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Clarification regarding rates of subscription of ECHS Membership/Refund of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) in Certain Specific Cases

Clarification regarding rates of subscription of ECHS Membership/Refund of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) in Certain Specific Cases:-

Central Organisation ECHS
Adjutant General’s Branch
IHQ of MOD (Army)
Maude Lines
Delhi Cantt – 110 010

B/49701/01-PR/AG/ECHS/2017

19 Jun 2017

IHQ MoD (Navy)/PD ECHS (N)
Air HQ (Subroto Park)/DAV
HQ, Southern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ. Eastern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ. Western Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Central Command (A/ECHS)
HQ Northern Command (A/ECHS)
HQ South Western Command (A/ECHS)
All Regional Centres, ECHS

CLARIFICATION REGARDING RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION OF ECHS MEMBERSHIP/REFUND OF FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE(FMA) IN CERTAIN SPECIFIC CASES
l. Ref GoI, MoD ID No 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 30 Dec 2002, No 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 01, Apr 2003, No 22(20)/05/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 10 Feb 2006 and No 22D(04)/10/US(WE)/ D(Res) dated 02 Aug 2011.
2. In this connection, copy of GoI, MoD ID No 22D(17)/2016/(WE)/D(Res) dated 02 Jun 2017 is encl herewith for your info and necessary action.

sd/-
(PK Singh)
Capt (IN)
Offg Dir (Ops & Coord)
for MD ECHS

As above.

No.22D (17)/2016/(WE)/D(Res)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

New Delhi, the 2 June, 2017

To
The Chief of Army Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief Of Air Staff

Subject: Clarification regarding rates of subscription of ECHS membership/refund of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) in certain specific cases.

Sir,

In continuation of Government of India, Ministry of Defence letter No. 22(1)/01/US(WE)ID(Res) dated 30 December 2002, No. 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 01 April 2003, No. 22(20)/05/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 10 February 2006 and No. 22D(04)/10/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 02 August 2011, I am directed to convey the following clarifications regarding rates of subscription of ECHS contribution to be paid by ESM/ refund of FMA in certain specific situations where doubts have been raised:
Sl. No. Point of doubt Clarification
(a)
For ESM who retired between 01
April 2003 to 31 March 2004 and
to whom FMA was being paid but
was stopped and ECHS
membership was not given due to
non recovery of subscription,
what should be the rate of
subscription to be deducted from
them at the time of applying for
ECHS membership and how
should the FMA that was be
refunded?
(i) Rates of the subscription
of
ECHS contribution that was applicable
at the time of their retirement may be
deducted.

(ii) Payment of FMA which was
stopped may be claimed separately by the ESMs.

(b) ESM who retired between 01
April 2003 to 31 March 2004 and
from whom subscription was
deducted in PPO but the process
of membership of ECHS was not
completed in terms of
submission/processing of
application form. These ESMs
are now approaching for
membership. Whether ECHS
subscription already deducted is
to be treated as final, or should
difference in old and new rates of
ECHS subscription?
Once subscription has been deducted
and endorsed in PPO, old rates will be
applicable for this category of ESM,
irrespective of the date on which they
apply for membership
(c) Whether old rates applicable at
the time of their retirement or the
new rates applicable at the time
of application should be paid by
those ESMs who retired between
01 April 2003 to 31 March 2004,
and in whose case ECHS
contribution was not deducted
and FMA has been paid due to
oversight/ error in PPO.
New rates of subscription prevalent at
the time of application will be applicable
for ESM who apply for ECHS at a later
date
(d) From whom should the ECHS
subscription be deducted in
cases where both husband and
wife are serving in the Armed
Forces and they retire at different
dates?
The Scheme being compulsory in
nature, husband/wife who retires first,
should pay the contribution and avail
benefits of the Scheme and no
subscription should be deducted from
husband/wife who retires later. He/ She
will be eligible for benefits under the
Scheme as a spouse.

2. This issues with concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their U.O. No.32(14)/2015.FIN/PEN dated 30.05.2017.

Yours faithfully,
(A.K. Karn)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source: ECHS.GOV.IN [pdf]

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