ECHS update

ECHS Revised Rate March 2024 for Exservicemen and Family pensioners

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Govt of India, Ministry of Defence, Central Organisation ECHS has issued a circular regarding revision of rate of ECHS Card printing which is applicable to all, Exserviceman and family pensioners. ITele: 25684645 –Telefax: 011-25684946 Central Organisation ECHSAdjutant General’s BranchIntegrated Headquarters of MoD (Army).Thimayya Marg Near Gopinath Circle. Delhi Cantt- 110 010 B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS                                                        12-Mar 2024 … Read more

ECHS Rules : Who can Join ?

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ECHS latest rules of eligibility

ECHS is a Health care service extended to the Armed Forces Veterans. Those category of Armed Forces veterans can only join the ECHS membership and avail the medical benefits : (a)   Territorial Army (TA),(b)   Defence Security Corps (DSC),(c)   Uniformed Indian Coast Guard (ICG),(d)   Military Nursing Service (MNS),(e)   Special Frontier Force (SFF),(f)    Nepal Domiciled Gorkha (NDG), … Read more

ECHS Disconnected  20 Private Hospitals from Panel

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System of Referral to Pvt Hospital from ECHS                 ECHS provides treatment basically through the service hospitals of Indian Armed Forces. Considering a huge work load of treatment procedure from the ESM community, there is a provision to get treatment through Pvt Hospitals which are empaneled to the ECHS. The concept of empanelment has come … Read more

Bright Hope of improved Medical Fcilities with Empanelled Hospitals

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The Present Problem with Eempanelled Hospital Today when I just finished my morning tea I got a phone call from my veteran colleague regarding the ECHS empanelment issue. He was quite upset because  the renowned Private Hospital of Kolkata which he visited this morning for a medical diagnostic refused to provide service as they have … Read more