Labour Ministry Expands ESIC Health Check-Up Scheme To 15 Cities
NDTV
In December 2021, scheme for ESIC members aged above 40 years was launched at ESI hospitals in Ahmedabad, Faridabad, Hyderabad, Varanasi and Kolkata
Labour minister Bhupender Yadav on Saturday announced the expansion of the pilot scheme of annual preventive health check-up programme for employee state insurance corporation (ESIC) members who are aged above 40 years, to 15 cities from the existing five.
The minister had in December 2021, launched the scheme for ESIC members aged above 40 years in pilot mode at ESI hospitals in Ahmedabad, Faridabad, Hyderabad, Varanasi and Kolkata.
Addressing at 187th meeting of the ESIC, Mr Yadav said, "In the last (ESIC) meeting, we had approved the proposal that we will launch a pilot scheme for free medical check of insured persons of the age of 40 and above in five hospitals in Hyderabad, Faridabad, Varanasi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. The results are satisfactory." He added that now ESIC has approved the second phase of pilot and expanded it to total 15 cities.
However, the name of 10 cities to be added to the pilot project would be announced later.
