ESIC expands social security and medical education to support Viksit Bharat
ESIC expanded social security health infrastructure and increased the scale of medical education, including ‘Ward of Insured Persons (IP) Quota’ reservations for workers’ children.
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What happened: ESIC expanded social security delivery and medical education capacity
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) reported support for workers and their families through two connected tracks: (1) cash benefits and healthcare under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme, and (2) expansion of medical education institutions and seats to strengthen the health workforce. ESIC also reported a reservation approach for workers’ children through the ‘Ward of Insured Persons (IP) Quota’ in ESIC-operated medical institutions.
ESIC healthcare and social security coverage reported by ESIC
ESIC reported that it provides cash benefits and healthcare to ESI beneficiaries through an extensive healthcare infrastructure and a multi-layered office network across India.
Reported infrastructure scale under ESIC:
Reported countrywide implementation scale under the ESI Scheme:
