The ESI Corporation has decided to setup Medical Colleges, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (PGIMSR), Dental Colleges, etc. under the Medical Education Projects.  The details are given below:

LIST OF PROPOSED ESI MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE COUNTRY

Total               17 States         12 PGIMSR, 18 Medical Colleges, 9 ESIC Dental Colleges

Note: PGIMSR- POST GRADUATE INSTUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH FOR M.D./M.S./DIPLOMA COURSE

The present status of the projects is as under:

i) ESI-PGIMSR at Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore has been permitted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Medical Council of India to admit students in 5 specialities (2 students each for MD/MS courses) for the session 2010-11 and the academic session has already started.

Further application has also been submitted to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Medical Council of India for increase in seats in Post Graduate Courses and for seats in additional specialities from the Academic Session 2011-12.

ii)   ESIC Dental College Rohini, Delhi-85 has been issued the Letter of Permission (LOP) by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Dental Council of India to admit 50 BDS students on annual basis from the Academic Session 2010-11.  The Guru Gobind Singh Indra Prastha University (GGSIPU), Delhi has been requested for the admission of the students.

iii)  The ESI Corporation has submitted applications for issue of Letter of Permission (LOP) by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare/Medical Council of India for the academic session 2011-12 for the grant of permission to start courses in different specialities in 6 ESI PGIMSRs. Details of the six ESI-PGIMRs are as under:

·         ESI-PGIMSR - BASAIDARAPUR, NEW DELHI

·         ESI PGIMSR - K.K.  NAGAR, CHENNAI

·         ESI PGIMSR - MGM PAREL, MUMBAI

·         ESI PGIMSR - ANDHERI (E), MUMBAI

·         ESI PGIMSR - JOKA, KOLKATA

·         ESI PGIMSR - MANICKTALA, KOLKATA

iv)  Rest of the Medical Colleges and Dental Colleges are proposed to be established from the academic year 2012-13 onwards.

An amount of Rs 10,000 crores has been earmarked by ESI Corporation over a period of five years for these Medical Education Projects.

These Medical Education Projects are in various stages of implementation.  These are long term projects likely to take 3 to 5 years for completion.  Budget allocation for these projects for 2010-11 is Rs 765.27 crores.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour and Employment gave this information    in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

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