Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Super Speciality Facilities in ESI Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 117

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## SUPER SPECIALITY FACILITIES IN ESI HOSPITALS

- *117. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a)the number of Employees State Insurance (ESI) hospitals functioning in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether the Government proposes to equip ESI hospitals with super speciality facilities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government has also any proposal to set up new Super
- Speciality Hospitals under ESI in the country;
- (d)if  so,  the  details  of  locations  identified,  State/UT-wise  along  with the time by which the said hospitals are likely to start functioning; and
- (e)whether the Government is aware of the lack of general hygiene in some ESI hospitals and if so, the reasons therefor along with the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)   OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.117 FOR 07.12.2015 BY SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER AND SHRI K.N.  RAMACHANDRAN  REGARDING  SUPER  SPECIALITY  FACILITIES  IN  ESI HOSPITALS.

(a):Employees' State Insurance Corporation has 151 ESI hospitals functioning in the country at present. State/UT-wise details are at Annex.

(b):ESIC has listed various programmes for implementation under 2 nd Generation Reform agenda named 'ESIC-2.0', which was launched on 20 th July, 2015 by Hon'ble Prime Minister.   As per the Reform Agenda, ESIC Hospitals are to be equipped with the following super specialty facilities:

- a)  Cardiology treatment facilities.
- b)  Dialysis facilities.
- c)  Cancer detection/ treatment facilities.

(c) & (d):- At present, there is no proposal to set-up new super speciality hospitals under ESI in Country.

(e):Hygiene  in  ESIC  Hospitals  is  generally  satisfactory.    Further,  under  ESIC  2.0 reform agenda, ESI Corporation has launched special cleanliness drive as an extension of  the  National  Drive  of  Swachh  Bharat  Abhiyan,  under  which  all  the  ESIC  Hospitals have been, inter-alia, directed to undertake following measures: *Complete white wash, painting of the hospital building alongwith minor repair. *Improving the horticulture and installation of flowers pots in the internal area.

*Importance to be given for cleanliness of toilets.

Changing the hospitals bed sheet on daily basis in the OPD and wards, as per day-wise VIBGYOR pattern.

## ANNEX

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.117 FOR 07.12.2015 BY SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER AND SHRI K.N.  RAMACHANDRAN  REGARDING  SUPER  SPECIALITY  FACILITIES  IN  ESI HOSPITALS.

## State-wise details of ESI Hospitals in the Country

| Sl. No.   | Name of State    | No. of Hospitals   |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 5                  |
| 2.        | Assam            | 1                  |
| 3.        | Bihar            | 3                  |
| 4.        | Chandigarh       | 1                  |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh     | -                  |
| 6.        | Delhi            | 4                  |
| 7.        | Goa              | 1                  |
| 8.        | Gujarat          | 12                 |
| 9.        | Haryana          | 6                  |
| 10.       | Himachal Pradesh | 2                  |
| 11.       | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1                  |
| 12.       | Jharkhand        | 3                  |
| 13.       | Karnataka        | 10                 |
| 14.       | Kerala           | 13                 |
| 15.       | Madhya Pradesh   | 7                  |
| 16.       | Maharashtra      | 14                 |
| 17.       | Meghalaya        | -                  |
| 18.       | Odisha           | 6                  |
| 19.       | Puducherry       | 1                  |
| 20.       | Punjab           | 8                  |
| 21.       | Rajasthan        | 6                  |
| 22.       | Tamil Nadu       | 10                 |
| 23.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 16                 |
| 24.       | Uttarakhand      | -                  |
| 25.       | West Bengal      | 15                 |
| 26.       | Telangana        | 7                  |
| Total     | Total            | 151                |

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