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26th September 2016, 02:33 PM
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| Re: Indian Navy ECHS
ECHS is a publicly funded medicare scheme for those who are ex-servicemen and pensioners & their eligible dependants, and will provide medical care through out-patient treatment at 227 Polyclinics all over India, and in-patient hospitalization & treatment through Military Hospitals and out-sourced Civil Hospitals & Diagnostic Centers at all these 227 locations, which is empanelled for the purpose. It was authorized by Government of India on 30 Dec 2002, and is introduced from 01 April 2003. Treatment/hospitalization in Service Hospitals is available to ECHS members, subject to availability of speciality, medical staff and bed space. ECHS provides cashless medical coverage for the Ex-servicemen and their dependants in the established polyclinic/military hospitals/empanelled hospitals across India. ECHS facilitates medical cover right from the day of submission of application form by showing the Receipt. Receipt of application form can be used for temporarily period till the Ex-Servicemen received the smart card. For all retirees who have retired before 01 April’2003 and have not yet taken membership their service particulars/record will be scrutinized and verified by their respective record offices. Temporary card receipt in respect of these individual will be given only after the authenticated record is received from record office. This process may take 2-3 months from the date of fulfilling formalities. Indian Navy ECHS Form The Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Upgradation Form for Smart Card for existing Members in Indian Navy is as follows:   |