ECHS DG (DC & W) Adjutant General’s Branch Integrated HQ of MoD (Army) South Block New Delhi – 110 011 B/49717-C(VIG)/AG/ECHS 12 Jul 2018 VETERAN PATIENT CARE AND ASSISTANCE (VPCA) TEAMS -A VIGILANCE MECHANISM IN ECHS Gen 1. Ex Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) is a welfare oriented scheme providing effective healthcare to Ex Servicemen and their dependents. Since in 2003, the scheme has expanded exponentially and has nearly 52 lakh beneficiaries today throughout the length and breadth of the country. 2. There is a need to institute a vigilance framework with a nominated nodal officer at each echelon of the scheme to introduce checks and balances in the system to ensure its efficient and effective functioning . The vigilance frame work so instituted will pay attention to the following aspects with a mechanism to detect, analyse and take corrective and preferably pre-emptive :- (a) Ensure ECHS benefits are not availed by unauthorized persons. (b) Check ...