Question : HOSPITALS FOR BEEDI WORKERS

(a) the number of hospitals functioning at present extending medical facilities for beedi workers, State-wise;

(b) the number of beedi workers benefited by these hospitals during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) the number of posts sanctioned of specialist doctors, nurses, para-medical and other ancillary employees including the number of women employees in these hospitals, category-wise and State-wise;

(d) the number of vacant posts in these hospitals and the time by which such vacant posts are likely to be filled up, category-wise; and

(e) the funds allocated for construction and providing medical facilities in such hospitals during the said period, State-wise and year-wise?

MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)

(a): There are seven hospitals functioning at present and are located at (i) 10-bedded Hospital at Gurusahayganj in Uttar Pradesh, (ii) 30-bedded Hospital at Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, (iii) 65-bedded Hospital at Dhuliyan West Bengal,(iv) 50-bedded T.B. Hospital at Koderma, Jharkhand, (v) 50-bedded Hospital at Mysore in Karnataka, (vi) 30-bedded Hospital at Mukuddal in Tamil Nadu, and (vii) 30 bedded Hospital at Biharsharif in Bihar.

(b): A Statement showing the number of beedi workers benefited by these hospitals during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise is at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): A Statement showing the number of posts sanctioned of specialist doctors, nurses, para-medical and other ancillary employees including the number of women employees, and the number of vacant posts in these hospitals is at Annexure-II. Vacant posts of Specialist Medical Officers/Medical Officers are filled by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. For the rest of the vacant posts, efforts are on to fill up these posts.

(e): The funds allocated for construction and providing medical facilities in such hospitals is given in Annexure-III.