NEW DELHI: The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has increased the rehabilitation allowance given to disabled insured persons, receiving training through vocational training centres, from Rs. 45 to Rs. 123 per day as a gesture of goodwill.

This decision was taken at the 134th meeting of the Corporation held for approval of annual report for 2004-05 here on Wednesday.

The Union Labour and Employment Minister, K.Chandrasekhar Rao, chaired the meeting.

The ESIC has also decided to bear the entire expenditure on implementation of medical care scheme in the north-eastern States for the first five years against years as of now in view of the geographic and economic conditions of the regions.

In other parts of the country the respective State Governments share some burden on the medical care provided to the insured persons under ESI scheme.

The Corporation has also decided to bear full expenditure for setting up and administering the units of Indian Systems of Medicine (AYUSH) for the first 5 years in view of the increasing interest shown by the insured persons in the alternative systems of medicine.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail