While a total of five ESI Hospitals are now operating in the State, the Government has planned to establish six more such hospitals soon.
laboure and Employees’ State Insurance Minisster Prafulla Kumar Mallick informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of Conress MlA Kailash Chandra Kulisika.
The Minister informed that construction works for the two of the six proposed ESI hospitals are now underway at Angul and Duburi, both of 100 beds. The other four hospitals will come up at Paradip (100 beds), Baleswar, Brahmapur and Jepore (all 30 beds).
The five ESI hospitals are now operational at Choudwar (100 beds), Bhubaneswar (50 beds), Kansabhal (50 beds), Brajarajnagar (50 beds) and JK Pur (25 beds). Besides, 40 dispensaries are also opearing at different places.
While there are a total of Medical Officer posts, 46 of them are lying vacant. Steps are being taken to fill up the pots, said the Minister.