Four new ESIC hospitals to come up in Gujarat: Dattatreya.

Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya recently announced to open four new ESIC hospitals having 100 beds each at different locations across Gujarat.

These hospitals, having 100 beds each, under the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), will be opened at Valsad, Hazira in Surat, Halol in Panchmahals and at Anand district, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment said.

He made the announcement after inaugurating a 100-bedded ESIC hospital at Ankleshwar town in Bharuch district this morning.

To provide better healthcare services to rural workers, the Minister also announced to upgrade 25 out of total 104 ESIC dispensaries in the State.

“We are of the opinion that workers in rural areas should get treatment at their place of work. Thus, we have decided to upgrade 25 out of 104 dispensaries into 6-bedded hospitals in the first phase, for which, we have allocated ₹150 crore,” Dattatreya said.

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