The ESIC’s Calendar and Diary for the year 2016 was released by Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for labour & Employment, Government of India in a press conference recently. While releasing the calendar and diary-2016 of ESIC, he said that ESIC has launched a series of second generation health reforms agenda ‘ESIC-2.0’ for providing better health services which have been nicely captured in the Calendar as well in Diary. He hoped that these initiatives of ESIC will bring happiness and cheer in the life of ESI beneficiaries. The major reforms highlighted are:-
nOnline availability of electronic health record of ESI beneficiaries (Insured Persons and their family members): ESIC beneficiaries can access their health records online from any where in the country at any time of the day and night.
nStarting of a 24X7 medical helpline number 1800 11 3839 in all ESIC hospitals for attending the calls of insured persons and their family members who wish to seek advice.