The ESI Hospital in SIDCUl, Haridwar, established under the joint aegis of the Employees State Insurance Corporation, the Union labour Ministry, the Employees State Insurance Scheme, and the labour Medical Services, was inaugurated by the Union labour & Employment Minister, Oscar Fernandes. Also, the Dairy Plant of the Haridwar Milk Producers Cooperatives Federation (Shikarpur), established under the National Agriculture Development Scheme, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Harish Rawat.
In his address CM Rawat said that required resources would be created for dairy development. He asked that, if women in Baramati and Pune could become financially independent through milk production, then why not the women in Hardwar. Women could play an important role in this and also contribute to enhancing employment opportunities. He promised that adequate funds would also be provided for road construction and repair. A proposal should be sent by the administration on areas left out of being part of the Shiwalik Nagar Palika to be included.
The resources for this too would be provided. He said that every individual would be provided with right to work, right to security and right to health. “Through the Union and State Government projects, we are making an effort to ensure that no individual stays below the poverty line,” he declared. “The hospitals of ESIC are doing commendable work and I extend my gratitude to Union labour & Employment Minister Oscar Fernandes for this.”
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Fernandes said that the establishment of the ESI Hospital would benefit the workers of the state. It was the workers who served the nation and took it forward. He promised that the roads damaged due to the disaster would soon be repaired for which a provision had been made to pay the BRO. He assured arrangements would be made for training the workers and to increase the fund for workers. If a minimum of 25 acres of land was made available, the Centre would establish the desired medical college.
Present on the occasion were Cabinet Minister Harish Chandra Durgapal, MlA, Khanpur, Kunwar Pranav Singh ‘Champion’, MlA, Kaliyar Shareef, Furkan Ahmed, former MlA Hira Singh Bist, MlA, Ranipur, Adesh Chauhan, DG ESIC AK Aggarwal, DM Dr Nidhi Pandey, Haridwar Mayor Manoj Garg and other officials.