GOVERNMENT CONSIDERING TO SET UP ESIC SUPER-SPECIALITY MODEL HOSPITALS IN EACH STATE

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RAJYA SABHA

The government is considering to set up super-speciality model hospitals in each state for workers under the Employees State Insurance Scheme, ESIC. Stating this in the Rajya Sabha during the Question Hour today, the Labour Minister Dr. Sahib Singh said that the ESIC has got the funds and "we want to initiate construction work for these hospitals as soon as possible after getting the consent from the concerned state governments". He said the ESIC is going to bear cent percent expenditure on setting up model hospitals. Dr. Sahib Singh said that the Corporation is considering the possibility of setting up of Cardiac Centres at Bibvewadi in Pune through third party participation and at ESI Hospital at Rohini in Delhi in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He said that talks with the AIIMS in this regard are in progress. Dr. Sahib Singh said that the corporation has also decided to set-up a separate Cardialogy (Non-evasive) wing, Superspeciality Department at Asramam (Kolam) in Kerala for which ESIC is finalising plans in consultation with the Central Public Works Department.

Replying to a supplemetary the Labour Minister said that the government is thinking to include workers in the un-organised sector in the ESIC Scheme.