AFFDF-Financial Assistance For Treatment Of Serious Diseases To Non Pensioner Ex-Servicemen (All Ranks)/Widows

A scheme to provide financial assistance to a non-pensioner Ex-Servicemen of all ranks and widows to meet medical expenses related to treatment of approved serious diseases like cancer, renal failure, knee replacement and heart surgery.

Expenditure must be incurred at a approved govt hospital at the rates applicable under CGHS / ECHS.

List of the serious diseases are covered under this scheme

• Angiography & Angioplasty
• CABG. (l) Dialysis
• Open heart surgery
• Valve replacement
• Pacemaker Implant
• Cerebral stroke
• Prostrate surgery
• Joint replacement
• Renal failure
• Cancer

Treatment of other Diseases

In case the treatment of a serious disease which is not listed , such application will be referred to Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) for comment/recommendation to consider it for financial assistance for treatment of that disease, to ESM under this scheme.

The following criteria must be fulfilled:-

• Applicant must be a non-pensioner ESM or his widow.
• Should not be member of ECHS or availing AFMS facilities.
• Should be recommended by respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB).
• Expenditure must be incurred at a approved govt hospital at the rates applicable under CGHS / ECHS.