(a) the number of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals/dispensaries operating
from rented buildings in the country;
(b) the State-wise details of expenditure incurred on these hospitals during the last three years; and
(c) the State-wise number of beneficiaries of these hospitals and the super/speciality facilities
they availed?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a): Number of Dispensaries functioning from rented buildings in the country is 848. All ESI Hospitals
in the country are functioning in ESI Corporation’s own buildings except three in Maharashtra which are
functioning in the State Government-owned buildings. The ESI Hospital at Kandivaili is being re-constructed
after demolition and is temporarily functioning from Municipal Corporation, Mumbai owned building.
(b): As far as hospitals are concerned no expenditure is incurred towards rent since all the hospitals
are functioning either in ESI Corporation’s own building or State Government –owned building.
(c): Does not arise in view of reply to part (a) above.