ESIC weekly summary

ESIC updates 5-11 October 2026: medical boards and e-Office

ESIC revised Medical Board rules under the Social Security Code, made e-Office mandatory and issued staffing, drug-supply and Hindi orders.

The week in brief

What changed

5 points

01
ESIC revised the setup of Medical Boards under section 37 of the Code on Social Security, 2020, covering fixed, rotational and occupational-disease boards. Fixed boards must meet at least monthly.
02
All files and proposals must move through e-Office from 1 October 2026, with at most four processing levels; offices must also update administrative officers' service records in the HRMS ERP module.
03
Office orders moved UPSC-linked Group A and B direct recruitment to the Recruitment Division and reassigned HRM Division charge; a stenographer LDCE for Private Secretary covering 2022 to 2024 was notified.
04
ESIC approved a new Slovenian manufacturing site for Novartis's Dabrafenib 75mg under Rate Contract 167 and extended its MoU with PMBI.
05
Hindi-only working orders under rule 8(4) of the Official Languages Rules covered ESIC Hospital Adityapur and RO Patna branches, and the HQ official language committee held its 195th meeting.

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