Tuesday, December 9, 2008

ECHS expansion of network in hibernation

Letter No B/49705/ Expansion/AG/ECHS dated 20 Nov 2008 addressed to me and its enclosure are given below. Air Marshal Kuldip Rai and myself will be pursuing this.

Cdr N Radhakrishnan (Retd)
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Central Organisation
Ex- Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)
Adjutant General's Branch
Integrated HQ of MoD (Army)
Maude Line
Delhi Cantt-110010
Dated: 20 Nov 2008
EXPANSION OF ECHS NETWORK
Brief on Expansion of ECHS Network is enclosed herewith as desired Please.
Narinder Pal Singh
Col
Dir (Ops & Coord)
for Offg MD ECHS

BRIEF ON EXPANSION OF ECHS NETWORK
1. All 227 ECHS POLY clinics were operationalised by Mar 2007. The ESM are pressing hard for more polyclinics all over the country. The Hon'ble Prime Minister and Hon'ble Raksha Mantri have expressed their desire during Kendriya Sainik Board Mtg on 19 May 2007 for setting up additional polyclinics. The same has also been reiterated by 12th Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence. The issue has been analysed at Central Org ECHS after obtaining inputs from all service HQs, Kendriya Sainik Board and veterans' Associations.
2. The proposal includes the following:
(a) Establishing 196 New Polyclinics.
(b) Upgrade 14 existing Polyclinics
(c) Convert 11 Mil Polyclinics to Non- Mil.
(d) Establish 14 additional Regional Centres
3. The proposal was submitted to MoD on 05 Oct 08. There were some observations raised and re- raised a number of times hence the file moved between MoD (JS-ESW)and ECHS. It was sent to MoD on 05 May 2008 and no action so far has been taken on the same.

Comment: Thanks to MoD file pushers- ECHS expansion is in hibernation- Bureaucrats passing the baby- sounds like a party game! This is a typical time delaying tactic/ technic. Welfare of soldiers is the last priority as is evident from the website displaying three years old statistics. Seeing is believing click: MoD: Resettlement & Welfare Schemes
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