<span style="color: #222222;">Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched a dedicated pilot programme for a preventive annual health check-up for Insured Persons aged 40 years and above at four ESIC Medical Hospitals at Ahmedabad, Faridabad, Hyderabad and Kolkata today. This will benefit Insured Persons in early detection of diseases. The Minister informed at the meeting that he will himself monitor the progress of Pilot Annual Preventive Health Check-up Programme launched today so that this can be replicated throughout the country.<br />''<br />''Speaking at the 186th Meeting of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, ESIC held in New Delhi, Mr Yadav exhorted all to work with speed and even more diligence to ensure better social security for the workers of the country and their dependent families. The ESIC meet also approved acquisition of a plot measuring 8.7 acres for setting up of 500-bed ESIC Hospital at Manesar. Approval was also accorded for acquisition of land for construction of 100 bed ESIC Hospital at Meerut.</span>