In the first phase, ESIC to set up 11 Medical Colleges and 12 Post Graduate Medical Sciences and Research Institutes

ESIC to construct Medical College in Patna foundation stone ceremony held today
PIB release, Sept 27, 2009

The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will complete Rs. 600 crore project of constructing the ESIC Medical College at Bihta, Patna within two years and first academic session will start in 2013 in a time bound manner.

This was announced by the Union Minister of Labour & Employment Minister, Shri Malliarjun Kharge at Bihta near Patna today. He also said the ESI Corporation would keep on improving its services to the Insured Persons under ESI Scheme.

While laying the foundation stone of ESIC Medical College at the Ceremony, Smt. Meira Kumar, Speaker, Lok Sabha applauded the services being rendered by the ESI Corporation to the working class of the country. The Ceremony was presided by Shri Mallikarjun Kharge and the Bihar Chief Minister Shri Nitish Kumar was the Chief Guest at the function.

As a part of initiative for overcoming the shortage of medical manpower and improving the services in ESI Hospitals, ESI Corporation has undertaken a project for starting Medical Colleges, Nursing Colleges, Dental Colleges and training school for other para-medical staff in ESIC/ESI Hospitals. In the first phase, it is proposed to set up 11 Medical Colleges and 12 Post Graduate Medical Sciences and Research Institutes in the existing ESI Hospitals by ESIC.

The establishment of the Medical College at Bihta has great importance because this is the first Medical College Project of ESIC in Bihar. For this project, about 25 acres of land has been allotted to ESIC by the State Government. This Medical College will have the state of art design and facilities comparable to any modern Medical College in the country.

The Employees State Insurance Corporation has the largest team of medical and para-medical personnel in India and also has one of the largest medical infrastructures in the world. It has huge infrastructure of 144 Hospitals, 42 Hospitals Annexes, 1397 ESI Dispensaries, 1753 Panel Clinics, 795 Branch/Pay Offices and 51 Regional/Sub-Regional/Divisional Offices.

The ESI Corporation has also approved formation of Hospital Development Committee for each hospital, which will look after up-gradation of hospital facilities and its attached dispensaries. The financial powers have also been delegated to these committees.

NOTE: Orissa should start asking for Post Graduate Medical Sciences and Research Institutes in Rourkela/Jharsuguda region, Nursing college in Keonjhar, Dental college in Rayagada and training institute for paramedical staff in the state by ESIC.