In a major effort to boost the quality of medicare provided to India?s 33 lakh ex-servicemen and their dependents, the Cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of 199 additional polyclinics at a cost of Rs 141 crore to take their total number to 426.
Also to be created as part of this effort are 17 mobile military medical facilities and 15 new regional centers, while the central organisation of the Employees Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) will be revamped.
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