The Employee State Insurance Corporation, an apex corporate body, 1948 administers the social programme under the Employee State Insurance Act. Its membership comprises of employee, employers, the central and state government, besides, representatives of parliament and medical profession. The union minister of labour is the chairman, who heads the corporation. The director general is appointed by the central government and he functions as its chief executive officer. A standing committee constituted from amongst the members of the corporation, acts as an executive body. The medical benefit council constituted by the central government is a statuary body that advises the corporation on matters related to effective delivery services to the beneficiary population. The central head quarters of the corporation is at New Delhi, and it operates through a network of 26 regional and sub- regional offices situated in various states of the country. The respective state governments supervise the administration of medical benefit.
http://esic.nic.in/benefits.htm
