Andhra Pradesh to get 8 ESI Hospitals, 18 dispensaries
Vishakhapatnam: The state is all set to come up with eight new Employees' State Insurance (ESI) hospitals along with 18 new ESI dispensaries, based on the in-principle approval given by the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Corporation.
The information was conveyed by Union Minister for Labour Ramesh Teli while responding to a query of Anakapalle MP B Satyavati in the Lok Sabha on Monday, who further stated that establishing ESI hospitals is an ongoing process.
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The eight new hospitals which are set to come up include a 400-bed hospital in Visakhapatnam; six 100-bed hospitals at Guntur, Vizianagaram, Kakinada, Penukonda, Visakhapatnam, Sri City, Nellore, and Nellore; and a 30-bed ESI hospital at Atchutapuram in Anakapalle district.
Further, the 18 new ESI dispensaries would be set up in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), Annakapalle, Nakkapalli, Ongole, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Naidupet, Satyavedu, Puthalapattu, Veradhaipanem, Kanchikacherla, Chillakur, Tuni, Etcherla, Appanaveedu, Muthukur, Paravada, and Mudenepalli.
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