Newskarnataka-Mangalore
Mangalore : Union Labour Minister Kodikunnil Suresh has said that the Union Government has sanctioned a sub-regional office of the ESI Corporation for the district considering the large number of work force in the district.
The Minister was speaking to the press during his visit to the District Congress Office on October 24, Thursday. He has arrived for the inaugural of the sub-regional office of the ESI in Mangalore.
He said the government was committed to provide best healthcare facilities to workers under the ESI scheme through the Corporation. He also stated that the sub-regional offices of the ESI are located in Bangalore South, North, Mysore, Hubli and Gulbarga.
The Corporation has even opened ESI Medical Colleges in Gulbarga and Rajajinagar,he said and added that the Union Government was always ready to support the government in this direction.
PT Parameshwara Naik, State Labour Minister said several schemes aimed at the welfare of the labour force are brought out by the State government with due support of the Centre.