnataka      | ESIC Hospital &Medical College, Rajajinagar | 500            | 750            |
| 5.       | Odisha         | ESIC Hospital, Rourkela                     | 50             | 150            |
| 6.       | Odisha         | ESIC Hospital, Bhubaneswar                  | 50             | 100            |
| 7.       | Uttar Pradesh  | ESIC Hospital, Noida                        | 300            | 350            |
| 8.       | Uttar Pradesh  | ESIC Hospital, Bareilly                     | 50             | 100            |
| 9.       | Uttar Pradesh  | ESIC Hospital, Varanasi                     | 150            | 220            |
| 10.      | Jharkhand      | ESIC Hospital, Adityapur                    | 50             | 75             |
| 11.      | Jharkhand      | ESIC Hospital, Ranchi                       | 75             | 220            |
| 12.      | Tamil Nadu     | ESIC Hospital &Medical College KK Nagar     | 454            | 1000           |
| 13.      | Tamil Nadu     | ESIC Hospital, Tirunelveli                  | 50             | 100            |
| 14.      | Assam          | ESIC Hospital, Beltola                      | 50             | 220            |
| 15.      | Bihar          | ESIC Hospital, Phulwarisharif               | 50             | 100            |
| 16.      | Bihar          | ESIC Hospital &Medical College, Bihta       | 330            | 420            |
| 17.      | Delhi          | ESIC Hospital, Okhla                        | 250            | 500*           |
| 18.      | Haryana        | ESIC Hospital, Faridabad                    | 380            | 1150           |
| 19.      | Telangana      | ESIC SS Hospital, Sanath Nagar              | 100            | 150            |
| 20.      | Telangana      | ESIC Hospital &Medical College Sanath Nagar | 375            | 1000           |
| 21.      | Jammu          | ESIC Hospital, Baribrahma                   | 50             | 100            |
| 22.      | Kerala         | ESIC Hospital, Udyogmandal                  | 100            | 150            |
| 23.      | Maharashtra    | ESIC Hospital, Bibvewadi                    | 100            | 120            |
| 24.      | Rajasthan      | ESIC Hospital &Medical College, Alwar       | 330            | 420            |
| 25.      | Madhya Pradesh | ESIC Hospital &Medical College, Indore      | 300            | 420            |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (g) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1226  FOR  28.07.2025  BY  DR.  HEMANT  VISHNU  SAVARA  &  12  OTHERS REGARDING EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION (ESIC) HOSPITALS.

Details of number of proposals received in prescribed proforma during 01.07.2024 to 30.06.2025 for the establishment of ESI hospitals, State / UT wise

|   S. No | State          | District         | Location    |
|---------|----------------|------------------|-------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | Prakasam         | Ongole      |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari    | Bhimavaram  |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh | YSR              | Kadapa      |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh | Ananthapur       | Anantapuram |
|       5 | Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor         | Chittoor    |
|       6 | Andhra Pradesh | Eluru            | Eluru       |
|       7 | Andhra Pradesh | Sri Satya Sai    | Hindupur    |
|       8 | Meghalaya      | East Khasi Hills | Shillong    |
|       9 | Telangana      | Karimnagar       | Karimnagar  |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu     | Namakkal         | Namakkal    |
|      11 | Tamil Nadu     | Karur            | Karur       |
|      12 | Tamil Nadu     | Tiruvallur       | Tiruvallur  |
|      13 | Tamil Nadu     | Ambur            | Ambur       |

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