ESIC to open one Dispensary cum Branch Office in every district

To strengthen medical services in all the districts of the country, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has taken a decision for opening of one Dispensary cum Branch Office (DCBO) in every district . The DCBO will provide primary medical care, referrals for secondary medical care, scrutiny of bills of secondary care referrals, etc. besides distribution of drugs to Modified Employer Utilization Dispensary, IMPs in the district, payment of cash benefits, survey work for coverage in the district. The ESIC will bear the establishment and operational cost of DCBO, without sharing, in the similar manner of expenditure of ESIC Hospitals. The ESIC during its 174th Meeting held under the Chairmanship of  Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge ) took some very important decisions towards improvements in its service delivery mechanism.