ITBP to give free medical treatment to the inhabitants of all border villages

With the recent new initiative of the Rajya Sabha member of Parliament from Garhwal, Uttarakhand namely Anil Baluni, the union government and the paramilitary forces’ headquarter at CGO Complex, New Delhi under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs vide its order number 1-1202/01/2018/ MS-6300-05, Directorate General ITBP police has taken an immense pro people decision of offering free medical treatment and subsequent disbursement of free medicines through the OPDs to the general public and the inhabitants of all the border villages or habitats coming within their official purview, earlier only meant for the paramilitary jawans n officers.

According to the office memorandum issued by the, IG/ Director, Medical, Directorate General of ITBP Police with the copies sent to all the units commandent of ITBP at the all India level, the Commandent Base Hospital, Delhi, All frontior ISG/ Training Zones/ ITBP academy, ITBP Police, IG Referral hospital, Greater Noida and All Sector DIsG/ training centres etc , all the border battalions shall extend their medical facilities i.e. OPD consultations to the border populations and treatment in emergency cases by the battalion medical officers of the battalions.

The OPD should be opened to the general public during the working hours. The official order further directs that the Commandents of the battalions shall advertise and initiate the public relations, the co ordination and facilitation of the medicare to the public in consultation with the I/ C unit hospital.

It specifically directs that the free medicines should be distributed to the needy patients n in emergency and a separate record be maitained about the disbursement. The I/ C of the battalion hospital will liaise with the district administration / CDMO for the supply of medicines and other hospital necessities.

The order saus that such an exercise will help in confidence building with the local populace and optimum utilization of the professional menpower available with the battalion hospital. It also drects for the submission of monthly compliance report through proper channel for review at the level of Directorate General, ITBP Police.

It may be recalled that the border villages of the country especially those in the Chamoli, Garhwal n Kumaon regions alligned with the China border were slowly but gradually being emptied as the population was devoid of good health n educational facilities including lack of job avenues.

These border residents are a great source of moral upgradation to the paramilitary forces deployed at the Indo Pak or Indo China border and are helping the paramilitary of various intelligence inputs as well as other support system.

Introduction of the free medical treatment facilities n fee medicine distribution through the highly trained ITBP medical doctors will immensely help in regaining their confidence and also lessening the spate of migration from the border villages.