General Commanding Officer of ECHS hospitals and army canteens in Karnataka and Kerala region, Major General J V Prasad paid a visit to the ECHS hospital in the town.
On the occasion, Major General (retd) Bachamanda Cariappa complained that even though the government has provided a 50% rebate for ex-servicepersons in house tax, there is no concession in Town Panchayats and Gram Panchayats.
Some departments are not cooperating with ex-service personnel, he added.
Ex-servicemen Association vice president Chappanda Harish Uttaiah said that the current ECHS hospital is operating in a private building.
Even though the land has been sanctioned near Government Hospital, Virajpet, for the new building, the survey department is not transferring the land, he said.
The ex-servicemen said that there are more than 6,000 ex-servicemen in the district. But, there are polyclinics only in Madikeri and Virajpet. These polyclinics are confined to the primary healthcare of the ex-servicemen.
For advanced treatment, one has to visit the army hospitals in Mysuru or Bengaluru. Any one private hospital in the district should be empanelled for treatment, they said.
Major General J V Prasad assured them of doing the needful.
ECHS officer-in-charge Dr Shivappa S Gotyal, official Colonel Geeta and others were present.