Lok Sabha Question No. 2335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: ESI Medical Colleges/Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2335 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## ESI MEDICAL COLLEGES/HOSPITALS

2335. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a)whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  take  over  medical colleges from the States to serve insured persons directly under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme;
- (b)if so, the details in this regard along with the reasons therefor;
- (c)the number of ESI hospitals/medical colleges taken over as on date, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the  details  of  extra  facilities  proposed  to  be  provided  to  the beneficiaries of ESI scheme throughout the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Question  does  not  arise  in  view  of  reply  to  part  (a)  of  the question above.
- (c): Twenty  two  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC) hospitals have been taken over as on date.  Details of such hospitals State/UT-wise are at Annex.

No medical college has been taken over by ESI Corporation.

Contd…2/-

- (d): The ESI Corporation during its 166 th  meeting has inter-alia taken a  decision  to  upgrade/improve  health  facilities  to  be  provided  to  the beneficiaries of ESI Scheme throughout the country, as follows:
- i) To  upgrade  1/3 rd   of  dispensaries  in  the  first  phase  to  six bedded hospital with:-
- a)
- b)
- c)
- 24x7 facilities
- Pathological facilities.
- X-ray facilities.
- ii) Provision of Cancer detection/treatment facilities.
- iii) Provision of Cardiology treatment facilities.
- iv)
- Provision of Dialysis facilities in ESIC hospitals.
- v)
- vi)
- Provision of Tele-medicine facilities.
- Provision of Queue Management System.
- vii) Provision  of  proper  and  attractive  signage  at  the  required places in all ESIC hospitals.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2335 FOR 14.12.2015 BY SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE AND SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA REGARDING ESI MEDICAL COLLEGES/ HOSPITALS.

## STATE/UT-WISE LIST OF ESI HOSPITALS TAKEN OVER BY ESI CORPORATION

| State /UT      |   Sl. No. | Location of the Hospital   |
|----------------|-----------|----------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh |         1 | ESIC Hospital, Nacharam    |
| Assam          |         2 | ESIC Hospital, Guwahati    |
| Bihar          |         3 | ESIC Hospital, Patna       |
| Chandigarh     |         4 | ESIC Hospital, Chandigarh  |
| Gujarat        |         5 | ESIC Hospital, Bapu Nagar  |
| Gujarat        |         6 | ESIC Hospital, Naroda      |
| Gujarat        |         7 | ESIC Hospital, Vapi        |
| Jharkhand      |         8 | ESIC Hospital, Ranchi      |
| Karnataka      |         9 | ESIC Hospital, Bangalore   |
| Kerala         |        10 | ESIC Hospital, Kollam      |
| Kerala         |        11 | ESIC Hospital, Udyogmandal |
| Kerala         |        12 | ESIC Hospital, Paripally   |
| Kerala         |        13 | ESIC Hospital, Ezukone     |
| Madhya Pradesh |        14 | ESIC Hospital, Indore      |
| Maharashtra    |        15 | ESIC Hospital, Andheri     |
| Odisha         |        16 | ESIC Hospital, Rourkela    |
| Punjab         |        17 | ESIC Hospital, Ludhiana    |
| Rajasthan      |        18 | ESIC Hospital, Jaipur      |
| Tamil Nadu     |        19 | ESIC Hospital, K.K. Nagar  |
| Tamil Nadu     |        20 | ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore  |
| West Bengal    |        21 | ESIC Hospital, Joka        |
| Haryana        |        22 | ESIC Hospital, Faridabad   |

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