Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 11 Corps, today inspected various facilities set up for ex-servicemen in Una district. He inspected a polyclinic set up under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) at Rampur village near Una…

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Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 11 Corps, today inspected various facilities set up for ex-servicemen in Una district. He inspected a polyclinic set up under the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) at Rampur village near Una city. He later visited the Akash Canteen and the office of the Deputy Director, District Sainik Welfare Department.

Akash Canteen manager Commodore Vijay Kumar (retd) apprised Lt General Chandpuria about the need for a mobile canteen to serve the veterans living in remote areas of Una district. He also requested Lt General Chandpuria for a budget for the expansion of the existing canteen, besides for its repair and renovation. Lt Col RS Kalia (retd), Deputy Director of the District Sainik Welfare Department, stressed the need for fixing floor tiles at the office. The General assured Lt Colonel Kalia of prompt action in the matter.

Lt General Chandpuria later visited Brahmpur village near Mubarikpur in the Gagret Segment and inspected a plot earmarked for a new polyclinic for ex-servicemen and their dependents under the ECHS and a Unit Run Canteen in the same village. He said that infrastructure would be developed at an accelerated pace.