Indian Army inks MoU with eight GMCH in Assam

Indian Army signed an agreement with eight government medical colleges and hospitals in Assam to offer ECHS services at these medical institutes.

The Indian Army has inked an agreement with the Assam government to offer Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) at eight medical colleges and hospitals in the state.

“Memorandum of Agreements were signed between the Indian Army authorities and eight government medical colleges and hospitals,” said Defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahender Rawat in a statement.

The Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare has approved the empanelment of government medical colleges in Assam with the ECHS, he added.

The agreements were inked in presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command Lt Gen RP Kalita, state ministers, senior Army and civil officials.

“This will be a major relief to veterans and their families as this will remove the hardship of cancer patients travelling outside the state for treatment,” the official said.

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Under the agreement, the ECHS services will be offered at the medical college and hospitals in Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Silchar, Jorhat, Barpeta, Tezpur, Diphu and North Lakhimpur. This scheme covers all types of diseases. The understanding will facilitate the cashless and capless treatment of almost 1.12 lakh beneficiaries.

The ten units of ACCF located at the medical colleges will provide cashless and capless service in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rates to ex-servicemen and their dependents of Assam and other states of the Northeast.

The Assam Cancer Care Foundation (ACCF), which is an Assam government and TATA Trust initiative, has also been empanelled with ECHS, Lt Col Rawat said.

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