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ECHS Card Validation & Extension Policy

The document discusses a policy for granting a final eligibility extension to primary beneficiaries of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) who have failed to complete annual validation. It outlines the process where primary beneficiaries can submit applications through polyclinics and regional centers for consideration. The policy will be reviewed in December 2024.

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ECHS Card Validation & Extension Policy

The document discusses a policy for granting a final eligibility extension to primary beneficiaries of the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) who have failed to complete annual validation. It outlines the process where primary beneficiaries can submit applications through polyclinics and regional centers for consideration. The policy will be reviewed in December 2024.

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Tele .20892597 Central Organisation ECHS


Tetefax : 011-20892597 Adjutant General's Branch
Email : jditechs'l@[Link] lntegrated Headquarters of
MoD (Army), Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt- 1 10 010

8/497 11 -NSC/AG/ECHSiGen Corr


lS t nroro
IHQ of MoD (Air Force)
IHQ of MoD (Navy)
HQ South Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ East Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ West Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ South West Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ ANC
HQ SFF & HQ Coast Guard

Source Dot Com Private Ltd


Plot No 16, Electronic City,
Sector-18, Udyog Vihar,
Phase-lV, Gurugram
Haryana-1220Q'l

M/s UTI-ITSL
UTI Bhawan, Plot No.3, Sector -1 1

CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai


Maharashtra-400614.

All Regional Centers

BY SUBMISSION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE AND ELIGIBILITY


DOCUMENTS BY PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES

1 . Please refer the following :-

(a)CentralorganisationECHsletterNo8/49711-SC/AG/ECHSdt06Jul22.

(b) central organisation ECHS letter No 8/49701-PR/AGlECHSl2Ol7 dt26oct22'

(c) central organisation ECHS letter No 8/49701-PR/AGIECHSI2O17 dl27Dec22


,r,
(d) central organisation ECHS letter No 8/49711-Newsmartcard/Ac/EcHs crt
. 01 Mar23.

(e) central organisation ECHS letter No 8/49701-pR/AG/EcHs/2020 dt 13 Jul 23.

(D Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/49701-PR/AG/ECHS/2020 dt


03 Nov 23.

2. A number of request have been received from ESM/primary beneficiary wherein


certain 64KB ECHS cards, have been blocked by the system as the primary Beneficiary /
ESM, has failed to upload documents to complete annual validation, inspite of availing
Eligibility Extension provided on two occasions (one time eligibility extension by olc
Polyclinic and secbnd time eligibility extension by Dir Regional centre for three months
respectively), as per policy letters mentioned at para 1.

3. Competent authority has approved last and final eligibility extension option io Primary
Beneficiary / ESM, of three months to be granted by coECHS,to get their card unblock and
annual validation to be carried out. All pending cases,to avail last and final eligibillty
extension option, for Annual Validation will be processed with recommendation of OIC Parent
Polyclinic and Director Regional centre before submitting to co ECHS. Following action to
be taken by various stakeholders: -

4. Action bv EsM / Primarv Beneficiarv. EsM / Primary Beneficiary will take following
actions for their dependents.

(a) Submit offline application alongwith the required self-attested documents


.separately dependent wlbe excluding parents to MD ECHS through respective OIC
Parent Polyclinic and Director Regional Centre.

,(b) Submit offline application combined together for his / her parents giving out
status of mother and father duly dependent with required self-attested documents.

(c) Attach self-attested additional supporting documents requireO as per letters


given at Para 1 above.

5. 'Action bv
OIC Parent Polvclinic. Process the application based on eligibility
criteria and forward to Director Regional Centre with recommendation.

6. Action bv Director Reqional Centre. Director Regional Centre will check the
documents attached and give his recommendations and forward to Dir Vigilance at CO
ECHS.

7. Action at CO ECHS.
The application will be processed for approval of MD ECHS
and decision will be communicated by Dir Vig to fwg :-
(c) OIC Parent Polyclinic

(d) SDCPL (Vendor)

(e) UTI ITSL (Vendor)

This policy will be reviewed on31 Dec 2024. /

(Jitendra Singh)
Brig
Dy MD ECHS
FoT MD ECHS

Copv to:-

MoD (DoESW) For information please.


Tele: 25684645 Central Organisation ECHS
Telefax: 011-25684946 Adjutant General's Branch
Email : iditechsl @[Link] lntegrated Headquarters of
-
MoD (Army), Thimayya Marg.
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt 1 '10 010

8/497 1 1 -NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corrs O I Dec2o23

IHQ of MoD (Air Force)


IHQ of MoD (Navy)
HQ South Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ East Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ West Gomd (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ South West Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ ANC
HQ SFF & HQ Coast Guard

Source Dot Com Private Ltd


Plot No 16, Electronic City,
Sector-1 8, Udyog Vihar,
. Phase-lV, Gurugram
Haryana-122001

M/s UTI-ITSL
UTI Bhawan, Plot No.3, Sector -11
CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai
Maharashtra -400614.

All Regional Centres

LIFE TIME WAIVER OF ANNUAL VALIDATION FOR WHITE CARD HOLDERS


UNDER RELEVANT CLAUSE OF PER-$ONS WITH DISABILIT

1. Please refer the following:-

(a) Central Organisation ECHS letter No. 8/4971 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr


dt 03 Nov 2023.

(b) Central Organisation ECHS letter No. 8/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr


dt 13 Jul 2023.

(c) Central Organisation ECHS letter No. B/497't 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr


dt 01 Mar 2023.

(d)
Central Organisation ECHS letter No. 8/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr
dt27 Dec2022
(e) Central Organisation ECHS letter No. 8/49711-NSCiAG/ECHS/Gen Corr
dt26 Oct2022
-2-

(0 Central Organisation ECHS letter No. B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr


dt27 Ju12022.

(S) Central Organisation ECHS letter No. 8/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Con


dtOG Ju\2022.

2. lt is intimated that ECHS beneficiaries who have been provided with 64 KB


ECHS white card under relevant clause of person with disability act has been
exempted annual validation vide letter mentioned at Para 1 (a), however it is pertinent
to bring out following:-

(a) One time unblocking of cards for following beneficiary :-

(D Yet to carry out annual validation, but the cards are functional
(unblock). However, intimation has been received by the beneficiary on
any of the following :-

(aa) Status on Mob App

(ab) Status on Online Application.

(ac) Status on Kiosk.

(ad) Status received through email.

(iD Cards blocked due to inability to carry out annual validation.

(b) Beneficiaries whose cards are unblocked will continue to avail the
exemption of annual validation.

$*m
Col
Dir (Stats & Automation)
For MD ECHS
lnternal Copv to:-

All Sections of ECHS For info please.


(S&A Section) For uploading of the same in ECHS website.
Tele: 25684645 Central Organisation ECHS
Telefax: 01 1 -25684946 Adjutants' General Branch
Email : iditechsl @[Link] lntegrated Headquarters of
MoD (Army), Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt 110 010

8/4971 1 -NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr


02 Nov2o23

IHQ of MoD (Air Force)


IHQ of MoD (Navy)
HQ South Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ East Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ West Gomd (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ South West Comd (A/ECHS)
HQ ANC
HQ SFF & HQ Coast Guard

Source Dot Com Private Ltd


Plot No 16, Electronic City,
Sector-1 8, Udyog Vihar,
Phase-lV, Gurugram, Haryana-122o}'l

M/s UTIJTSL
UTI Bhawan, Plot No.3, Sector -1 1

CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai


Maharashtra - 400614.

All Regional Centres

LIFE TIME WAIVER OF ANNUAL VALIDATION FOR


WHITE CARD HOLDERS UNDER RELAVANT CLAUSE OF
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD) ACT

1. Please refer to following

(a) Cenkal Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 13 Jul 2023.

(b) Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/4971 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 01 Mar 2023.

(c) Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 27 Dec22.
-2-

(d) Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/4971 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 26 Oct22.

(e) Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 27 Jul22.

(f) Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 06 Jul22.

2. The competent authority has approved that those ECHS beneficiaries who
have been provided 64 KB ECHS white card under relevant clause of person with
disability (PWD) act will be exempted from annual validation with immediate effect
from the date of issue of this letter.

(Jitendra Singh)
Brig
Dy MD
For MD ECHS
lnternal Copv to:

All Sections of CO ECHS For info please


(S&A Section) For uploading of the same in echs website
Tele: 25684645 Central Organisation ECHS
Telefax: 011-25684946 Adjutants' General Branch
Email : iditechsl @[Link] lntegrated Headquarters of
MoD (Army), Thimayya Marg,
Near Gopinath Circle,
Delhi Cantt- 1 '10 010

8/497 1 1 -NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corr l) uzozs

All Regional Centres


All Command HQs

ANNUAL VALIDATION OF ECHS MEMBERSHIP OF DEPENDENTS

1. Please refer COECHS [Link]. 8/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen Corrs dated


26 Oct2O22.

2. A detailed policy on Annual Validation was promulgated vide letter under refer
and also vide following CO ECHS letters:-

(a) Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 01 Mar 2023.

(b) Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 27 Dec22.

(c) Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49711-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corr dated 26 Oct22.

(d) Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/4971 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Gorrdated 27 Jul22.

. (e) Central Organisation ECHS letter No 8/4971 1-NSC/AG/ECHS/Gen


Corrdated 06 Jul 22.

3. As per the feedbacks received from the environment and also by digital data
available with co ECHS, it is observed that a substantial number of 64KB ECHS
cards have been blocked by the system as the ESM/Primary beneficiary has

although got one time extension of validity for three months as per Para 9 of letter
referred at Para 2(e) above but not uploaded the required documents online with in
the specified period of three months. The competent authority has approved
following actions to facilitate such beneficiaries to get their cards unblocked and
annual validation done:-
(a) Action bv Primarv beneficiarv/ESM.

(D Apply through email / hand over application io OIC Polyclinic to


process unblocking the card of effected dependent along with required
documents as given vide Para 6 of letter referred at Para 2(e) above.

(ii) The offline/through emails application to include following addl


details:-

(aa) . Ser No., Rank, Name of the ESM.

' (ab) Name ofthe dependents.


(ac) Relation of the dependents with the ESM
f.
i r , (a{ E mail lD on which communication to be received.

(b) Action bv OIC Polvclinic.

(D the
application received from the Primary
Scrutinize
beneficiary/ESM and forward to the Dir, Regional Center with
recommendation and supporting documents by email with copy to the
Primary beneficiary/ESM.

(c) Action bv Dir ReEional Centre.

(D On receipt of request for extension with recommendation from


OIC policlinic scrutinize the application.

(ii) Dir Regional Centre can extend the eligibility by three months
from date on which Dir RC Approves the extension, subject to eligibility
criteria are being met by the ECHS beneficiary.

(iii) The Dir RC will use a tab "One Time Eligibility Extension" to
extend the validity which is provided in the Dir RC Module.

(iv) The Dir RC will inform by email to the OIC Polyclinic with info to
Primary beneficiary/ESM on the outcome of the application with further
course of action expected from the ESM/Primary beneficiary within
required time frame.
(v) ln case the dependent does not meet the criteria then an email
*, giving out reasons, be fonrvarded to OIC PC with copy to Primary
beneficiary/ESM.

4. The cards once unblocked by the Dir Regional Centre, then the Primary
beneficiary/ESM is requested to upload the required documents online within lhree
months. After the documents are uploaded then they will be visible to OIC Polyclinic
for verification and once verified, the card will be valid for one year.

5. This letter to be disseminated down to ECHS Polyclinics for the information of


all ECHS beneficiaries.

slazr,a-,
\l.----
(Jitendra Singh)
Brig

PJ,T,or r"r.
Copv to.
-l
M/S SDCPL
h For information and necessary action please.
M/S UTI-ITSL )

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