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Gulbarga, Karnataka,
Gulam Nabi Azad, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India laid the foundation stone of the ESIC Para-Medical & Allied Health Science Institute at Gulbarga, Karnataka, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India presided over the function. On this occasion, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge said that ESIC Para-Medical & Allied Health Science Institute at Gulbarga is first of its kind in India and it will be a medical hub in all respects. He also informed that more than 25 different courses will be started exclusively relating to Para-Medical and Allied Health Science like certificate courses, diploma courses and degree courses.
Shri Gulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare said that by setting up this huge ESIC Medical hub at Gulbarga will change the scenario of Gulbarga in the field of Health sector. He also said that after the start of the institute, this will be the first Institute in India where all such courses like X-ray Technician, Radiology, and Laboratory Technician etc. will be available under one roof.
The establishment of this new state-of-the-art Para Medical and Allied Health Science Institute at Gulbarga is to provide tremendous opportunity for training of students/staff in different disciplines such as Allied Health Science, Pharmacy & Medical Bio-Technology, Radiology etc. with an estimated cost of Rs. 334.00 crores. This ESIC Medical hub is going to be first of its kind in the country as far as facilities in different disciplines of medical science are concerned. It is going to be constructed at the ESIC Medical Education Complex at Gulbarga which has already plans of including ESIC Medical College, Dental College & Nursing College and 500 bedded ESIC Hospital. This will provide medical education and super specialty Health Care facility to the ESIC beneficiaries coming from North Karnataka, Marathawada and adjoining areas of Andhra Pradesh.
This Para-Medical and Allied Health Science Institute at Gulbarga is in addition to the ESIC Medical Education Complex which is being constructed on 30.4 acre plot at a cost of Rs. 790 crores. The foundation stone for this Medical Education Complex was laid on 29th May, 2010 by Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister of Finance, and within one year substantial super structure is already in place. This will provide medical education and super specialty Health Care facility to the ESIC beneficiaries coming under the jurisdiction of Gulbarga Division.
Shri Damodar Raja Narsimha, Dy. Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, Shri Oscar Fernandes, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) & Chairman – Committee on Human Resource Development & former Union Minister of Labour & Employment, Shri N. Dharam Singh, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Bidar & former Chief Minister of Karnataka, Shri Revu Nayak Belamagi, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Karnataka, Shri Danam Nagendar, Minister of Labour & Employment, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Shri K.B. Shanappa, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Shri Prabhat C. Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India, Dr. C.S. Kedar, Director General ESIC and MLAs/MLCs of nearby areas were present at the funtion.
The ESI Corporation is committed to work for the welfare of workers and improvement in their quality of life and for providing all possible social security to them. Under the purview of ESI Scheme in the state of Karnataka, there are about 29000 employers covered and the Scheme provides benefits to about 16.00 lakh Insured Persons and their beneficiaries. For providing the best Medical Education to the masses, the ESI Corporation going to construct this important project at Gulbarga.
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