AIIMS Raipur & ECHS Signs MoA for Health Services to Ex-Servicemen
More than 30,000 ex-servicemen and their family members will get cashless and cap-less treatment
Raipur : All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), Ministry of Defence has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for health services to ex-servicemen in AIIMS. The agreement will ensure free-of-cost health services, including emergency care, for ex-servicemen and their family members. It will be beneficial to more than 30,000 ex-servicemen and their family members.
Lt Gen Padam Singh Shekhawat, General Officer Commanding, Madhya Bharat Area, expressed his happiness for ECH Services in AIIMS. ‘There are more than 9000 servicemen in Chhattisgarh and more than 21,000 dependents. With the empanelment of AIIMS-R, the ECHS has expanded its services for all 30,000 beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh. AIIMS is an Institute of National Importance equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities. Ex-servicemen will certainly get treatment with empathy in AIIMS from a dedicated medical fraternity. Now, there are 14 empaneled hospitals in Chhattisgarh, he said.
Lt Gen Ashok Jindal (Retd), Executive Director, said that the AIIMS fraternity is dedicated to providing health services to all in Chhattisgarh. MoA will ensure cashless and cap-less specialty treatment for ex-servicemen through ECHS. It will help reduce the patient load in army hospitals. AIIMS will ensure all facilities for ex-servicemen under ECHS through dedicated staff.
Brig Jitendra Singh, Deputy Managing Director, ECHS, said that the ECHS scheme started in April 2003 with 3.5 lakh beneficiaries in the country. Now it has more than 60 lakh beneficiaries with Rs 10,000 crore reimbursement. Ex-servicemen, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, and NCC are covered under the scheme. ‘Ex-servicemen need specialized medical facilities after retirement. With empanelment of AIIMS we will certainly provide more options to ex-servicemen. There is empathy in the AIIMS fraternity. It will give personalized treatment to ex-servicemen, he said.
The program is graced by Brig Aman Anand, Commander, Chhattisgarh and Odisha Sub Area, and Prof. Renu Rajguru, Medical Superintendent. It was attended by more than 350 servicemen, ex-servicemen, officers, and students of AIIMS.
