Centre Approves 100-Bed ESIC Hospital Near Shamshabad Airport
A meeting chaired by Union labour and employment minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya ahd cleared land acquisition worth Rs 16.125 crore for the project. The Centre will fund the hospital's construction.
Hyderabad: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said that the Centre has approved the construction of a 100-bed ESIC Hospital in Raikunta, Pedda Golkonda habitation of Shamshabad mandal. A meeting chaired by Union labour and employment minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and cleared land acquisition worth Rs 16.125 crore for the project. The Centre will fund the hospital's construction.
This decision addresses the surge in industrialisation around Shamshabad airport, where the worker population - already over 1.32 lakh ESI-insured in Rangareddy district - is set to grow further. Telangana's ESI-insured workers also benefit from the existing ESIC Super Specialty Hospital in Sanathnagar, which offers corporate-level care, alongside facilities in Nacharam, Ramachandrapuram, Sirpur Kagaznagar, and Warangal.
Kishan Reddy thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for expediting quality medical infrastructure and expressed gratitude to Dr Mandaviya.