Lok Sabha Question No. 3464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: ECHS Polyclinics
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI, ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3464

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  JANUARY, 2019

## ECHS  POLYCLINICS

3464.  SHRIMATI  MEENAKASHI  LEKHI: SHRI  ANTO  ANTONY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number of Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Polyclinics and the staff strength in these clinics, category, State / UT-wise;
- (b) the number of beneficiaries of ECHS, State-wise;
- (c) whether  counselling  session  including  access  to  psychologist,  psychiatrist  and  other mental health professionals are available at such clinics; and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken note of the fact that the medicines supplied through polyclinics under the ECHS are of low quality and complaints are received in this regard;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps being taken by the Government to ensure the quality of medicines in polyclinics; and
- (f) the details of Jan Aushadhi Kendras linked with such polyclinics for provision of generic medicines?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) There  are  427  ECHS  Polyclinics  in  the  country.  Information  regarding category wise staff strength  is given in Annexure - I.
- (b) Information is given in Annexure - II.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) & (e): Medicines  are  being  supplied  by  O/o  DGAFMS  as  per  approved norms.
- (f) All Jan Aushadhi Kendras are deemed empanelled.

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## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (a)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3464 FOR ANSWER ON 2.1.2019

## Revised Interim Scales of Contractual Manpower for ECHS Clinics:

| Sl. No.   | Contractual Posts                       | Type of ECHS Clinics   | Type of ECHS Clinics   | Type of ECHS Clinics   | Type of ECHS Clinics   | Type of ECHS Clinics   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|           |                                         | A                      | B                      | C                      | D                      | E                      |
| 1.        | Medical Officer                         | 6                      | 3                      | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      |
| 2.        | Medical Specialist                      | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 3.        | Dental Officer                          | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 4.        | Gynaecologist                           | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 5.        | Radiologist                             | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 6.        | Officer-in-charge                       | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 7.        | Radiographer                            | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 8.        | Lab Technician                          | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 9.        | Lab Assistant                           | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 10.       | Physiotherapist                         | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 11.       | Pharmacist                              | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 12.       | Nursing Assistant                       | 3                      | 3                      | 2                      | 1                      | 1                      |
| 13.       | Dental Assistant/ Technician/ Hygienist | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 14.       | Driver                                  | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      |
| 15.       | Chowkidar                               | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 16.       | Female Attendant                        | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 17.       | Peons                                   | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |
| 18.       | Safaiwala                               | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 1                      | 0                      |

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## ANNEXURE-II  REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3464 FOR ANSWER ON 2.1.2019

## State wise beneficiary details

|   Sl. No. | State / UT          |   No. of Primary beneficiary |   Dependent |   Total |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------|-------------|---------|
|         1 | Andaman & Nicobar   |                          358 |         823 |    1181 |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh      |                        53541 |      123144 |  176685 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh   |                          294 |         676 |     970 |
|         4 | Assam               |                        17299 |       39788 |   57087 |
|         5 | Bihar               |                        46356 |      106619 |  152975 |
|         6 | Chandigarh          |                         6360 |       14628 |   20988 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh        |                         2435 |        5601 |    8036 |
|         8 | Dadar& Nagar Haveli |                            0 |           0 |       0 |
|         9 | Daman & Diu         |                           18 |          41 |      59 |
|        10 | Delhi               |                        42443 |       97619 |  140062 |
|        11 | Goa                 |                         1276 |        2935 |    4211 |
|        12 | Gujarat             |                        13969 |       32129 |   46098 |
|        13 | Haryana             |                       146488 |      336922 |  483410 |
|        14 | Himachal Pradesh    |                        89244 |      205261 |  294505 |
|        15 | J & K               |                        50765 |      116760 |  167525 |
|        16 | Jharkhand           |                         8523 |       19603 |   28126 |
|        17 | Karnataka           |                        51289 |      117965 |  169254 |
|        18 | Kerala              |                       134895 |      310259 |  445154 |
|        19 | Lakshadweep         |                           27 |          62 |      89 |
|        20 | Madhya Pradesh      |                        27989 |       64375 |   92364 |
|        21 | Maharashtra         |                       122377 |      281467 |  403844 |
|        22 | Manipur             |                         3099 |        7128 |   10227 |
|        23 | Meghalaya           |                         1498 |        3445 |    4943 |
|        24 | Mizoram             |                         1776 |        4085 |    5861 |
|        25 | Nagaland            |                          760 |        1748 |    2508 |
|        26 | Orissa              |                        21549 |       49563 |   71112 |
|        27 | Puducherry          |                         1308 |        3008 |    4316 |
|        28 | Punjab              |                       185795 |      427329 |  613124 |
|        29 | Rajasthan           |                        88844 |      204341 |  293185 |
|        30 | Sikkim              |                          670 |        1541 |    2211 |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu          |                        87942 |      202267 |  290209 |
|        32 | Telangana           |                          728 |        1674 |    2402 |
|        33 | Tripura             |                          840 |        1932 |    2772 |
|        34 | UP                  |                       177136 |      407413 |  584549 |
|        35 | Uttarakhand         |                        81067 |      186454 |  267521 |
|        36 | West Bengal         |                        54725 |      125868 |  180593 |

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