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Title:
Request to upgrade the ESI Branch office in Tamil Nadu by improving the
amenities like water treament plant, additional wards and filling up of vacant
posts.
SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR
(TIRUCHIRAPPALLI): Thank you very much, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to
raise a matter of urgent public importance.
In Tamil Nadu, there are only four sub-regional offices of
ESIC. They are functioning at Salem, Coimbatore, Madurai and Tirunelveli. This
has resulted in severe hardships to the beneficiaries. Tiruchirapalli is the
fourth largest and centrally located District in Tamil Nadu.
Here there are a number of Central and State Government
offices, Railway divisions, educational institutions, major industries like
BHEL, gun factory, coach factory and medium and small scale industries
functioning properly. A large number of serving and retired employees are
settled with their families in and around Tiruchirappalli. To cope with
increasing demand, the existing ESI hospital in Periyamilaguparai is not
sufficient. This has also served as a referral centre. There is an urgent need
to increase the bed strength from 50 to 100.
A large number of requests from various quarters is pouring in for its
upgradation. … (Interruptions). Give
me one more minute. The top priorities are improvement of amenities like water
treatment plant, additional wards, and filling up of vacant posts.
Hence, I request the hon. Minister of Labour and Employment
to upgrade the ESI Branch office, Trichy into a sub-regional office urgently.
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