A hospital in Pithampur, a diagnostic centre at Mandideep, various new dispensaries in different parts of Madhya Pradesh — improvements in present ESI hospitals with latest equipment are in progress under the ESI Act of the State Government.
This was stated by MK Varshney, while addressing a seminar on ‘Implementation of ESI Act and the Schemes Framed Thereunder’ organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Wednesday.
He also pointed out that there were hospitals where sufficient persons were not there and in contrast there were overcrowding hospitals and dispensaries with in sufficient doctors and staff & equipments. Hence scheme needed a lot of improvements.
BN Tripathi, Chief Vigilance officer from ESIC Head Quarter said that State Committees of MP has been empowered to upgrade dispensaries and hospitals from Rs 50 lakh to 3 crore hence no permission from HO is needed so it would improve the infrastructure in the state. Even sate committee is empowered to demolish dispensaries and construct a new one. Inspectors have been instructed to upload the inspection report within three days. Praising the scheme he narrated that Rs One Corer was spent by the corporation for treatment of Indore Patients & this is an example not only in country but in world.
Seminar was addressed by JS Ahirwal Regional Director ESI MP and Dr Sangeeta Narang Medical Commissioner of hospitals who briefed the working of the ESIC and Medical facilities in the state & responded to the queries raised by the participants.
The seminar started with welcome address of Bharat S Mehta Co- Chairman, Industrial Relations Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and also a member of ESI Corporation.
He applauded the benefits of scheme being provided under the scheme but suggested that there is need to attitudinal change at level of staff. Many of problems will be resolved if the unnecessary paperwork is reduced & improvements are done in dispensaries and hospitals.