ESIC plans convergence with Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY: ESIC members set to get access to 30,000 hospitals under Ayushman Bharat PM-JAYThe current health infrastructure, which includes 165 hospitals, 1590 dispensaries, 105 Dispensary cum Branch Offices (DCBOs), and around 2...
28 Nov, 2024, 03.02 PM IST
Labour secretary Sumita Dawra reviews functioning of attached offices of ministry of labour and employmentTaking a comprehensive review on the functioning of offices of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Employees’ Provident Fund Organization ...
26 Nov, 2024, 08.14 PM IST
Government to converge ESIC with Ayushman Bharat: Mansukha MandaviyaChairing the third regional meeting with five western states in Rajkot on Sunday Mandaviya said this will help ESIC beneficiaries have acce...
15 Sep, 2024, 10.02 PM IST
Labour ministry extends unemployment benefits under ESIC for another two yearsFurther, the ministry approved setting up of new ESIC hospitals, upgradation of few hospitals and taking over a few hospitals from the stat...
20 Feb, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Contribution to Employees’ State Insurance scheme rate reduced: Employees, employers to benefitThe employer’s contribution has been reduced from 4.75 percent to 4 percent of wages, and employee contribution from 1.75 percent to 1 perc...
27 Feb, 2019, 12.36 PM IST
Parliamentary panel suggests developing ESI hospitals on lines of AIIMSThe panel noted that under the PMSSY, the health ministry has been mandated to set up new AIIMS in parts of the country along with upgradat...
14 Dec, 2018, 11.02 PM IST
ESIC to open 'dispensary cum branch office' in every districtThe ESIC will bear the establishment and operational cost of DCBO, without sharing, in the similar manner of expenditure of ESIC hospitals.
30 May, 2018, 07.57 PM IST
ESIC draws plan to cover 10 crore formal sector workers by 2022At present, insurance scheme of the state health insurer ESIC has over 12 crore beneficiaries. Proposal to expand coverage of the scheme ge...
20 Feb, 2018, 06.49 PM IST
Government plans to provide employment to 1 crore people in next two years: Bandaru DattatreyaThe Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment also noted that the government's skill development initiative has contributed towards...
16 May, 2017, 05.32 PM IST
Firms having less than 10 employees to be covered under ESICGovernment is in the process of providing ESIC services to firms having less than 10 employees and a committee has been formed for this pur...
22 Sep, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
Shortage of doctors in Employees' State Insurance hospital: MinisterThe Minister, however, said government always makes efforts to ensure availability of doctors of all faculties in hospitals.
23 Jul, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
Medical institutes' plan worth Rs 20,000 crore may dig into finances of ESICThe 31 institutions approved & being implemented include 9 post-graduate medical institutes, 15 medical colleges, 3 dental colleges, 2 nurs...
17 Feb, 2014, 03.47 AM IST
ESIC to invest Rs 1100 cr in healthcare in OdishaESIC will invest about Rs 1,100 crore in upgradation of certain hospitals and establishment of a new medical college in Odisha.
19 Nov, 2013, 06.29 PM IST
Cabinet being pursued to clear Rs 1,000 pension: Labour Minister Kodikunnil SureshThe labour ministry is pursuing the cabinet to clear the proposal for a minimum pension of Rs 1,000 to workers under the Employees Pension ...
01 Jul, 2013, 09.49 PM IST
- Govt to upgrade med services for unorganised workers
Government will set up medical and nursing colleges and upgrade the medical services of hospitals under Employees State Insurance Corporati...
07 Jul, 2008, 10.47 PM IST
- Panel suggests hive-off of ESIC medical service
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) should set up subsidiary corporations and make them fully responsible for medical benefit ...
03 Feb, 2003, 12.22 AM IST
- Govt to amend 50 labour laws
Focusing on social security and welfare for the labour in the unorganised sector, the government plans to amend at least 50 labour laws.
05 Nov, 2002, 08.07 PM IST