1. 190th Meeting of ESI Corporation held under the Chairmanship of Union Labour Minister on 20.02.2023 at Chandigarh
2. ESIC to set up new Hospitals at Belagavi (Karnataka), Shamshabad (Telangana), Baramati (Maharashtra), Kishangarh, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Balasore (Odisha), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) and Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
3. ESIC to continue providing financial support to North Eastern States & Sikkim in running the ESI Scheme
4. Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana further extended for two more years
5. ESIC taking measures to Expand Medical Services for ESI Beneficiaries in view of its responsibilities under the Social Security Code – 2020
6. Extension of concessions/facilities for availing medical care facilities free of cost by general public at ESIC Medical Colleges at Alwar and Bihta
1. The 190th Meeting of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation was held on 20.02.2023 under the Chairmanship of Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Govt. of India at Shram Bureau Bhawan, Chandigarh. Shri RameswarTeli, Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Petroleum & Natutral Gas, Govt. of India also attended the meeting.
Following important decisions were taken during the meeting:
2. ESIC to set up new Hospitals at Belagavi (Karnataka), Shamshabad (Telangana), Baramati (Maharashtra), Kishangarh, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Balasore (Odisha), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) and Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) :
Considering the increase in the number of workers, ESI Corporation, during the meeting, approved the proposals for setting up of 100 bedded Hospitals at Belagavi (Karnataka), Shamshabad (Telangana), Baramati (Maharashtra), Kishangarh, Ajmer (Rajasthan) and Balasore (Odisha), 30 bedded ESI Hospital at Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) and 350 bedded ESI Hospital at Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
In addition to these, it was also decided to upgrade the newly approved 30 bedded ESIC Hospital at Rangpo, Sikkim to 100 bedded and to take over the ESIS Hospital, Gundala, Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) and Maithan, Ranchi (Jharkhand) from the State Governments. The newly taken over hospitals will be directly run by ESIC to provide better medical care and facilities to workers and their family members.
3. ESIC to continue providing financial support to North Eastern States & Sikkim in running the ESI Scheme
Keeping in view the sparsely populated north-eastern region, acute shortage of private hospitals/dispensaries/nursing homes etc. and financial position of ESI Scheme in North Eastern States, the entire expenditure upto the ceiling will be borne by ESI Corporation for North Eastern States (Except Assam) w.e.f. financial year 2023-24.
Further, Additional Financial Assistance under which Rs. 40 Lakh per dispensary (Rs. 10 Lakh quarterly) is provided to State Govt., will also be started. It would be an additional benefit apart from regular fund allocation under Standard Medical Care. This shall also remain available for the new dispensaries, if they are opened as per the extant instructions.
4. Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana further extended for two more years
In order to provide relief to Insured Workers who became unemployed during the Covid-19 pandemic, ESI Corporation in the meeting, agreed to the proposal of extending the benefits available under Atal Beemit Vyakti kalyan Yojana for two more years.
Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) is a welfare measure in the form of cash compensation up to 90 days once in lifetime of the worker in the contingency of unemployment.
5. ESIC taking measures to Expand Medical Services for ESI Beneficiaries in view of implementation of Social Security Code – 2020
Foreseeing the considerable increase in the number of Insured Workers and their dependents coming under the ambit of ESI Scheme after the implementation of Social Security Code – 2020, Shri Bhupender Yadav, Union Labour Minister directed ESIC to lay emphasis on strengthening and expanding the medical services infrastructure by adopting multipronged strategies for providing primary medical care to the IPs and their beneficiaries.
6. Extension of concessions/facilities for availing medical care facilities free of cost by general public at ESIC Medical College at Alwar and Bihta
ESIC also approved the proposal for extension of medical care facilities to general public free of cost in ESIC Hospital and Medical College, Alwar (Rajasthan) and Bihta (Bihar) till 31.03.2024. Facilities of drugs/dressings and consumables under ESIC will also be provided free of cost to them. It will benefit lakhs of general public in the adjoining areas for availing hassle free quality medical care free of cost.
Besides these, Revised Estimates for the year 2022-23, Budget Estimates for the year 2023-24 and Performance Budget for the year 2023-24 of ESI Corporation were deliberated upon and approved alongwith other agenda items.
In a separate meeting with the Zonal Medical Commissioners, Medical Commissioners, Insurance Commissioners and Regional Directors of ESIC under the chairpersonship of the Union Labour Minister, issues such as reforms in the referral system, optimal utilisation of resources in health care facilities, reaching the unreached (unorganised sector workers) and occupational diseases were deliberated and action points identified.
The meeting was attended by Ms. Dola Sen, MP, Shri Khagen Murmu, MP, Ms. Arti Ahuja, Secretary (L&E) and Dr. Rajendra Kumar, Director General, ESIC. Principal Secretaries/Secretaries of the State Governments, Representatives of Employers, Employees and Experts of the medical field were also present during the meeting.
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Major Decisions of 190th ESIC Meeting
1. 190th Meeting of ESI Corporation held under the Chairmanship of Union Labour Minister on 20.02.2023 at Chandigarh
2. ESIC to set up new Hospitals at Belagavi (Karnataka), Shamshabad (Telangana), Baramati (Maharashtra), Kishangarh, Ajmer (Rajasthan), Balasore (Odisha), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh) and Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
3. ESIC to continue providing financial support to North Eastern States & Sikkim in running the ESI Scheme
4. Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana further extended for two more years
5. ESIC taking measures to Expand Medical Services for ESI Beneficiaries in view of implementation of Social Security Code – 2020
6. Extension of concessions/facilities for availing medical care facilities free of cost by General Public at ESIC Medical College at Alwar and Bihta
7. Approval of Audited Annual Accounts and Annual Report of ESI Corporation for the financial year 2021-22 and Revised Estimates for the year 2022-23
8. Approval of Budget Estimates for the year 2023-24 and Performance Budget for the year 2023-24 of ESI Corporation
