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ECHS Benefits for WWII Veterans Approved

The Cabinet approved granting medical facilities under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to over 43,000 individuals including World War II veterans, emergency commissioned officers, short service commissioned officers, and premature retirees. This will allow them to access cashless medical treatment at ECHS polyclinics and empaneled private hospitals. As a special measure, war widows will be exempt from the one-time contribution to join ECHS. The decision is part of ongoing efforts by the government to improve welfare for ex-servicemen.

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ECHS Benefits for WWII Veterans Approved

The Cabinet approved granting medical facilities under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to over 43,000 individuals including World War II veterans, emergency commissioned officers, short service commissioned officers, and premature retirees. This will allow them to access cashless medical treatment at ECHS polyclinics and empaneled private hospitals. As a special measure, war widows will be exempt from the one-time contribution to join ECHS. The decision is part of ongoing efforts by the government to improve welfare for ex-servicemen.

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3/7/2019 Press Information Bureau

Cabinet

Cabinet approves 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

More than 40,000 individual to be benefitted


Posted On: 07 MAR 2019 2:18PM by PIB Delhi

The Cabinet Meeting Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved the grant of Ex-
Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) facilities to World War-II Veterans, Emergency
Commissioned Officers (ECOs), Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) and pre-mature retirees.

As a result, over 43,000 individuals not covered so far under ECHS will be able to avail the benefits of
cashless medical treatment under ECHS facilities through a network of over 425 ECHS polyclinics, over
2500 empanelled private hospitals and all Government hospitals throughout the country, subject to certain
conditions.

As a special dispensation, war-widows will be exempt from one-time contribution to join ECHS.

Launched by NDA Government in April 2003, ECHS provides quality medicare to 54 lakh ex-servicemen
pensioners, their dependents and a few other categories.

Measures for welfare of Ex-Servicemen:

Today's decision is yet another landmark step in the pro-active policies of the Government since its very
first days for welfare of our valiant ex-servicemen, who rendered valuable service to the country.

Implementation of 'One Rank One Pension' for ex-servicemen, a demand which had been pending for
over four decades, has resulted in over 20 lakh ex-servicemen receiving more thanRs. 35,000 Crore under
the scheme. Other welfare measures by the Government for ex-servicemen include increase in pension
by 40%, disability pension for pre-mature retirees, applicability of battle causality compensation at Line
of Actual Control, Line of Control and International Border, financial assistance to soldiers on their

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supreme sacrifice through newly created Army Battle Causalities Welfare Fund, enhancement of ex-gratia
ad-hoc allowance, Special Pension to Ex-sailors and skill development training in 36 job roles to over
30,000 retiring soldiers so far.

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