Archive · 19 Sep 2025
MP Writes to Defence Minister on ECHS Healthcare Delays
Imagine a healthcare program for veterans called ECHS.
Hospitals are supposed to provide care, but they're not getting paid on time.
A Member of Parliament, Captain Brijesh Chowta, is worried about this.
He wrote a letter to the Defence Minister, asking for help.
The MP wants the government to pay hospitals faster, like within a month.
This would encourage more hospitals to participate and help veterans get better healthcare.
If hospitals get paid quickly, they will be happier to join and offer services.
Captain Brijesh Chowta, MP, wrote to the Defence Minister.
The letter concerns challenges within the ECHS scheme.
Delays in bill settlements cause hospitals to withdraw.
The MP suggests a fixed timeframe for bill payments.
The MP requests a time-bound mechanism for bill settlement.
- Who
- Captain Brijesh Chowta, MP for Dakshina Kannada
- What
- Wrote a letter regarding ECHS challenges
- When
- September 18, 2025
- Where
- Letter addressed to Defence Minister
- Why
- To address delays in ECHS bill settlements
- MP
- Captain Brijesh Chowta
- Ministry Addressed
- Defence
- Minister
- Rajnath Singh
- Date of Letter
- September 18, 2025
- Scheme
- Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)
- Issue
- Delays in bill settlements