Echs iaf

hii sir, I wants to g know about the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme of the Indian Air Force ? please provide me details of it ?

[Shaleen]

the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme of the Indian Air Force is an tri Service project of the launches on April 2013 by Govt of India the details of the ECHS are given below:

Eligibility
(a) Should be an Ex-Serviceman and drawing pension/disability pension/family pension
from Controller ofDefence Accounts.
(b) War Widows(Veer Naris)/NOK of Battle casualities.
(c) Personnel disabled in Operations.
(d) Recruits medically boarded out during training and in receipt of disability pension.

Dependants.
(a) Spouse including legally wedded more than one spouse.
(b) Unemployed Son(s).
(c) Unemployed/unmarried Daughter(s) including Widow/legally divorced irrespective of age.

(d) Physically/Mentally handicapped child for Life. (Central Organisation letter B/49764/
(e) Wholly dependant Parents whose combined monthly income from all sources does not exceed Rs 2550/-PM and are generally residing with the member.
(f) Parents of deceased soldier can be dependants of spouse, subject to meeting dependency criteria.
(g) If both husband and wife are Defence Personnel, parents of both members are eligible if both pay subscription, subject to meeting dependency criteria.

ECHS Contribution.
(a) Ex-Servicemen Retired Prior to 01 Apr 03
(i) Should deposit one time ECHS contribution in Govt treasury/N
through MRO as per rates of subscription.
(ii) Four copies of MRO in Original to be prepared.
(b) Ex-Servicemen Retired/Retiring After 01 Apr 03. Subscription is being
by CDA(P) and reflected in PPO.





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