ECHS - Eligibility Of Permanently Disabled Unmarried Son Of Beneficiary

ECHS - Eligibility Of Permanently Disabled Unmarried Son Of Beneficiary

Eligibility of permanently disabled unmarried son of ECHS beneficiary to avail ECHS facility – Year of Disability in line of Duty

Tele : 011-25684847

ASCON : 36832

Fax : 011-25684946

Email : diropsechs-mod@nic.in

Central Organisation ECHS

Adjutant General’s Branch

HQ of MoD (Army)

Maude Lines

Delhi Cantt — 110 010

26 Sep 2018

B/49701-PR/AG/ECHS/2018

IHQ of MoD (Navy)/Dir ECHS (N) Air HQ (VB)/DPS

All Comd HQs (A/ECHS)

AMA ECHS, Embassy of India, Nepal

Director General of Indian Coast Guard

Director General NCC

Director General SFF

ADG TA/TA-3

All Regional Centres, ECHS

ELIGIBILITY OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED UNMARRIED SON OF A ECHS BENEFICIARY TO AVAIL ECHS FACILITY

1. “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill — 2016” has been revised, which will replace the existing PWD Act — 1995. The permanent disabilities have been increased from existing 7 to 21.

2. In consonance with spirit of Indian Army wherein the year 2018 has been declared “Year of Disability in line of Duty” MoD (DoESW) has approved applicability of PWD Act 2016 wef 18 Sep 2018 vide their ID No 18(77)/2017/WE/D(Res-I) dated 18 Sep 2018 wherein sons suffering from following disabilities :-

• (a) Blindness.
• (b) Low-vision.
• (c) Leprosy Cured persons.
• (d) Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing).
• (e) Locomotor Disability.
• (f) Dwarfism.
• (g) Intellectual Disability.
• (h) Mental Illness.
• (j) Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• (k) Cerebral Palsy.
• (l) Muscular Dystrophy.
• (m) Chronic Neurological conditions.
• (n) Specific Learning Disabilities.
• (o) Multiple Sclerosis
• (p) Speech and Language Disability
• (q) Thalassemia
• (r) Hemophilia
• (s) Sickle Cell Disease
• (t) Multiple Disabilities including deaf, blindness
• (u) Acid Attack Victim
• (v) Parkinson’s Disease

(BS Sisodia)

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Dir (Ops & Coord)

for MD ECHS