(a) the number of industrial centres in which social security
pension is implemented by the Employees State Insurance
Corporation; State-wise
(b) the number of families benefited by it during the years
1998, 1999 and 2000, State-wise; and
(c) the strategy being adopted by the Government to implement
the above scheme in all the factories of the country?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MUNI LALL)
(a) & (b): The requisite information is enclosed.
(c): Since the responsibility for administration of medical
care under the ESI Scheme vests with the State Governments/Union
Territory Administrations, the ESI Scheme is implemented in new
areas in a phased manner depending upon the facilities created by
the State governments for providing medical care. For this
purpose ESIC also carries out periodical surveys.