SETTING UP OF HOSPITALS

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LOK SABHA

Two new hospitals of Navy are proposed to be set up in the next 2-4 years at Karwar in Karnataka with 100 beds and Ezhimala in Kerala with 60 beds.

Existing 127 hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services exclusively meant for the treatment of serving Armed Forces Personnel and their dependent family members, also provide free Out-Patient Department treatment and in-patient care, to the ex-service personnel and their entitled families, to the extent available locally and availability of beds.

This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Dr. V Saroja in Lok Sabha today.