Medical facilities are provided to ex-servicemen within Nepal. Each ex-servicemen is provided with a medicine pack once a year containing essential basic medicines with directions for usage. A sum of (Indian) Rupees 1.46 crores is expended on this account annually. For the next stage of his medical treatment, we have two Medical Inspection Rooms at Pokhara and Dharan each manned by a doctor. These facilities are equipped with X-Ray, Pathology Lab, ECG and such facilities. At Kathmandu, Medical Room is being readied. Presently the Indian embassy doctor visits MI Room and provides free treatment to the ex-servicemen. Besides, Indian Army Medical Welfare Teams visit Pokhara, Dharan and various DSBs for providing necessary treatment. Hundreds of cataract operations are performed, dentures made and spectacles issued to ex-servicemen and their dependents by these teams every year. In addition, the ex-servicemen can visit Army Hospitals in India for free treatment.
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