Lok Sabha Question No. 4043 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-24
Subject: Healthcare Facilities for Military Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2023

## HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL

## 4043.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the details of the provisions made to provide healthcare facilities to the military personnel including ex-servicemen and their dependents;
- (b)  whether the treatment facilities under Ayurveda and Unani system of medicine have been started in the military hospitals; and
- (c)    if  so,  the  details  of  the  military  hospitals  providing  treatment  facilities  to  the  military personnel,  ex-servicemen  and  their  dependents  under  Ayurveda  and  Unani  system  of medicine?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a):    Armed  Forces  Medical  Services  (AFMS)  provide  primary  care,  secondary  and super-speciality care to the military personnel and their dependents through 135 hospitals, 96 Station Medicare Centres and 49 Sick bays.

In  addition,  serving  personnel  in  the  Armed  Forces  deployed  at  forward  areas  are provided medical care by 99 Field Hospitals.

Ex-servicemen  and  their  dependents  are  covered  for  healthcare  under  the  Exservicemen  Contributory Health  Scheme  (ECHS).    ECHS  takes  care  of  the  healthcare  and medical  needs  of  Ex-servicemen  and  their  dependents  through  a  network  of  30  ECHS Regional  Centres,  427  polyclinics  and  3097  Empanelled  Health  Care  Organizations  pan India. Additionally, the ex-servicemen, their spouse and dependent children under the age of 25 years are also entitled for treatment in AFMS hospitals.

(b):  Ayurveda Out Patient Departments (OPDs) have been operationalised on 01 June 2022 at 12 AFMS hospitals for a period of two years with the assistance of Ministry of AYUSH. However, there is  no  provision  for  treatment  facilities  under  Unani  system  of  medicine  at AFMS hospitals.

(c):    Details  of  AFMS  hospitals  providing  treatment  facilities  to  the  dependents  of  serving Armed  Forces  personnel,  Ex-servicemen  and  their  dependents  under  Ayurveda  are  at Annexure.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4043 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2023 REGARDING 'HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL'.

List of Armed Forces Medical Service Hospitals where treatment facility under Ayurveda is available: -

- (1) Command Hospital (Eastern Command), Kolkata
- (2) Command Hospital (Southern Command), Pune
- (3) Command Hospital (Western Command), Chandimandir
- (4) Command Hospital (Central Command), Lucknow
- (5) Base Hospital, Delhi Cantonment
- (6) Base Hospital, Guwahati
- (7) Military Hospital, Jammu
- (8) Military Hospital, Jaipur
- (9) Military Hospital, Jabalpur
- (10) Indian Naval Hospital Ship, Asvini, Mumbai
- (11) Command Hospital Air Force, Bengaluru
- (12) Air Force Hospital, Hindon

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