With restarting of the ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) at the Sushila Tiwari Government Hospital here on Monday, ex- Army men and their family members would be able to avail health services at this premier hospital free of cost.
It is worth mentioning here that as the officials concerned of the aforesaid hospital said about a year ago the same ECHS was suspended.
However, restarting of the same health scheme is welcomed by the ex-Army men here.Welcoming the decision of the said hospital administration to restart the ECHS, Colonel (retd) B D Kandpal, said about 12,000 ex-Army men of the Nainital district and their family members are dependent on this Government Shushila Tiwari hospital for health treatment.
Now reintroducing of the said health scheme would greatly help all the ex army men and their family members in the district benefit from health services in this hospital in the times to come, he expressed hope.
Now the ex army men who have to go to Delhi and lucknow for treatment from different parts of the hill regions may now be able to get treatment at the Government Shushila Tiwari Hospital free of cost, said RC Purohit, Princiapl, the Government Shushila Tiwari Hospital.
Apart from that we are continuously trying to improve the health services so that people could get best health facilities here, the Principal further said. At the same time we are also trying to fill the vacant positions of doctors, he added.