The Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has said on April 22nd that a high-power committee is anticipated to submit a white paper on functioning of ESI hospitals within six months and the minister has stated that the panel which has met here for the first time after formation will visit across the country to study all ESI hospitals and dispensaries with regard to patent monitoring and patent education.
Meanwhile Dattatreya has told the broadcasters that a white paper will be prepared by the committee on the ESI hospitals and will be submitted to the ministry within six months and the committee has also decided to give accreditation to all ESI hospitals through National Accreditation Board depending up on the performance and other parameters.
Dattatreya has said the ministry has proposals to convert one third of the 1458 ESI dispensaries into six and 10-bed hospitals and Executive Orders have been issued and the law ministry is examining them and very soon notification will be issued on that.
He said the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has invested about Rs 5800 crores in the two index-linked ETFs (Exchange Traded Fund) last year and the quantum of investment to be made for the current year will be decided by the Board of Trustees soon.
