ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS : ECHS MEMBERSHIP

As per the existing instructions, an ESM pensioner/family pensioner is permitted to
include names of his/her wholly dependent children for grant of ECHS membership. However, names of such children should be found recorded in the service records of the ESM pensioner. For children born after retirement or for some other reasons if the names of children are not endorsed in the Service Records during the service; an ESM is required to approach his Record Office for endorsement of names of his children through publication of Non Effective Series of part II Orders. Provisions exists for publication of Record Office NE Part II Orders within three years ie up to Aug 2007 for getting necessary Part II Orders published by affected ESM has been granted by the competent authority.

3. Notwithstanding the above, cases have come to light wherein an ESM has expired and the names of children are not found recorded in the service records of the deceased soldier. The names of such dependent children can not be recorded in the service records of the deceased soldier as per rules on the subject. As result some widows whose husbands or orphan children whose parents did not get the necessary Part II Orders published, are facing difficulties in seeking ECHS membership. To ameliorate the difficulties of affected widows and such orphans children, the procedure as mentioned in http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/echs/policy/ops/op_page26.htm