F. No. E-13/12/17/2021-PR
Dated: 04.12.2021
Press Release
1. ESIC launches Pilot project on Annual
Preventive Health Check-up Programme for ESI Insured Persons, aged 40
years and above.
2. ESIC relaxes Contributory condition for
ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme. 3. Audited Annual Accounts and Annual Report of
the ESIC for the Financial year 2020- 2021 approved.
4. ESIC announces construction of new ESI
Hospitals at Gurugram (Manesar); Meerut (UP); Dubri (Odisha);
Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and taking over of ESIS
Hospital, Tinsukia, Assam.
5. High Powered Committees announced for
improving and strengthening service delivery mechanism of
ESIC.
186th Meeting
of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was held on
04/12/2021 under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister of
Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Government of India.
The following important Agenda Items were
taken up in the meeting of ESI Corporation, which will improve ESIC’s service
delivery mechanism and also strengthen the medical infrastructure, to
benefit the Insured Workers :-
Launch of Pilot Project on Annual
Preventive Health Check-up Programme for ESI Insured Persons / Insured
Women (IPs/IWs) aged 40 years and above
Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Minister of Labour &
Employment; Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India and
Chairman, ESIC launched a dedicated Pilot Programme for preventive Annual
Health Checkup for Insured Persons aged 40 years and above from Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi in 04 ESIC Medical Colleges/Hospitals located at
Ahmedabad, Faridabad, Hyderabad and Kolkatta. This will benefit Insured Persons
in early detection of diseases.
Audited Annual Accounts of the ESIC for
the Financial year 2020-21 together with the report of the C&AG of
India.
The Annual Accounts of the Corporation for
the year 2020-21 audited by C&AG was adopted by the
Corporation.
Annual Report of the ESIC for the year
2020-21 and Analysis thereof. The Annual Report alongwith its Analysis on the activities of the
ESIC for the year 2020-21 was approved.
Relaxation of the contributory condition
in the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme In order to provide help and succor to the families of the IPs who
died due to COVID 19, ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme was introduced. Corporation
approved relaxation of the contributory condition of payment from 70 days
to 35 days for eligibility under this Scheme.
Construction of 500 bedded ESIC Hospital
at Gurugram (Manesar) for expansion of services of existing 100 bedded
Hospital
ESIC approved acquisition of the plot
admeasuring 8.7 acres for setting up of 500 bed ESIC Hospital at HSIIDC,
Manesar.
Setting up of 100 bedded ESIC Hospital at
Meerut
The Corporation approved acquisition of
land of 2.024 hectares for construction of 100 bed ESIC Hospital at
Meerut, which the Govt. of UP provided free of cost.
Acquisition of land for construction of
100 bedded ESI Hospital at Duburi, Odisha ESIC approved acquisition of land measuring 5 acres for the
purpose of construction of 50 bedded ESI Hospital at Duburi, Odisha
(Expandable to 100 beds).
Taking over of State run ESIS Hospital,
Tinsukia, Assam by ESIC
Corporation approved taking over of State
run hospital at Tinsukia and its subsequent upgradation to a 100 bedded
ESIC Hospital.
Acquisition of Land for proposed 30 bedded
ESIS Hospital at Atchutapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ESIC also approved acquisition of plot
admeasuring 2.00 acres or 8089.07 sqm. which has been allotted in
Atchutapuram, Vishakhapatnam free of cost by the State Government for
construction of a 30 bedded ESIS Hospital.
Setting up of a Sub-Regional Office (SRO)
of ESIC at Jharsuguda in Odisha ESIC approved the proposal for creation of a SRO at Jharsuguda in
Odisha.
High Powered Committees announced for
improving service delivery mechanism of ESIC
Hon’ble Union Labour & Employment
Minister and Chairman, ESIC announced formation of following High Powered
Committees in order to improve and strengthen service delivery mechanism
of ESIC :-
i. Shri Rameswar Teli, Hon’ble MoS, L&E will head a
Committee on Buildings & Infrastructure of ESI for monitoring the
ongoing projects of ESI Hospitals etc. for their completion in time bound
manner.
ii. Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, MoL&E will head Committee
on Human Resources to suggest, action plan for Recruitment, Manpower, Transparency
and other Best Practices in day to day functioning of ESIC.
iii. Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, MoL&E will also head
Committee on Information and Technology (IT) for Capacity Building,
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Tele-Medicine, online monitoring of
Procurement and Dispensing of Medicines.
All the above 03 Committees will comprise
members representing Employees, Employers, State Governments and Director
General, ESIC.
Hon’ble LEM will himself monitor the
progress of Pilot Annual Preventive Health Checkup Programme in 04 ESIC
Hospitals, launched today so that the same can be replicated throughout
the country.
He also called for the States to conduct
Regional Board meetings regularly so that the recommendations etc. may be
incorporated in the future meetings of ESIC which will be held 04 times a
year.
Shri Rameswar
Teli, Hon’ble MoS,
L&E and Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India and Vice-Chairman,
ESIC; Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, L&E, Govt. of India, Shri
Mukhmeet S. Bhatia, Director General, ESIC, Ms. Sibani Swain,
Additional Secretary & FA, MoL&E, Ms. Vibha Bhalla, Joint
Secretary, MoL&E and Shri Hemant Jain, Financial Commissioner,
ESIC, Hon’ble Members, ESIC representing Employees’ &
Employers’ Federation/Association, Representatives of State
Governments and Officers of MoL&E & ESIC also participated in
the Meeting.
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