PRESS NEWS
Ministry of Defence
UNMARRIED
DISABLED SONS ELIGIBLE FOR ECHS FACILITIES EVEN AFTER ATTAINING 25 YEARS
Posted On: 08 JUL 2020
12:52PM by PIB Delhi
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now unmarried permanently disabled and financially dependent sons of ECHS
beneficiaries after attaining the age of 25 years are not considered dependent and hence are not eligible for availing medical facilities under Ex-servicemen
Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS). This is as per the Central Government Health
Scheme (CGHS) Rules which are followed by ECHS. However, vide their OM No
4-24/96-C&P/CGHS(P)/EHS dated January 1, 2020, the CGHS has declared such
sons of CGHS beneficiaries who have become disabled after attaining the age of
25 years, dependent and hence eligible for availing CGHS benefits subject to fulfillment of conditions laid down in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) Office Memorandum (OM) No 4-24/96-C&P/CGHS(P)/EHS dated May 5,
2018.
It has now been decided by the Ministry of Defence (MoD),
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare (DESW) to similarly treat unmarried
permanently disabled and financially dependent sons of ECHS beneficiaries who
have become disabled after attaining the age of 25 years as dependent and hence
eligible for availing benefits under ECHS subject to fulfillment of conditions
laid down in the MoHFW OM of May 7, 2018.
ABB/Nampi/KA/DK/Savvy/ADA (Release ID: 1637165)
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