• In the context of social security for the labour force,  a recent initiative involves Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) convergence with Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mandri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PM-JAY).

• This initiative expands health care access to 14.43 ESI beneficiaries and their dependents in 30,000 PM-JAY empanelled hospitals including charitable hospitals for comprehensive health care.

• It also involves PM-JAY beneficiaries to avail ESIC hospitals for health care access ensuring convergence of two schemes.

• ESIC beneficiaries can avail PM-JAY empanelled hospital for secondary and tertiary care with no financial limit.

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