CLARIFICATION ON ECHS MEMBERSHIP WHEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE DEFENCE PERSONNEL.

   CLARIFICATION ON ECHS MEMBERSHIP WHEN HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE DEFENCE PERSONNEL

   1. There were a No of issues which come into effect when both husband and wife are defence personnel or one of them is a defence person and other is a Central Govt. employee. The issues also included whether one or both parents can be made members of the ECHS.

   2. We had taken up the case with the MOD and clarifications have been issued vide MOD letter No 22(20)05/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 10 Feb 2006(copy attached). In brief it contains the following clarifications:-

Resettlement of Defence Personnel

   The number of personnel retiring from Armed Forces varies from year to year. Approximately 50,000 to 55,000 defence personnel retire every year from defence services.

   The government provides vocational training to retiring officers and Other Ranks through training institutes to enable them to settle down in civilian life. This training is optional. Government provides 60% fee subsidy to officers & 100% fee subsidy to Junior Commissioned Officers/Other Ranks.

   During the last 3 years, total number of defence personnel trained prior to their retirement is as follows:

Year	Officers	JCOs / OR and equivalent	Total
2010-11	810	17743	18553
2011-12	967	23814	24781
2012-13	748	20730	21478

   Six months Certificate Course in management is conducted for officers at IIMs which enables them to secure decent jobs in private sector. The facility of campus placement is however not available.

    This information was given by Minister of State for Defence  ShriJitendra Singh in a written reply to Shri Jagdish Singh Ranain Lok Sabha today.