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New Delhi, May 7
The Ministry of Defence has come down heavily on the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) that is designed to cater to the medical needs of retired soldiers and their families.
The MoD, in a statement, said the denial of medical support to the veterans in these testing times raised several questions regarding the efficacy of the scheme. “The armed forces will have to take a hard look on this issue to identify fail-safe options for the future,” it said. Set up in 2003, the ECHS was to provide quality medical care to veterans and their families because of the limited capacity of the military hospitals. During the Covid surge, most veterans were denied admissions under the ECHS and empanelled hospitals, which had increased their dependence on the already-stressed military hospitals, said the MoD. TNS
DRDO Hospitals for COVID in VIP Constituencies Are Affecting Militaryâs Operational Readiness
The soldiers and veterans are being deprived of medical facilities at military establishments because healthcare professionals of the armed forces have been moved to what are being branded as DRDO hospitals.
A photo taken inside Sardar Patel COVID Care Center and Hospital, New Delhi. Photo: dmsouth.delhi.gov.in/
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As coronavirus cases continue to surge during the second wave of the pandemic, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has constructed temporary hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients in Ahmedabad, Varanasi, Lucknow and New Delhi â which are the Lok Sabha constituencies of the countryâs most powerful leaders.
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New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday approved the temporary hiring of additional contractual staff over and above the authorisation in 51 identified high-pressure Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinics across the country to tide over the current COVID-19 crisis.
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