Tirupati: 100-bed ESI hospital at Tada planned

Tirupati: Minister For Labour and Employment G Jayaram visited Sri City on Tuesday for reviewing the status and availability of the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) services to the industrial workers in the region.

After the review, the Minister promised that soon the vacancies at ESI dispensaries will be filled and also up-gradation of the dispensaries will be recommended. "Necessary requisition will be made to government to allot 10 acres of land near Tada for constructing a 100-bed hospital, with a scope to upgrade it as a super speciality hospital with 300 beds in due course," he said. He requested all the industrial units to provide identity cards for all their employees and create awareness amongst them about the ESI scheme.

Sri City MD Ravindra Sannareddy requested the minister to fill up the vacancies at ESI dispensaries in Satyavedu and Varadaiahpalem on a priority basis to make them functional.

Dr Ravikumar, Joint Director, ESI, Kadapa, Srinivasulu, Joint Commissioner, Department of Labour, Kurnool and Ramesh Kumar, Vice President (Customer Relations) were present in the review meeting.