Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bhupinder Yadav, who was recently on a visit to the State, has been requested by Odisha ESIC Regional Board member Madan Mohan Dhal to expedite the setting up proposed ESI Hospitals in Angul and Bhubaneswar. Dhal requested the Minister to ensure functioning of the 100-bed hospital at Angul and arrangement for procurement of emergency equipment, function of pathological laboratory and medicine. He also urged Yadav for immediate starting of the proposed 150-bed super specialty hospital at Jagannath Prasad in Bhubaneswar and also sanction fund for 100-bed hospitals at Bhagatpur in Choudwar, Duburi in Jajpur and Jharsuguda and also 30-bed hospitals at Paradip, Bhadrak and Baleswar. Dhal also demanded renovation of all dispensary and hospitals whose infrastructures have been damaged and take appropriate action to filling of the vacancies of doctor and paramedical staffs. He also wanted suggested the Minister to direct ESIC Regional Director to request the PSUs like Nalco, MCL, NTPC, HAL, IFFICO and private companies to provide CSR funds for installation of oxygen plant, ambulance and medical equipments in the local ESI Hospitals.