An Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College and Hospital is being set up in Bhubaneswar, informed labour & Employment Minister Susanta Singh to the Assembly.
Replying to a question by MlA Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday, the Minister said the State Government has provided 25 acres of land for the purpose at Jagannathprasad Mouza on the city’s outskirts.
The boundary work has been completed at a cost of Rs 13.97 crore spent by the ESIC.
Initially, the ESIC would construct a 150-bed hospital with advanced facilities for treatment for the beneficiaries.
later, the number of beds would be increased to 250, Singh said.
Currently, there are four ESI hospitals in Odisha in Bhubaneswar, Choudwar, Kansbahal and JK Pur.
The tender process for constructing two more hospitals in Angul and Duburi has completed.
Besides, the ESIC is planning to build hospitals in Paradip, Baleswar, Brahmapur and Jeypore.