AFVOA Newletters of Year 2003

Page 115 of 170 Regional Director (ECHS), Regional Centre, Patna, c/o HQ Patna Sub Area, Regional Director (ECHS), Regional Centre, Hyderabad, c/o AF Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad (n) Col Mukesh Malhotra Regional Director (ECHS) Regional Centre, Gauhati C/o HQ 51 Sub Area C/o 99 APO Question No 15. Where are the application forms available? Answer. Forms are available at all Station Headquarters, CSDs and at Rajya Sainik Board offices. For those having access to the internet it can also be downloaded from website ‘ www.indianarmy.nic.in/arechs.htm’ or “ www.irfc-nausena.mil.in ” . Question No 16. How to apply for ECHS membership? Answer. Collect the forms. Thereafter, read the instructions carefully, fill up the application form, get the affidavit notarized and subscription/contribution deposited in Government Treasury/Reserve Bank of India or State Bank of India. Pensioners are then to personally report to Station Headquarters with the completed application form and following original and photo copy of documents (Dependants are NOT required to accompany) :- (a) Pension Payment Order (PPO), duly attested by Bank/Treasury from where the pension is being drawn. Original is to be shown at the time of submission of application form. (b) Discharge book (Not required in case of Naval officers). (c) Two passport size photographs each of the pensioner & dependants, who propose to use the ECHS facilities - paste one copy of each photo on Pages 8 & 9 of the application form, and one copy each on the Affidavit. (d) Attach original copy of Military Receivable Order (MRO) to the Application Form as proof of deposit of contribution (note that the duplicate copy is for the bank, triplicate copy for pensioner & fourth copy is a spare one). (e) Affidavit duly notarized, in original. (f) Ex-servicemen Identity Card photocopy to be attached. Original will be shown for comparison at the time of submission of form at Station Headquarters. Question No 17. Where are the collection points for the completed application forms? Answer. Station Headquarters at 104 designated locations are the only authorized collection points. In addition, one collection point will be opened at NOIDA on specified days, and one collection centre will operate from Naval HQ/DESA. Nominated officers will collect the completed application forms & compare originals with photocopies. These nominated officers are the only ones who are authorized to verify documents, the original PPO and Ex Servicemen Identity Card at the time of submission of application forms. They will hand over a receipt to the ESM on collection & spot verification of documents. Detailed vetting and verification shall be undertaken thereafter, and may take between 15 days to 2 months depending on the information to be sought. An ESM is only considered as a member once he/she is issued a valid ECHS Membership SMART Card, and NOT before. Question No 18. How much time will it take to issue Smart card after submission of the forms? Answer. Presently it will take 2-3 months after deposit of form. The applicants will be intimated the date by the Stn HQ/collection centre. However, once the entire system is in