ESIC to directly manage all new ESI hospitals, expands medical education push

New Delhi: Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Tuesday decided to directly manage all upcoming and newly commissioned hospitals to ensure standardised care, the Labour Ministry said.

Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, chaired the 198th meeting of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) at New Delhi on Tuesday, a ministry statement said.

The Corporation deliberated upon and approved several key agenda items aimed at strengthening ESIC's healthcare infrastructure, expanding medical education, and improving organisational efficiency and service delivery.

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According to the statement, in a significant decision aimed at ensuring standardised, efficient, and high-quality healthcare services, the Corporation approved that all upcoming and newly commissioned ESI Hospitals will now be directly managed by ESIC.

Hospitals currently under State Governments and undergoing reconstruction or upgradation will continue under State management unless the concerned State Government opts for handover to ESIC.

The Corporation approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, and ESIC, Ministry of Labour & Employment, to create a joint framework for integration, promotion, strengthening, and capacity-building of Ayush services within ESIC's healthcare delivery system, addressing occupational and lifestyle-related health challenges through holistic and accessible care.

In-principle approval was accorded for reorganisation and strengthening of the Medical Education Division, including creation of functional verticals and additional posts, and constitution of an ESIC Medical Education Advisory Board, to support the expansion of medical, dental, nursing, and allied health science institutions.

The Corporation approved adoption of a new consolidated Memorandum of Understanding for State ESI Societies, replacing the 2017 models of the Memorandum of Association and Rules & Regulations, necessitated by the enactment of the Code on Social Security, 2020.

The decision also enables Governing Body and Executive Committee sessions to proceed during pending non-official nominations, and designates the Insurance Commissioner and Medical Commissioner as permanent invitees to such meetings.

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The Corporation approved a series of major healthcare infrastructure initiatives, including the establishment of Occupational Disease Centres (ODCs) at Sanathnagar, Faridabad, Ludhiana, Beltola, and Bhubaneswar along with in-principle approval for Zonal Rehabilitation Centres for comprehensive occupational health management.

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