Question : ESI Hospitals

(a)the total number of hospitals and dispensaries running under the
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in the country along with the number of workers covered thereunder, State/UT-wise;
(b)whether the ESlC/Government proposes to modernise/upgrade the
existing and set up new hospitals/Super Speciality Hospitals in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof along with the locations identified and funds allocated for the purpose, location and State/UT-wise;
(c)whether the Government also proposes to construct/renovate the ESI dispensary/hospital buildings and if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard;
(d)the initiatives/steps taken by the Government to develop/upgrade the various ESI dispensaries/hospitals in the country, State/UT-wise;
(e)whether the workers have to visit private hospitals due to lack of
state of the art equipments in ESI hospitals; and
(f)if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): The State/ UT wise number of ESI hospitals and dispensaries in the Country along with the number of workers covered there under is placed at Annexure-A.

(b): ESI Corporation has given “In Principle” approval for setting up of new hospitals as per details placed at Annexure-B.
Details of the existing hospitals being modernized/upgraded and new hospitals/Super Speciality Hospitals under construction in various parts of the country along with the locations and funds allocated for the purpose, Sate/UT-wise are at Annexure-C
(c): Details of the Existing ESI dispensary buildings taken up for renovation & construction are enclosed as Annexure-D.
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(d): ESI Corporation has decided for taking following initiatives to develop/ upgrade ESI Dispensaries/ Hospitals across the country and also increasing hospital bed strength of ESI Hospitals by 50 %, where bed occupancy for last 3 years is more than 70%.
(e) & (f): Majority of the medical services to ESI Beneficiaries are generally provided in house through ESI Hospitals. As medical science is constantly evolving, need based procurement of State of the art equipments is done in these hospitals. Further, treatment services which are not available in ESI Hospitals are provided through tie-up arrangement with Public/ Private Hospitals. ESIC has tie-up arrangement with more than 1000 public/ private hospitals.

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