Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat has said that providing quality healthcare for the well-being of ex-servicemen is a priority for the Indian Army. <br/><br/>He said, amendments have been made to ensure timely access to medicines for the ex-servicemen, as providing quality healthcare to them under the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme is a priority for us. <br/><br/>Army Chief was addressing a function to unveil the statues of Field Marshal KM Cariappa and General KS Thimayya at Gonikoppal in Kodagu district of Karnataka yesterday. Gen Rawat said the land of Kodavas has provided great leaders who have been part of the defence forces over the decades.<br/><br/>Located in the southern part of the Western Ghats, around 240 km from Bengaluru, Kodagu has a sizeable population of war veterans and war widows.

Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat has said that providing quality healthcare for the well-being of ex-servicemen is a priority for the Indian Army. <br/><br/>He said, amendments have been made to ensure timely access to medicines for the ex-servicemen, as providing quality healthcare to them under the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme is a priority for us. <br/><br/>Army Chief was addressing a function to unveil the statues of Field Marshal KM Cariappa and General KS Thimayya at Gonikoppal in Kodagu district of Karnataka yesterday. Gen Rawat said the land of Kodavas has provided great leaders who have been part of the defence forces over the decades.<br/><br/>Located in the southern part of the Western Ghats, around 240 km from Bengaluru, Kodagu has a sizeable population of war veterans and war widows.