Union Minister of State for labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya performed bhumi-pujan and laid foundation of two hospital buildings of Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) here on Monday.
In the foundation laying ceremony organised at Ravabhanta industrial area of Raipur, Chief Minister Raman Singh was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Both the hospitals will be dedicated for labourers of unorganised sectors in Raipur and Bhilai.
Dattatrey also announced on the occasion that both the hospitals will be developed as super specialty hospitals at the cost of `100 crores each.
He also announced approval for hospital of 100-bed capacity for ESI, on request of Chief Minister Raman Singh.
The Minister said that the construction work of ESI hospital building in Korba will also be completed soon.
In the foundation laying ceremony, Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal, State labour Minister Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Food Civil Supply and Village Industries Minister Punnulal Mohle, Higher Education, Revenue and Technical Education Minister Prem Prakash Pandey (MlA Bhilainagar), Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Minister Ramsheela Sahu (MlA Durg rural), MP Raipur Ramesh Bais, MlA Raipur (Rural) Satyanarayan Sharma, Chhattisgarh State Textbook Corporation Chairman and Dharsiva MlA Devji Bhai Patel, Mayor Municipal Corporation Beergaon Ambika Yadu, Addition Chief Secretary of labour Department MK Raut, Raipur Division Commissioner Ashok Agrawal and other public representatives, officers and a large number of industrial labourers were also present on the occasion.
Both Chief Minister Raman Singh and Union Minister of State for labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Bandaru Dattatreya jointly laid the foundation stone of 100-bed Employees’ State Insurance buildings of Raipur and Bhilai at Ravanbhata near the city.
The Union Minister said that the hospital will be developed as Super-Specialty with a budget of `100 crore each on the request of Chief Minister.
Dattatreya sanctioned 100-bed Employees’ State Insurance Hospital at Raigarh and assured the completion of 100-bed hospital at Korba soon.
The Union Minister revealed that the Central Government had decided to provide social security to construction workers, bonded labour, Anganwadi workers, Asha workers, Mid-Day Meals' employees by the Employees State Insurance.
He said that bed-sheets of various colours will be spread on the beds of ESI Hopitals as a part of Indradhanush Yojana under the Swachch Bharat Mission.
The Union Minister gave a detailed description of the various schemes provided by the ESI Corporation to the gathering.
Chief Minister Raman Singh said free skills training will be imparted to the workers and they will be provided with financial help under the Prime Minister Mudra Yojana.
He promised the construction of buildings for dispensaries in the next three years.
Singh said that State is making efforts to ameliorate the sufferings of working class. About 10 lakh workers in the organised sector and seven lakh workers in the unorganized sector are being provided financial aid through 50 yojanas. The workers and their families are being imparted with skills’ up-gradation training.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Speaker Gaurishankar Agrawal said that the ESI Hopitals are a gift to the working class of Raipur and Bhilai and also entire Chhattisgarh. ‘Rice Bowl’ Chhattisgarh is now identified as ‘Steel Hub’, he said.