. All Col Veterans to kindly pass it to the veterans to keep in touch with the ESM Cells over the covid situation in each station.
2. All measures to be taken by the ESM CELLS to come to the aid of any veteran seeking help.
3. Emergency numbers to be manned at each station 24×7.
4. Veterans are authorized treatment in the local MH and they should not be turned away from the MHs
5. All Stn ESM Cells to ensure that info of Covid Care Facilities in each district are known to the Veterans and they do not lose time looking for information of the closest such facility.
6. Veterans must keep in touch with each other especially where they are living in isolated areas without family support. ESM Cells may evolve a process to ensure that a system of buddy pairs is made amongst the Veterans to take care of each other.
7. Guidelines and advisories to be made in local language by all ESM Cells and promulgated to all Veterans.
8. Whatever be the situation, The Indian Army will continue to look after its Veterans and all veterans should be reassured that they can approach us for any kind of assistance in these trying times.
All Director and Col Veterans to please confirm to me through this whatssap group that these measures have been incorporated in their AOR.