Lok Sabha Question No. 1207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: ESIC Hospitals in Karnataka
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## ESIC HOSPITALS IN KARNATAKA

1207. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

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

- (a)the details of guidelines/norms fixed by the Government to open an ESI hospital in any State;
- (b)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  an  ESI  hospital  in Koppal-  Karnataka  and  has  also  received  any  proposal  from  the
- State Government of Karnataka in this regard; and (c)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): Norms for setting up of Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospital,  based  on  Insured  Person(IP)  population,  are  at    Annexure. Further, the ESI Corporation has decided that the health facility should be created not based on the present IP population but on the basis of projected  population  of  the  IP  after  a  period  of  three  years  for dispensaries  and  five  years  for  hospitals  and  also  on  the  basis  of geographical necessity.
- (b) &(c): The ESI Corporation has received proposal from the State Government of Karnataka to open an ESI hospital in KoppalKarnataka. The matter has been examined by ESIC.  IP population at present  in  Koppal,  Karnataka  is  below  2000  which  is  likely  to  be increased to 10,000 in near future and after implementation in newly identified areas. Thus, at present, is no proposal to open ESI hospital in Koppal, Karnataka.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1207  FOR  25.07.2016  BY  SHRI  SANGANNA AMARAPPA REGARDING ESIC HOSPITALS IN KARNATAKA.

## NORMS FOR SETTING UP OF ESI HOSPITALS.

|   Sl.No. | No. of beds         | Min. no. of IPs   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | 100 bedded hospital | 50,000            |
|        2 | 150 bedded hospital | 1,00,000          |
|        3 | 200 bedded hospital | 1,50,000          |
|        4 | 250 bedded hospital | 2,00,000          |
|        5 | 300 bedded hospital | 2,50,000          |
|        6 | 350 bedded hospital | 3,00,000          |
|        7 | 400 bedded hospital | 3,50,000          |
|        8 | 500 bedded hospital | 4,00,000          |
|        9 | 600 bedded hospital | 5,00,000          |

The  Insured Persons (IP) population should be taken in a radius of 25 k.m. and that there should not be any other ESI Hospital within a radius of 50 k.m. if there is another ESI Hospital within 50 k.m., then each ESI Hospital should fulfil these norms in the respective catchment areas (for example, if the two ESI Hospital are at a distance of 40 k.m., then each hospital satisfy these norms within a radius of 20 k.m.

Norms for the North Eastern States & other Hilly Areas of the Country for setting up of 100 bedded hospital is 15000 or more number of Insured Persons.

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