ESI PRESS RELEASE 13/09/2019

The ESI Corporation during its 178th meeting held on 13.09.2019 under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Hon’ble Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge), and Govt. of India has taken some very important decisions towards improvements in its service delivery mechanism.

The following important decisions were taken during the Meeting:

(i) Insured Persons of ESIC of newly implemented area to get treatment under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)

(ii) ESIC to set-up 100 bedded Hospital at Srinagar (J&K U.T.) and 30 bedded Hospital at Leh
(Ladakh U.T.)

(iii) Opening-up of Medical Services at under-utilized Dispensary-cum-Branch Office (DCBO) to Non-IPs

(iv) ESIC Hospitals at Sarojani Nagar (Lucknow) & Jajmau (Kanpur) opened for non-Insured Persons

(v) Cash reward of Rs. 5.00 Lakh announced by Hon’ble LEM to ace para-shuttler Shri Pramod Bhagat, an employee of ESIC.

Copy of Press Release : ESI PRESS RELEASE 13/09/2019