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Guntur
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GUNTUR, JULY 31. The long-awaited medical facility for ex-servicemen is finally here with the opening of polyclinics at Guntur, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam by the Union Ministry of Defence as a welfare measure under the `Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme,' an equivalent of the Central Government Health Scheme. Ex-servicemen and their dependents would no more be required to shell down a heavy price for their medical consultancy at the private clinics in these three cities. The Government has sanctioned nine centres for Andhra Pradesh and in the first phase three were opened recently, the Medical Officer, G.K. Mohan Rao, said on Friday.
Free consultation
There was only one hospital for the whole State -- the one in Secunderabad -- for all these retired employees and their dependents all these days, but now they can get consultancy from an expert physician (MD-general medicine) at the Ravindra Nagar, Second Lane clinic in Guntur, free of cost. The 20,000 ex-servicemen in Guntur and the neighbouring districts can benefit from the facility, where the basic laboratory and investigative equipment is available, said Dr. Mohan Rao.
Two more polyclinics
The number of ex-servicemen was high in Srikakulam, Prakasam, Visakhapatnam, Krishna and Guntur districts, hence the Government proposes to open two more polyclinics at Tirupati and Giddalur by March next year. In the course of the next couple of years, other centres would come up in Krishna, West Godavari and East Godavari districts, he said. Medicines would be given free to all the patients, but those not available with the ECHS would be reimbursed. The process of empanelment of some medical stores and hospitals was on for the purpose, he said, adding that the cases that cannot be treated at the ECHS Centre would be referred to some of the empanelled hospitals where the ex-servicemen need not pay any money.
Ministry to clear bills
The Ministry of Defence through the ECHS centres would directly clear the bills. The Guntur centre with a physician, two medical officers and para-medical staff would function from 8 am to 4 pm. The equipment is expected in a couple of days from Secunderabad and the hospital would be fully functional, he observed.
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