ECHS Hospital For Veterans Inaugurated And 200 Widows Felicitated In Jagraon

Ludhiana, July 4, 2016: Vajra Air Defence Brigade under the aegis of Vajra Corps of Indian Army organised a special welfare meet for widows of veterans besides dedicating Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) Hospital for veterans in Jagraon, Punjab.
ECHS Hospital was inaugurated to benefit more than 6000 veterans in Jagraon by Mrs Anupvir Kaur, Zonal President, Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA). Veterans were satisfied and contended to have all facilities of Canteen Store Department (CSD), Defence Pension Distributing Office (DPDO) and ECHS Hospital in one complex. It was a big welfare step taken to ease the day to day difficulties of the veterans in the area.
In the run up of the special welfare meet extensive outreach drive was undertaken wherein special teams contacted widows of the veterans of Ludhiana District and resolved issues related to OROP, pension anomalies, healthcare, arrears of 6th Pay Commission and recruitment of their wards. Medical Camp for widows was also organized and specialists of ENT, Eye, Gynecology and Orthopedics, among others, attended to the health problems of the widows.
On the occasion the, Zonal President, AWWA interacted with the widows and distributed wheel chairs, hearing aids, special walking aids, adjustable walking aids besides ECHS and CSD cards to the entitled widows.