ESIC to Partner PMJAY to Provide Medicare to ESIC Beneficieries in 102 Districts : Gangwar

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New Delhi : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Labour& Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar on November 13, 2019, said that ESIC has recently taken initiative viz. Partnership of ESIC with PMJAY – Ayushman Bharat to provide medical care to ESIC beneficiaries in 102 designated newly implemented districts. He said that ESIC has relaxed the norms for opening of hospitals and now 30 bed hospitals will be built where 20,000 IPs ( Insurance Number) are present. He also informed about ESIC – Chinta se Mukti mobile app and availability of Helpdesk for Stakeholders.

Gangwar was speaking as Chief Guest at the 3rd Graduation Ceremony of ESIC Dental College & Hospital, Rohini, Delhi, organised at Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi. Addressing the gathering, the Minister wished all the graduating students a bright future and congratulated them for their achievement.

The other dignitaries to grace the occasion were Raj Kumar, IAS, Director General,  Sandhya Shukla, IA & AS, Financial Commissioner, Dr R K Kataria, Medical Commissioner, Dr P L Chaudhari, Medical Commissioner (ME), and Dr Vivek Handa, Deputy Medical Commissioner (Medical Education). Dr. Dhirendra Srivastava, Dean, ESIC Dental College & Hospital, Rohini, administered the pledge to the graduating students and emphasized on the importance of Access, Quality and Equity in Medical Education.

ESIC Dental College, Rohini, Delhi, under the genesis of Ministry of Labour and Employment, is only the 3rd Government Dental College in Delhi-NCR region. The Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course offered at this institute is in strict adherence to guidelines set by the Dental Council of India and is affiliated to the prestigious Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha (GGSIP) University.

The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation is a pioneer Social Security organisation providing comprehensive social security benefits like reasonable Medical Care and a range of Cash Benefits in times of need such as employment injury, sickness, death etc.

The ESI Act applies to premises/precincts where 10 or more persons are employed. The employees drawing wages up to Rs 21,000 per month are entitled to health insurance cover and other benefits under the ESI Act. The Act now applies to over 12.11 lakh factories and establishments across the country benefiting about 3.49 crores family units of workers. As of now, the total beneficiary population of ESI Scheme stands at over 13.56 crores. Ever since its inception in 1952, the ESI Corporation has, so far, set up 159 Hospitals, 1,500/148 Dispensaries / ISM Units, 793 Branch/Pay Offices, 29 Dispensary-cum-Branch Offices and 64 Regional & Sub-Regional/Divisional Offices