Lok Sabha Question No. 1169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: Taking Over of Medical Service by ESIC
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, B.V. NAYAK

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1169

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## TAKING OVER OF MEDICAL SERVICE BY ESIC

1169. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  over/proposes  to  take  over delivery  of  medical  services  from  the  States  to  serve  insured persons directly under the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  hospitals taken over by the Government so far, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the additional facilities proposed to be provided to the beneficiaries
- of ESI scheme in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): During its 166 th   Meeting,  the  ESI  Corporation  has,  in principle,  approved  the  recommendation  of  the  46 th   Indian  Labour Conference  for  directly  running  the  health  services  in  all  States. Subsequently, ESI Corporation, in its 167 th  meeting, has approved the structure of Subsidiary Corporation to be set up in States. It has also been  decided  to  take  over  Kandivali,  Bibvewadi,  Kolhapur  and  MGM Parel    ESIS  hospital  in  Maharashtra  and  run  them  till  the  Subsidiary Corporation is in place & takes over them.
- (c): The ESI Corporation has so far taken over 21 ESI hospitals. The details of these hospitals is at Annexure-I .

(d): The ESI Corporation under its reform agenda-ESIC 2.0, has taken a number of reform initiatives to provide additional facilities to the beneficiaries of ESI Scheme in the country, as under:-

-  To make available electronic health records of patients.
-  Upgradation of dispensaries to 6 bedded set-up.
-  Daily change of hospital bed sheets.
-  24x7 medical helpline.
-  Evening OPD for senior Citizen & differently-abled patients.
-  Cancer detection/ treatment facilities.
-  Cardiology treatment facilities.
-  Dialysis facilities.
-  Behavioral training to the staff.
-  Complete immunization facilities.
-  Telemedicine facilities.
-  Ayush facilities.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1169 FOR 02.05.2016 BY SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA AND SHRI B.V. NAIK REGARDING TAKING OVER OF MEDICAL SERVICE BY ESIC.

## Details of ESIC run hospitals taken over from States

|   Sl. No. | State           | Name of the hospitals                                          | Date of takeover   |
|-----------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Telangana       | ESIC Hospital, Nacharam now situated at Sanathnagar, Hyderabad | 01.08.2002         |
|         2 | Assam           | ESIC Hospital, Beltola                                         | 04.04.2003         |
|         3 | Bihar           | ESIC Hospital, Phulwarisharif, Patna                           | 19.12.2002         |
|         4 | Gujarat         | ESIC Hospital, Vapi                                            | 01.07.2011         |
|         5 | Gujarat         | ESIC Hospital, Bapunagar, Ahmadabad                            | 01.06.2005         |
|         6 | Gujarat         | ESIC Hospital, Naroda                                          | 01.04.2010         |
|         7 | Haryana         | ESIC Hospital, Faridabad                                       | 23.08.2013         |
|         8 | Jammu & Kashmir | ESIC Hospital, Bari Brahmna                                    | 06.03.2005         |
|         9 | Jharkhand       | ESIC Hospital, Namkum, Ranchi                                  | 20.12.2002         |
|        10 | Karnataka       | ESIC Hospital, Rajajinagar, Bangalore                          | 01.04.2003         |
|        11 | Kerala          | ESIC Hospital, Udyogmandal                                     | 02.11.2009         |
|        12 | Kerala          | ESIC Hospital, Ezhukone                                        | 20.04.2010         |
|        13 | Kerala          | ESIC Hospital, Peripally                                       | 16.04.2010         |
|        14 | Kerala          | ESIC Hospital, Asramam, Kollam                                 | 01.01.2003         |
|        15 | Madhya Pradesh  | ESIC Hospital, Indore                                          | 01.04.2007         |
|        16 | Maharashtra     | ESIC Hospital, Andheri, Mumbai                                 | 14.04.2008         |
|        17 | Odisha          | ESIC Hospital, Rourkela                                        | 01.05.2003         |
|        18 | Punjab          | ESIC Hospital, Ludhiana                                        | 01.11.2002         |
|        19 | Rajasthan       | ESIC Hospital, Jaipur                                          | 01.09.2002         |
|        20 | Tamil Nadu      | ESIC Hospital, K.K. Nagar, Chennai                             | 01.04.1991         |
|        21 | West Bengal     | ESIC Hospital, Joka, Kolkata                                   | 1993-1994          |

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