AFVOA Newletters of Year 2003

Page 9 of 170 30. If you are planning to visit the Office of the PCDA (P) Allahabad, please do check the information given under “Visit Allahabad” on this Website. Once you reach PCDA (P), Allahabd, report at the Reception to get yourself guided to the concerned section. Write to Us 31. Please do write to us your grievances of the format given below, our postal address is:: Office of the Principal Controller of Defence Accounts (Pensions), Draupadi Ghat, Allahabad – 211014 FORM OF WRITING A COMPLAINT (Lodge complaint on-line) Name of Pensioner: Name of deceased in case of family pension Rank of pensioner: Record Office/HOO concerned/Office: Date of retirement/death of pensioner: PPO number under which pension granted (f already sanctioned) Latest Corrigendum PPO if any: Previous references if any: {please also give no. and date of letter under which claim has been forwarded to Pr. CDA(P)} Name of PDA/Bank Branch from where pension is being drawn: Savings Bank Account No.: Your complete Postal Address with E-mail address/telephone no, if any: In case you are not a pensioner, please fill column 1,3,11, and 13. Your specific grievance’ query: (In case you are a ‘State Forces pensioner, please quote the ‘State you retired from’) Write to Director (Pensions), Ministry of Defence. 32. For your grievance you may please write to: Shri Sudhaker Shukla, Director (Pensions), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, Phone No. (011) 2301 5609 : (Source: Indian Ex-Servicemen September 2002; Vol xxxv No 457) Veterans get Medical Cover at Last 33. The Government has conceded their long—pending demand for special medical facilities. Labelled the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS), it will cater to cover 80 percent of retired personnel whose ranks swell by about 60,000 members annually. 34. The Scheme which will involve a capital outlay of Rs 122 crores and revenue expenditure of Rs 345.50 crores annually envisages maximum utilisation of existing facilities. 35. New polyclinics will be set up at 123 non military stations having n ex-servicemen population of more than 2,500. These are expected to cater to 48 per cent of the total load of about 65 lakhs retired personnel. 36. Existing military hospitals (MHs) or medical inspection rooms (MI Rooms)will be augmented at 104 stations which will take care of 38 per cent of ex-servicemen. In the initial years, service doctors will run these facilities. 37. Those areas having a population of les than 2500 ex-servicemen will be provided linkages with either the new polyclinics or the augmented facilities a service hospitals. 38. For specialities, diagnostic tests and medicines not provided at these facilities, reference would be made to empanelled hospitals and 60 per cent reimbursement provided.