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Ministry of Labour & Employment
ESIC services to become it enabled 147th meeting held in Bangalore
New Delhi: August 25, 2009
Improvement in the Rajiv Gandhi Sharmik Kalayan Yojana which is a unique scheme, under the provision of the ESI Act for fighting the effects of economic recession on employment scenario in the organised section was one of the many issues discussed today at the 147th meeting of the ESI Corporation held in Bangalore today. The ESIC has recently enhanced this scheme by making provisions of payment to unemployed insured persons up to 12 months instead of the earlier provision of 6 months.
The meeting was chaired by the Union Minister for Labour & Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister stated that the corporation has now also made provisions of skill development of insured persons through Government training institutions. The ESI, he said, is now proposing to relax the provisions of preconditions of the insured person being in insurable employment form 5 years to 3 years. He also said that in order to upgrade the quality services to the beneficiaries of ESI scheme, ESIC has entrusted M/S WIPRO with the job of comprehensive & complete information Technology (IT) enablement of all ESI services. Under this IT Roll-out Plan, all the ESIC branch offices, dispensaries, hospitals, regional/ Sub offices, State Directorates and ESIC headquarters would be connected to each other with a 24X365 IT Network for enabling e-governance of the ESI scheme. On completion of the IT Roll-out Plan, employers shall have also online facilities for registration under ESI Act, submission of details of employees and their family members for ESI beneficiaries smart cards, online electronic payment of ESI Contribution ,filing of returns under ESI Act etc.
The other issues on which the meeting deliberated upon include; Adoption & Introduction of the Modified Assured Career Programme Scheme(MACP) in ESIC for its employees, framing of recruitment regulation for teaching faculty in ESIC, Fee Structure for students for admissions to ESI PGIMSRS, ESI Dental and Medical colleges, Status report on take over of ESI Medical scheme by ESIC for the State Government , Status Report on setting up of the ESI Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research and ESIC Medical College and funding arrangements for Medical Education Projects.
The Employees State Insurance Corporation runs a unique social security scheme which has the feature of an insurance organization as well as service provider for health related needs of the insured persons under the scheme. The Corporation has the largest team of medical and para-medical personnel in India and also has one of the largest medical infrastructures in the world. It has huge infrastructure of 144 Hospitals, 42 Hospitals Annexes, 1397 ESI Dispensaries, 1753 Panel Clinics, 795 Branch/Pay Offices and 51 Regional/Sub-Regional/Divisional Offices
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Ministry of Tourism
Selja to leave for Oslo, Norway on 26 August, 2009 to attend UPFI meeting and Tourism Road Shows
New Delhi: August 25, 2009
The Union Minister of Tourism and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja is leaving for Oslo, Norway on 26 August, 2009 to attend Meeting of the Board of Governors on Urban Poor Fund International (UPFI) and Road Shows to promote India as a preferred tourist destination. Before returning to New Delhi on 30 August, 2009 Kumar Selja will also attend International Workshop on safety and security on Slum.
The Ministry of Tourism, in association with the PATA India Chapter and the local PATA Chapter in Scandinavia will be organizing a series of Road Shows in Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden) and Oslo (Norway) from August 25-28, 2009 . The objective of the Road Shows is to promote India as a preferred tourist destination so as to increase tourism from Scandinavia to India.
The Road Shows will include Presentations on India, meetings with buyer delegates from the Scandinavian countries as well as interactions with the international media. These road shows provide an effective platform for showcasing the tourism products, facilities and services of the country to a select target audience. Approximately 25-30 leading travel trade representatives from India, including Tour Operators, Airlines, Hoteliers are expected to participate in the Road Shows.
The countries in Scandinavia are very important source markets for India. With the introduction of Finnair services between India and Finland, tourist arrivals from this region has started showing steady growth. The Ministry of Tourism has therefore decided to capitalize this trend, by making itself visible in the region. The proposed road shows with PATA will leverage PATA's reach in the region, as also the positive impact of the PATA Travel Mart 2008 hosted by India in Hyderabad.
During the road shows, the Ministry of Tourism would also be projecting the investment opportunities available in tourism sector in India. There is 100% FDI allowed in the hotel sector and this would be conveyed to industry leaders in these three countries. The development in the fields of Medical and Wellness tourism in the country will also be showcased to professionals and tour operators specializing in the medical and wellness sectors in the region. Similarly, there is great potential for development of the MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Conventions & Exhibitions) segment in India, but there is little awareness about the potential of this product in the overseas markets. A major thrust will be given to this sector, during interactions with the Conference and Incentive Organizers and Opinion Makers
This is the first time such a large event is being organised in Scandinavia and the Union Minister of Tourism would be participating in the road show organised in Oslo, Norway.
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