SRINAGAR, Jan. 30 -- Union Minister of State (MoS) of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, today chaired a meeting to review the construction of 100-bedded Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital at SIDCO Industrial Complex, Ompora, Budgam.

The hospital being constructed for Rs 160 crore would be equipped with modern healthcare facilities and will have OPD, IPD, ICU, Wards, Diagnostic Laboratories, Operation Theater, and Disaster management facilities, in addition to an independent sub-station. Besides, Surgery and Psychiatric departments would be established in which specialist doctors and well-trained staff would be made available around the clock.

The Union Minister termed...