State labour Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade on Wednesday said that nearly 2.70 lakh insured labourers and their families are being provided medical facility under Employee State Insurance Scheme (ESIS).
The Minister said that his department has proposed opening of a super specialty hospital in Raipur under ESIS.
He said that to provide better medical facilities to labourers and their family members, two dispensaries will be opened in Sejbahar-Dunda area near Raipur and in Bhupdevpur of Raigarh district.
Rajwade further informed that in near future dispensaries will also be opened in Siltara (Raipur), Tamnaar (Raigarh), and Deepka (Korba).
The labour Department is operating 37 dispensaries in 10 districts of the State under ESIS.
The Minister informed that this scheme will be further expanded to include maximum number of workers.
labourers of construction and unorganised sector will also be benefitted under this scheme. Moreover, fully-equipped hospitals will also be opened in Raipur, Bhilai, Korba and Raigarh to provide better medical facilities to beneficiaries, he said.