Categories: Services

ESIC to Allow Non – IPs to Avail Medical Services from its Underutilized Hospitals

New Delhi, December 07, 2018: The ESI Corporation during its 176th meeting held on 05.12.18 under the Chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State for Labour & Employment (I/C) has taken some very important decisions towards improvements in its service delivery mechanism.

In the meeting, It was decided to allow Non-IPs (Non Insured Persons) to avail medical services from   underutilized ESIC Hospitals after levying User Charges at a subsidized cost  of Rs. 10/- for OPD Consultation, at 25% of CGHS package rates for admitted patients and  to provide medicines on actual rate initially for one year on pilot basis. It will immensely help common people get the quality medical care at very low cost. Besides, it will ensure full utilization of resources of hospital for people’s cause.

Recruitment to the 5200 posts in various categories like Social Security Officer, Insurance Medical Officer Grade-II, Junior Engineers, Teaching Faculty, Paramedical & Nursing Cadre, UDC and Steno etc. in ESIC is under process.

To meet the shortage of specialist/super specialist doctors in some of the ESIC Hospitals, the ESIC approved for hiring of full time contractual specialists/super specialists in the department of Anaesthesia, Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Gyne, Ortho, Cardiology, Nephrology and Medical Oncology after inviting open tender.

Keeping in view the rise in the National Floor Level Minimum Wages to Rs. 176/-, it was decided in the meeting to Enhance the exemption limit for payment of employees’ share of contribution from Rs. 137 to Rs. 176.

Shri Heera Lal Samaria, Secretary, Labour & Employment, Sh. Raj Kumar, Director General, ESIC, ESIC representatives of Employees and Employers and ESI Corporation Members, representatives of state govts. and senior officers of the Ministry were also present in the meeting.

The Pharma Times News Bureau

Recent Posts

Lung Cancer in India: Understanding Risk Factors and the Importance of Early Detection

By Dr. Pavan Yadav, Lead Consultant - Interventional Pulmonology & Lung Transplantation, Aster RV Hospital.…

17 hours ago

10 Winter Skin Care Tips Dermatologists Swear By

Dr. Priyanka Kuri, Consultant - Dermatology, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru  Winter weather brings a host…

3 days ago

Fighting Viral Hepatitis in India: Prevention, Risks, and the Path to Better Health

By Dr. Naveen Ganjoo, Senior Consultant - Hepatology & Integrated Liver Care, Aster RV Hospital…

4 days ago

Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates LyfiusPharma’s Flagship Penicillin-G Facility at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

Under the Production Linked Incentive(PLI)scheme, Lyfius Pharma Private Limited(LyfiusPharma) invested ₹2,500 crores in Penicillin-G( Pen-G)facility…

5 days ago

SpOvum® Launches ARTGPT Redefining Patient Support in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)

Launched for 1st time in India, ARTGPT is designed to address queries regarding A.R.T treatments Product created…

1 week ago