Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-05
Subject: Funds allocated to ESI Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2024

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO ESI HOSPITALS

## 427.  SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a)the  funds  allocated/likely  to  be  allocated  for  the  Employees  State Insurance (ESI) hospitals functioning at Ernakulam District, Kerala hospital wise for the last five years and the current year;
- (b)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  upgrade  and  modernise  ESI hospitals at Ernakulam District, Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government is planning/has any proposal to upgrade the facilities in all Employees' State Insuran ce (ESI) hospitals functioning  at  Ernakulam  District,  Kerala  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  planned  to  open  one  super  speciality hospital in each State under ESIC and if so, the details thereof;

(e)whether the Government has received any requests so far to establish new hospitals in Kerala and if so, the details thereof; and

- (f)whether the decision to increase the bed capacity to 100 beds from 65 beds in ESI and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (f): The details of expenditure incurred    for the Employees State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  hospital  functioning  at  Udyogmandal, Ernakulam District, Kerala is as under:

|   S. No | Financial Year   | Expenditure incurred (in lakhs)   |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | 2019-20          | Rs. 7425.86                       |
|       2 | 2020-21          | Rs. 7818.76                       |
|       3 | 2021-22          | Rs. 8588.89                       |
|       4 | 2022-23          | Rs. 10029.12                      |
|       5 | 2023-24          | Rs. 9841.22                       |

The  ESIS  hospital,  Ernakulam,  Kerala  functions  under  the State Government. and fund is allocated to this hospital by the State Government through on account payment made to the Kerala.

Further, amounts of Rs 2.86 cr and Rs 4.22 cr approximately have been allocated for Annual Repairs Maintenance and Special Repairs works  for  the  two  ESI  hospitals  functioning  in  the  Ernakulam  and Udyogmandal (Ernakulam) respectively during last five years.

The ESI Corporation has given approval for upgradation of State-run ESIS Hospital, Ernakulam from 65 beds to 100 beds based on request received from State Government of Kerala.

The ESI Corporation has also approved construction of new building to have a 100 bedded ESI hospital along with some other ESIC offices.

The ESIC has also approved upgradation of existing hospital at Udyogmandal in district Ernakulam from 100 beds to 150 beds.

Setting up of ESI hospital is an ongoing process. The ESIC gives approval for setting up of new ESI hospitals based on the number of In sured Persons' population in an area in accordance with its norms.

The  ESI  Corporation  has  given  in-principle  approval  for setting up of 2 new 100 bedded ESI hospitals at Perambavoor (District Ernakulam) and Kattappana (District Idukki) in the state of Kerala.

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