Centre Unveils 10 New ESIC Medical Colleges and Extends Unemployment Allowance Scheme

By siliconindia | Wednesday, 09 October 2024, 03:16 Hrs

Centre said it was contemplating opening 10 new ESIC medical colleges besides extending the unemployment allowance scheme for ESI Corporation members till June 2026.

Sanctioned 10 new ESIC medical colleges at Andheri (Maharashtra), Basaidarapur (Delhi), Guwahati-Beltola (Assam), Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Ludhania (Punjab), Naroda-Bapunagar (Gujarat), Noida and Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Ranchi (Jharkhand).

This move is going to make the declaration announced by the PM in his Independence Day speech of creating new medicinal seats of 75,000 in five years real," said Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, union minister for labour and employment.

Speaking at the meeting of ESI Corporation here in the National Capital, Mandaviya made several important announcements to further strengthen the infrastructural as well as medical facilities of ESIC.

To smoothe the agony of insured persons, under the threat of losing jobs, 'Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna' is brought into ESIC for a trial period of two years. He has further extended this scheme till 30th June, 2026. Besides that, he has upgraded. In addition, he has given free medication to all the ESIC beneficiaries all over the country while integrating ESIC with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). This shall further empower the ESIC beneficiaries to get health care services in empanelled hospitals under AB-PMJAY even in unserviced/deficient areas of the country. Para-medical and BSc Nursing Courses also notified by ESI Corporation in ESIC Medical College, Alwar (Rajashtan), Bihta (Bihar), Faridabad (Haryana), Joka (West Bengal), K.K. Nagar (Tamil Nadu), Sanathnagar (Telangana) and Rajajinagar (Karnataka). AIGLE said that the Ministry stated that ESI Corporation agreed to inclusion recruitment policy of AIIMS and agreed accepting to the recruitment for the post of Nursing Officer and conducting the recruitment of Nursing Officers through the NORCET organized by AIIMS.