(a)whether it is true that a new ESI hospital was sanctioned to be set up in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh;
(b)if so, the details such as number of beds, facilities to be provided, departments to be started, etc.; and
(c)the estimated cost of the project and the time by which it is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a) & (b): Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has given In Principle approval for setting up of a 100 bedded ESI Hospital at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh for providing secondary care outpatient/ inpatient medical services in all major broad Specialties i.e. Medicine, Surgery, Paediatric, Gynae, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Skin, Eye .
(c): The project is in Pre-construction stage.
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