Chikkaballapur, May 3 -- Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday inaugurated a modern 100-bed ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation) hospital in Doddaballapur. The facility, constructed at a cost of over Rs.101 crore, was officially opened to the public in the Bengaluru Rural district.

Speaking on the occasion, Chikkaballapur MP Dr. K. Sudhakar noted that the hospital features key departments including General Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pediatrics, and Orthopaedics. He also highlighted the availability of advanced diagnostic and radiology services, alongside an oxygen generation plant.

The region currently has approximately 1.42 lakh ESIC insured persons and over 5.5 lakh beneficiari...