- Labour minister instructs officials to prepare action plan to upgrade the ESI hospitals situated at Visakhapatnam, Rajamahendravaram, Vijayawada and Tirupati in the state into super specialty hospitals
- Tells that number of insured persons should be increased to 25 lakh as against the present 14.5 lakh
- Asks officials to ready proposals for setting up ESI hospitals at Tanuku and Nuzvid