ECHS Online Application Made Easy

Confusion exists who are to apply for the new Card and how to differentiate between 16 Kb and 32 Kb cards presently in use. See picture below for  self help. All 16 Kb card  or temporary  Card holders must get new cards before Sep 2018. Imp .. this has now been extended till 31 Dec 2018 vide ECHS letter B/49711-NewSmaartCard/ AG/ ECHS Dt 31 Aug 2018 available at ECHS Website at link   

https://echs.gov.in/img/Policy/Stats%20&%20Automation/Smart%20Card/Smart%20Card%20Application/VALIDITY%20OF%2016%20KB%20CARDS%20HAS%20BEEN%20EXTENDED%20TILL%2031%20DEC%202018.pdf 

Apart from reading /Downloading latest instructions from the above ECHS site, please have references to ..
a) ECHS 01 page Ltr B/49779-Outsourcing/AG/ECHS 16Nov 2017 on Instruction For Online Application For Smart Card   click to read
b)  49 Page Instruction Booklet Ver-1 Online Application For Smart Cards  Click to read . 
c) Delhi ECHS HQ Ltr on Online Slipc Dt 12 Mar 2018  Click to read

Also one must have ability to make online payment or seek help from a well-wisher for this service else the process cannot be completed.

                

This process has 03 parts as below :-

1.                   Registering for the Main Pension Holder on the ECHS Website, like we do it first time for the new Email or for Olx  – See Process Sheet- 01 with the screen shots included  too.

2.                   Fill up the form with a given format Online with regular saving done from time to time so as not to lose the hard work already done. However this process needs some advance preparation and Pre-Collection of data for smooth completion before a start is made. See Process Sheet- 02  for the step by step screen shot for smooth progress .

3.                   Payment for the 64 Bit Card @Rs 177/- for each of the members including the parent member is the final step.

However before progressing online filling , please  get following details / docs ready ...

Sl	Details	Primary Member	Each Dependent
1	Full Name	Y	Y
2	Rank	Y
3	No	Y
4	PPO No	Y
5	Mobile No	Y	y
6	Gender	Y	y
7	Dt Of Birth	Y	y
8	Ladline if
9	Email if
10	Dt Of Joining	Y
11	Dt Of Retirement	Y
12	Last Unit	Y
13	Category OfF /JCO/ NCO	Y
14	Marital Status	Y	y
15	M/ Income	Y	y
16	Drug Allergies	Y	y
17	Aadhar No	Y	y
18	PAN No	Y	y
19	Blood Gp	Y	y
20	ECHS card No	Y
21	ECHS Reginal Centre	Y
22	Main Poly Clinic	Y
23	Type Of Pension Service/ Disability/ Family/ e.t.c	Y
24	Pension Bank Acc No	Y
25	Bank Name	Y
26	Bank in city	Y
27	Bank  IFSC	Y
28	Full Address	Y
29	Address PIN	Y
30	Disability %	Y
	Scan Copy of
1	PPO less than 1Mb size	Y
2	ECHS Existing / Old Card less than 1Mb size	Y
3	PP Photo with white b/g less than 1Mb size	Y	y
4	Signatures  or Thumb Impression less than 1Mb size	Y	y

  

A)     Process Sheet- 01 :-

1.       Search in Google for ECHS Website or use this link  https://echs.sourceinfosys.com/   to arrive on the page as below –

Click at the OK button to enable the screen / sheet ..

2.       Fill up the details as relevant in the above screen. Please be aware , your future logins will be with your above given Mobile number and the password so selected. Once you are through this screen , press “Register” as shown in the above picture.  With this you will receive an SMS giving an OTP (one time password) valid for 30 minutes .Your next step will be to verify the given above Mobile number as in the picture below  with entering of the received OTP.

3.       In case you have successfully achieved the above process, you are now ready for logging in for filling of the Main Form.  To go to this screen / login again repeat the process as in Sl-A(1) above , where now you have to select the “Already Registered click to login” at the Top Right part of the picture / screen (see screen-shot at Sl-01). At this you will be presented with new screen as below :-

4.       The above is your login screen and if you followed process correctly, you will pass to next stage where you have to select the next correct Form Option for you as in screen below.

I am only presenting the steps for “Online Application Form For Old 16Kb Card Holder” only.

B)      Process Sheet- 02 :-

1.       As I said earlier, a Pre-Preparation is essential as below where you have to collect data / details and some scan / soft copies as stated below.

Sl	Name	Relation	Date of Birth	Marital Status	Monthly Income	Mobile No	Email ID	Disability	Address	Adhar
0	Ramapati Sahana	self	01-04-1941	M	80,000	98gh333045	ramapati.sahana@gmail.com	nil	Flat-213 , JVR , 337 Motilal Gupta Road , Behala, Kolkata - 700008	2087-9917-3438
1	Swagata Sahana	wife	01-F6555	M	6,000	9836xx2425	ramapati.sahana@gmail.com	nil		2087-9917-3438
2	Laxmi Sahana	mother	07-08666195	M	4,000	96476cc052	ramapati.sahana@gmail.com	nil		5695-3947-4469

2.       Also get  a) PPO No and scan copy (See Exibit-1) click to see   b) ECHS Card No and scan copy (See Exibit-2)  click to see  c) Dt Of Commission  d)  Dt Of Retirement / Discharge  e) Last Unit f) PAN No  g) Blood Gp for each member  h) Bank Name  j) Bank Location / Area  k) Bank City / Town  l) IfSC Code m) ECHS Regional Centre  n) Main Poly Clinic  p) Passport Picture Soft Copy for all members (See Exibit-3) click to see     q) Signature  for all members or Thumb Impression (See Exibit-4)   click to see      . Use Windows free tool Paint to open / Edit / Crop the scanned pictures / docs for above.

3.       See example at below /Exibit-5 click to see     and surely have the above all data in hand / Computer / Laptop completeness of all the data required before proceeding the Form Filling. Fill the below Online Form and save data every 2/3 minutes.

4.       Once filled all data including for the dependents , press  “I Agree”  and then “Proceed For Payment ” . At his stage the Website will check the completeness and Correctness of all the data and flag error if any in RED. Visit the error and re-enter data as required. In case of all success , you will be presented with next screen as below.

5.       For safety and own/ self record  .. press “Download Filled Form” and on completion press  .. “Proceed To Payment ” , which will display the screen as below

6.       Note that @Rs 177/- per member / member the charges are applied. Proceed next to online payment through Debit / Credit or Net Payment. This part is not elaborated here as it is a standard process. However the final screen looks like below

C) For SMART Card related enqueries please knock on following numbers / Email .. 

                                                                                                       or
    login directly to       https://echs.sourceinfosys.com/       to reach below  screen

Click OK on Screen at the place shown and then Click again at the RHS top of the above screen at  " Already Registered Click To Log  "
This will take to nest screen as below , which is similar to earlier / at the beginning of the above Blog  ...

I am sure you must have saved your login details i.e your mobile number and the password ...
if correctly done you may receive an update and the below is just an example  ...

In case your card is ready or it is being dispatched ... an SMS as below will be received by you ..

Dear Ramapati Sahana, ECHS SMART CARD For Ramapati Sahana has arrived at Shq :- Kolkata.Your Card No is : 0000478441 & OTP for collection is : 650xxxx.  Please visit and collect. 
Kindly ensure ..
a) SMS with password is to be saved and the same is to be shared with ECHS office while taking delivery from ECHS local HQ
b) Check that the SMS is received for all  members of the family  individually else that particular card will remain undelivered / missing.
c) Complications may arise when partial card/s are delivered to you while  you have to surrender the old/ existing Master card  (relevant of all family members ) rendering that family member now without his/ her new card. 
d) In case of any recent corrections / updations / change of status / re-marriage, during filling of the online data which  is different from your earlier Part-2 details / stored at IHQ, complications are bound to arise / that particular card will be held back / not delivered.
e) Existing / Old ECHS Card or Paper / Temp authority under use now, is to be returned back while taking deliver/ possession of the  new Card .
f) Main card holder has to personally present / collect the same in person .

It is important before receiving the New-Cards for all members who are covered in the ECHS Scheme, ensure the ECHS office has the full set / cards for all members.  In case one member is left out and the existing / old Main Combined card is handed over, you may face problem w.r.t his/ her treatment / medicines. A temp card for that particular member is only an immediate and temporary solution.

For contacting the relevant office in ECHS Delhi / status of undelivered cards .. check / download contacts from link  https://echs.gov.in/COECHS.html