Union Cabinet has approved the grant of medical facilities under Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to World War-II Veterans, Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and pre-mature retirees.
About:
Launched in: 2003.
Administration: ECHS is a flagship Scheme of the Ministry of Defence, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare. It functions under the Chiefs of Staff Committee through the Adjutant General in the Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army).
HQ: The Central Organisation ECHS is located at Delhi.
Objective: To provide allopathic medicare to Ex-servicemen pensioner and their dependents through a network of ECHS Polyclinics, Service medical facilities and civil empanelled/Govt hospitals spread across the country.
Funding: The Scheme has been structured on the lines of CGHS to ensure cashless transactions, as far as possible, for the patients and is financed by the Govt of India.
Recent decision:
Union Cabinet has approved the grant of medical facilities under ECHS to World War-II Veterans, Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and pre-mature retirees.
This would benefit over 43,000 individuals who were so far not covered under the ECHS.
Also, as a special dispensation, war-widows will be exempt from one-time contribution to join ECHS.
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