The condition of ESI Hospitals in the country is generally satisfactory. However, it varies from State to State and location to location.
Schemes formulated by ESI Corporation to improve the condition of the hospitals inter-alia includes:
The ceiling on reimbursement of expenditure on medical care to the State Government has been increased from Rs. 1200/- to 1500/- per Insured Person (IP) per year with effect from 01.04.2012.  In addition, it has been decided to reimburse up to Rs. 200/- per IP per annum to the State Governments for the year in which the bed occupancy in all the State ESI Hospitals is more than 70% during the completed financial year. This additional amount is borne fully by the ESI Corporation.
Hospital Development Committees have been constituted in ESI Hospitals and have been given adequate administrative and financial powers for taking decisions for improvement in medical care facilities.
Modernization and up-gradation of hospitals by providing modern equipment for diagnostic and clinical services.
Norms and standards have been formulated for staff and equipment for smooth functioning of the hospitals and dispensaries.
Super Specialty treatment is provided through tie-up hospitals and expenditure thereon is totally borne by the ESIC.
6.    Decision has been taken to appoint part time specialists in State run hospitals on contract basis till the State Governments make regular appointment.
An amount of Rs. 4950.45 crore has been allocated for implementation of the schemes   during the financial year i.e. 2013-14 which includes medical care expenditure payable by ESIC to State Governments, expenditure on medical care in Model/ESIC Hospitals, expenditure on Super Specialty treatment, expenditure on Indian System of Medicine(ISM). In addition, Rs. 640 crore has been allocated for construction/ renovation/up-gradation of hospitals and dispensaries during the financial year 2013-14.
ESI Corporation has decided to set up 51 ESI Dispensaries in the country. Out of which, 13 ESI Dispensaries are under construction including 02 dispensaries at Jharsuguda and Jagatpur in Odisha.
Details of ESI dispensaries under construction and planned to be set up are given at Annex-I & Annex-II respectively.
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri  Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.
Annex-I
DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
| Sl. No. | Name of the Dispensary | Fund allocated (In Crore) |
| 1 | Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Branch Office at Auto Nagar, Vijayawada, A.P. | 7.1 |
| 2 | Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre, Dispensary and Staff Quarters  atJeedimetla, A.P. | 43.19 |
| 3 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff quarters at Khokhara, Mani Nagar,Ahmedabad, Gujarat | 24.79 |
| 4 | Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Poruvazhy, Kerala | 3.45 |
| 5 | Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Perinad, Kerala | 3.48 |
| 6 | Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kollam, Kerala | 3.27 |
| 7 | Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary & Branch Office at Kottarakkara,Mylom, Kerala | 2.52 |
| 8 | Construction of ESI Model Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Colaba, Mumbai | 15.55 |
| 9 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra | 11.95 |
| 10 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Waluj, Aurangabad, Maharashtra | 5.91 |
| 11 | Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJharsuguda, Odisha | 12.4 |
| 12 | Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary, Branch Office & Staff Quarters atJagatpur, Odisha | 6.1 |
| 13 | Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Matigara, Siliguri | 3.74 |
Annex- II
DETAILS OF ESI DISPENSARIES PLANNED TO BE SET UP
| S.No. | Name of the Dispensary | Approximate
project cost |
| 1 | Construction of Dispensary at Alchutapuram, Visakhapatnam, A.P. | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 2 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Khammam, A.P. | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 3 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Shammerpet, A.P. | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 4 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at IDA, Cherlapally, A.P. | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 5 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Pydibheemavaran, A.P. | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 6 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Diagnostic Centre at Narela, New Delhi | Rs. 15 Crore |
| 7 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Arjun Nagar, New Delhi | Rs. 4 Crore |
| 8 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at MayurVihar, New Delhi | Rs. 4 Crore |
| 9 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Surender Nagar, Wadhwan, Gujrat | Rs. 4 Crore |
| 10 | Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Dangepark,Davnagre, Karnataka | Rs. 7 Crore |
| 11 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Bellary, Karnataka | Rs. 4Â Crore |
| 12 | Construction of ESI Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre at NanjangudIndustrial Area, Bangaluru, Karnataka | Rs. 15 Crore |
| 13 | Construction of 2 Doctor ESI Dispensary at Villakudy | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 14 | Construction of 5 Doctor Dispensary at Kadampnand, Kerala | Rs. 4 Crore |
| 15 | Construction of 4 Doctor Dispensary at Navaikulam, Kerala | Rs. 4 Crore |
| 16 | Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Kulasekhrapuram, Kerala | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 17 | Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Vadavathur, Kerala | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 18 | Construction of 2 Doctor Dispensary at Enath, Kerala | Rs. 3 Crore |
19 |
Construction of 3 Doctor Dispensary at Korraty, Kerala | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 20 | Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre at Mira Road, Mumbai, Maharashtra | Rs. 15Â Crore |
| 21 | Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Bawal, Haryana | Rs. 15 Crore |
| 22 | Construction of ESI Dispensary /Diagnostic Centre, Panchkula, Haryana | Rs. 15 Crore |
| 23 | Construction of ESI Model Dispensary cum Diagnostic Centre atRajpura&Barnala, Punjab | Rs. 15Â Crore |
| 24 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Alwar, Rajasthan | Rs. 5 Crore |
| 25 | Construction of ESI Dispensary, Branch Office and Staff Quarters at Abu Road, Rajasthan | Rs. 7Â Crore |
| 26 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Staff Quarters at Bahror, Rajasthan | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 27 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Trugur, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 28 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Irugur, Tamilnadu | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 29 | Construction of ESI Dispensary, NOIDA | Rs. 5Â Crore |
| 30 | Construction of ESI Dispensary and Branch Office at Sahjanwa, Gorakhpur, U.P. | Rs. 5 Crore |
| 31 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Panki site, Kanpur | Rs. 5 Crore |
| 32 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Raibareilly | Rs. 5 Crore |
| 33 | Construction of ESI Diagnostic Centre at Dehradun, Uttrakhand | Rs. 10 Crore |
| 34 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Udham Singh Nagar, Uttrakhand | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 35 | Construction of ESI Dispensary & Branch Office at Salaqui,Uttrakhand | Rs. 5 Crore |
| 36 | Construction of ESI Dispensary cum diagnostic Centre atTarlaNangul, Uttrakhand | Rs. 10 Crore |
| 37 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Farrakka, West Bengal | Rs. 3 Crore |
| 38 | Construction of ESI Dispensary at Falta, West Bengal | Rs. 3 Crore
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