(a) whether the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) proposes to set up new medical
colleges in the country including Gujarat and Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State and location-wise;
(c) the funds allocated by ESIC for the said purpose; and
(d) the time by which such medical colleges are likely to be set up?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.399 TO BE
ANSWERED ON 22.04.2013 BY SHRIMATI DARSHANA JARDOSH AND SHRI P. VISWANATHAN REGARDING MEDICAL
COLLEGE UNDER ESIC..
(a) Yes, Madam. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is in the process of setting-up
Medical Colleges in several states in the country, including Gujarat & Tamil Nadu.
(b) Details of Medical Colleges proposed by ESIC are at Annex.
(c) ESI Corporation has allocated Rs. 10,000 crore for Medical Education Projects which include
Medical Colleges, Postgraduate Medical Colleges, Dental Colleges and Para-medical Institutions.
(d) Since establishment of medical college is subject to fulfillment of regulatory requirements
of physical infrastructure, equipment, placement of faculty and issue of Letter of Permission by
the Medical Council of India, no time frame as to when the Medical College will start functioning
can be given.