New Delhi: Union Minister of Labour& Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital, Tripura from here in a virtual event.

The proposed 100 bedded ESIC hospital to be built in Agartala will be spread over an area of 5 acres. It will be directly run by the ESIC.  The estimated construction cost of this hospital is around Rs 100 crore and will be completed in three years.

The hospital will have all the modern facilities like modular OT, state of the art medical equipment, labs, etc. It will have OPD and IPD services. This hospital will cater to and provide medical services to more than 60,000 beneficiaries of Agartala and nearby areas.

In his address, Union Minister Yadav said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken keen interest in the development of North East states and the ESIC hospital will help further Prime Minister’s vision for the region.

He said that the Union Government is committed for rapid development in the North East states and stressed that it is working to create employment opportunities in the North East states and provide social security to all the workers including workers from the unorganized sector.

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha said that the upcoming hospital will benefit the workers and their family members in Tripura. It will also create employment opportunities for people of Tripura, he said. He informed that Government of Tripura has provided 5-acre land to ESIC free of cost to build this hospital.

Union Minister of State Rameswar Teli said that the Union Government is working for upliftment of workers and deprived sections through various schemes. He was informed about various schemes and programmes being run by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. /BI/