Hi All,
I am fwd a mail recd . Veterans, kindly relax and don't get your BP high in our old age , believing some fake posts on closing of the ECHS by the Govt.
At least the identity of the the originator(S) of the post below ( Col-Dr JP Singh and Brig KS Varma ) is given here.Please have faith in the sys, of which we too were once part of, in not too distant a past. Why should we think that every thing evil has happened there since we hang up our uniform?.Seeing some of the alarming ( and obviously fake ) mails circulating in the forums amongst us veterans, I am surprised at our own gullibility !.
There was even a copy of a letter purported to be originated by HQ South Comd, convening a Bd of Offrs to check on Polyclinics. Even if it is genuine ( which I seriously doubt ) , its purpose could be different. In any case, it could not have covered the entire Indian Army and would have been ltd to the geographical area of South Comd!.Does it not say something? .
Please understand the sweep and depth of the type of fake news which are hitting our Social forms regularly. These obviously are planned by forces inimical to our interests to whip up unrest and anti est feelings among us- both Veterans and the Serving. Let us not be so gullible as to swallow such feeds unquestioningly . Or have we been made so anti est in our present outlook by a constant stream of anti est sentiments , that we are ready to believe any nonsense as long as it is anti- est ? . Some food for serious thought!.
My view for what it is worth.
Bala
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: Dear Sirs, today we had a meeting with Dy MD ECHS in his office and had a detailed discussion on ECHS issues. Highlights are as under:-
1. ECHS closure news is a fake news. Since, ECHS was approved by the CCS committee, this scheme can not be closed without Govt approval. 2. Due to elections this year allotment of funds got delayed. Hence, inconvenience caused.
3. By mid August NA medicines issue will be resolved. The state of meds will improve. 4. Hosps bills being cleared as 2000 crores have been allocated. 5. Emergency cases in Hosp will be attended to including RR and Base Hosp. Any such refusal on part of Hosps may kindly be reported to Dy MDECHS. 6. Vigilance branch of COECHS is now very effective and active. This having a close watch on ECHS functioning, staff and hosps for their nexus and inflated bills by hosps.8. COECHS has been helping genuine sick cases in terms of proper treatment without any capping like transplant of Liver, kidney and heart. 9. Problems of new 64 KB cards have been projected and have been assured for an early resolution. Since, MD ECHS was away to South Block for a conf, other important issues of Adm, Mgt and functioning will be discussed in his presence as and when next date is given by MD office. As I always say "ECHS IS ONE OF THE BEST SCHEME OF THE WORLD". One feels importance of this scheme when one is in Emergency and that time no capping of amount and all cashless.
Request all esms and ESM orgs to approach political hierarchy and Top leadership of triservices for more allocation of funds to ECHS keeping in mind a large No of ECHS dependency. Paucity of funds is the root cause of all NA meds, Hosp treatment denial etc. Warm regards Col (Dr) JP Singh, Noida.
col +91 99997 20945: In the recent times there has been a stream of adverse posts on ECHS. In one there is report of refusal to give referral due to lack of funds and shortage of medicines. There seems to be a concerted effort to denigrate the scheme and give out fake status about the scheme. An account of a meeting at ECHS HQ posted by Col(Dr) JP Singh indicates that most of the negative comments on the scheme are not correct. My own experience of a couple of days ago and today at ECHS Polyclinic, Sohna Road, Gurugram is quite positive. Got required referrals and medicines without problems and no one posed any issues of financial shortages. We need to be circumspect in circulating posts which are negative and related to the three Services. Some additional verification from official sources would be in order. So guys, take heart, doomsday is not upon us as yet and is unlikely in the near future. Brig KS Verma
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Colonel N K Balakrishnan ( Retd ) ,
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ECHS facility is not going to stop anytime in future. Defence ministry is upgrading it through 64 KB ECHS cards, adding more civil hospitals and laboratory to empanel list, developing ECHS android app. Apart from this, ECHS fund allocation is also increasing, new PCs are opening.
ReplyDeleteEvery part of ECHS activity is online now. You can check ECHS card status, get referral online, apply for ECHS card online. Readbelow article for details.
https://foujiadda.com/ex_servicemen_welfare/echs-card-status-activate/
Therefore It is useless to say that ECHS facility is going to stop.
Upgrading is Ok, simultaneously they shoud look into the availability of Medicins, empannel hospital in meximum area, local purchase of genuin medicins and referal to empanned hopital to all needy veterans and not to only some dominated veterans.
ReplyDeleteThough ECHS polyclinic is not able to provide medicine but facility is extended to purchase medicine and claim for it.But it's only for 15days, must be extended to 30days.
ReplyDeleteThe Indian Army cuts a significant amount from Ex sercivemen when they retire. And since the soldiers retire very early than other professionals it should be mandatory to look after the soldiers through ECHS
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