Union Labour and Employment, Forest, Environment & Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav laid down the foundation stone of 500 bed-hospital of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Manesar, Haryana today. Union minister of state for Labour and Employment Rameshwar Teli, Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala along with other dignitaries were also present.

Keeping the need of Nursing staff in ESIC Hospitals, the minister announced to open a nursing college in Manesar. The announcement was welcomed by Haryana CM with the commitment of providing five-acre land for this nursing college.

Yadav said that another medical college under ESIC will be established in Alwar. The Manesar hospital will be built on an eight-acre area at the cost of Rs 500 crore. Around six lakh workers from Gurugram and neighbouring districts of Mahendragarh, Nuh and Rewari will get treatment facilities through this hospital. 

Yadav also announced an open competition for students of architecture to prepare the design of this Manesar ESIC hospital and declared a cash prize of Rs 2 lakhs for first prize, Rs 1.5 lakhs for Second Prize and Rs 1 lakh for third prize.