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Report No. 18 of 2012 - Performance Audit on Medical Establishments in Defence Services, Department of Defence

Date on which Report Tabled:
Sat 14 Dec, 2013
Date of sending the report to Government:
Government Type:
Union
Union Department
Defence
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Sector Defence and National Security

Overview

Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) is one of the critical logistics arms of Defence Services both in war and in peace. The objective of the AFMS is to preserve and promote the health of the Armed Forces personnel and their families by prevention of diseases and care and treatment of the sick and wounded among them.

AFMS is an inter services organisation headed by Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) who functions directly under the Ministry of Defence. DGAFMS at the apex level is assisted by the Directors General Medical Service for the Army, Navy and Air Force who are responsible for overseeing the functioning of the hospitals of the respective Services.

There are 133 Military Hospitals (Army-111, Navy-10 & Air Force-12) of varying bed strengths spread throughout the country in addition to 90 Field Hospitals in field areas. AFMS, in April 2003, assumed the responsibility for treatment of Ex-servicemen and their families as and when referred by the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) polyclinics.

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