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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 217
TO BE ANSWERED ON 2nd February, 2026
HOSPITALS EMPANELLED UNDER THE ECHS IN THE COUNTRY
217. SHRI SANDOSH KUMAR P
Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:
(a) the number of hospitals empanelled under the ECHS in the country State-wise;
(b) whether Government is aware that hospitals under the ECHS are denying essential
health care services to ex-servicemen;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether Government has noticed unwillingness of hospitals to remain in the ECHS
scheme; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
A N S W E R
MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI SANJAY SETH)
IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
(a) to (e) The State-wise number of hospitals empanelled under the ECHS in the country is
enclosed as an Annexure. ECHS provides cashless and capless healthcare to ex-servicemen
through a wide network of polyclinics and empanelled hospitals. The number of hospitals under
ECHS has grown over the last few years.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2026 REGARDING
HOSPITALS EMPANELLED UNDER THE ECHS IN THE COUNTRY
No. States/UTs No. of ECHS Hospitals
empanelled as on date
1. Uttar Pradesh 423
2. Punjab 361
3. Rajasthan 255
4. Maharashtra 276
5. Haryana 478
6. Kerala & Lakshadweep (UT) 152
7. Uttarakhand 70
8. Bihar 61
9. Himachal Pradesh 41
10. Tamil Nadu and Andaman & Nicobar (UT) 112
11. West Bengal 61
12. Karnataka 96
13. Andhra Pradesh 103
14. Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (UT) 21
15. Delhi 309
16. Madhya Pradesh 91
17. Odisha 27
18. Assam & Arunachal Pradesh 26
19. Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT) and 44
Daman & Diu (UT)
20. Jharkhand 20
21. Telangana 37
22. Manipur & Nagaland 2
23. Chandigarh (UT) 23
24. Chhatisgarh 19
25. Mizoram , Aizwal 2
26. Meghalaya 2
27. Tripura 1
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S. No. States/UTs No. of ECHS Hospitals empanelled as on date
28. Puducherry (UT) 5
29. Goa 2
30. Sikkim 1
Total 3121*
* In addition to above, presently 23 empanelled hospitals are located in Nepal.
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