ESIC inaugurates Aurangabad office

Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (IC) for Labour & Employment, announced that ESI Corporation will provide all medical facilities to working  class in the organised sector as well as for the <g data-gr-id="14">un-organised</g> sector like construction site workers, auto-rickshaw drivers and many more, while inauguration of new building of ESIC Sub-Regional Office, Aurangabad and ESIC Model Dispensary-cum-Diagnostic Centre & Branch Office, Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra on Monday.

The minister further informed about the 2nd generation health reforms ESIC: 2.0 undertaken by ESIC recently like launching of Abhiyan Indradhanush for ensuring the change of bedsheets as per VIBGYOR pattern during the week ie to be changed everyday. Under the <g data-gr-id="17">reform</g> ESI scheme will also cover all the 393 districts of the country.

The minister informed that his ministry is going to distribute smart card to the unorganised workers for providing four schemes name ie Rashtriya <g data-gr-id="10">Swasath</g> Beema Yojana, Aam Admi Beema Yojna, Old Age Pension Scheme and Pradhan <g data-gr-id="11">Manatri</g> Jan Suraksha Yojana. “He will discuss in the ESIC meeting for raising wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 for coverage of more and more workers under the ESI Scheme, he added.