Action taken on Reimbursement of Medical Expenses with FMA @ Rs. 100/- per month

BHARATIYA PRATIRAKSHA MAZDOOR SANGH

Ministry of Defence

D(Civ-II) Section

Subject: Reimbursement of medical claim pertaining to in-patient treatment to the Defencc Civilians who are getting Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA).

The proposal for (Reimbursement of medical claim pertaining to in-patient treatment to the Defence Civilians who are getting Fixed Medical Allowance) was taken up by the Ministry of Defence with Ministry of health & Family Welfare.

2. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their ID No 14025/9/2011-MS dated 14th August, 2014 has proposed that ‘FMA being granted to CS(MA) beneficiaries be stopped and they should be governed by the provisions of CS(MA) Rules, 1944 under which medical reimbursement for outdoor treatment as well as indoor treatment is permissible as per the rules”.

3. It has been stated by the M/o H&FW that stopping of FMA for serving employees in question, will facilitate their family in getting comprehensive medical care under CS(MA) Rules, 1944 including outdoor and indoor treatment., even in emergency conditions. Accordingly. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has sought comments of this Ministry so that the anomaly in the matter can be removed at the earliest.

4. All lower formations/Employees Federations/Associations are therefore requested to furnish their comments to this Ministry within 15 days i.e. by 24.09.2014 for processing the matter further by this Ministry with the M/o H&FW.

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(Gurdeep Singh)

Under Secretary

Source: BPMS

UFBU Circular on the outcome of the Bipartite Talks with IBA on 26.9.2014

Bipartite Talks with IBA – UFBU gives strike call

TEXT OF UFBU CIRCULAR

Further to the last round of meeting held on 17th instant, another round of bipartite meeting was held with the IBA today (26.9.2014). IBA was represented by Shri Rajeev Rishi (CMD Central Bank of India), Chairman of the Negotiating Committee along with other members of the Negotiating Committee. UFBU was represented by all its constituent unions.

In today’s meeting there was a detailed discussion on our demand for 100% reimbursement of hospitalisation expenses incurred by the employees/officers and their family members and the group mediclaim scheme offered by the IBA in response thereto. We explained our various apprehensions about the implementation of the scheme and hassle-free reimbursement of claims thereunder. We reiterated that employees/officers should not be required to deal directly with the insurance company or their Third Party Administrators. IBA has agreed and accordingly clarified that even though employees would be covered by the mediclaim scheme, they would continue to submit their claims to the management as hitherto and the reimbursement would be made by the Banks with the improved benefits of the scheme accruing to the employees. IBA also agreed to incorporate the suggestions submitted by the UFBU while finalising the scheme. Hence a broad in-principle consensus was mutually agreed upon and the final scheme would be worked out accordingly on the above lines.

We also raised the following issues during the discussions today:

Pension related matters i.e. 100% DA on pension for pre-Nov. 2002 retirees, improvement in family pension, provision for periodical updation of pension
Introduction of 5 days banking / 5 days working
Regulated working hours for officers

After discussion, IBA informed that they are inclined to favorably consider the demand of 100% DA on pension for pre-Nov. 2002 retirees. IBA further informed that cost aspect on improvement in family pension is being worked out and they would soon take a decision on the same. IBA responded positively on this issue. As regards updation of pension, IBA informed that in view of the high cost involved, it would be difficult to agree to the same. On our insistence, IBA agreed that any viable and affordable proposition from the UFBU in this regard would be examined.

As regards 5 day banking / 5 day working, IBA regretted their inability to accept our demand in the present situation. From UFBU, we insisted on this issue and hence IBA agreed that if a detailed note is submitted to them with the requisite logic and rationale, they would apply their mind afresh on this issue.

On the issue of regulated working hours for officers, IBA was not inclined to agree to the same. However, on drawing their attention to the note submitted by the Officers Organisation, IBA agreed to study the same and react subsequently.

From the IBA, they wanted to know our views and reactions on introduction of cost to company method as well as fixed and variable pay concepts. From UFBU we have reiterated our standpoint that the same are not acceptable to us. IBA also insisted for limiting the wage revision discussions upto scale III officers instead of upto scale VII which was also declined by us.

On the vital issue of improvement in the offer of IBA over 11%, despite our indication that we would be flexible in our demand, depending on improvements in other areas, IBA has conveyed that they are unable to improve their offer unless UFBU scale down further in its demand considering the financial constraints of the banks. We categorically informed IBA that UFBU would be reasonable and flexible in its approach provided the same is reciprocated by the IBA on the issues raised by us and insisted on IBA to improve their offer to take the negotiations forward. However, IBA was adamant in their stand and did not improve their offer and stuck to their earlier offer of 11%. UFBU expressed its unhappiness over the rigid stand of IBA on improvement.

In the UFBU meeting held subsequently, representatives of all the constituent unions expressed their dissatisfaction and condemned the lackadaisical approach and adamant attitude of IBA and unanimously decided to undertake agitational programmes to press our demands and to expedite the settlement. After deliberations, it was decided to observe One day Protest Strike preceded by the following action programmes:

10.10.2014 – BLACK BADGE WEARING
17.10.2014 – COUNTRY WIDE PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS
Between 18.10.2014 and 31.10.2014 – ONE DAY DHARNA AT ALL STATE CAPITALS (Date shall be decided by the State Unit of UFBU)
COUNTRY WIDE ONE DAY PROTEST STRIKE

It was also decided that the one day protest strike shall be followed by intermittent and relay strikes as well as indefinite strike. Detailed circular on the date of one day protest strike and other agitation programmes will be issued in due course.

Source: AIBEA

Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.

No. 31011/3/2014-Estt.(A-IV) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

Department of Personnel and Training 

North Block, New Delhi-110 001 

Dated: 26th September, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988 — Relaxation to travel by air to visit NER and A&N.

The undersigned is directed to say that in relaxation to CCS (LTC) Rules, 1988, it has been decided by the Government to permit Government servants to travel by air to North East Region (NER) , Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (A&N) as per the following scheme

(i) All eligible Government servants may avail LTC to visit any place in NER/ A&N against the conversion of one block of their Home Town LTC. Fresh Recruits are also eligible for this benefit against conversion of one of the three Home Towns in a block of four years applicable to them.

(ii) Government servants entitled to travel by air can avail this LTC from their Headquarters in Economy class.

(iii) Government servants not entitled to travel by air may be permitted to travel by air in Economy class in the following sectors:

a. Between Kolkata/ Guwahati and any place in NER
b. Between Kolkata/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar and Port Blair.
c. Between Delhi / Amritsar and any place in J&K

Journey for these non-entitled employees from their Headquarters up to Kolkata/ Guwahati/ Chennai/ Bhubaneswar / Delhi / Amritsar will have to be undertaken as per their entitlement.

(iv) Air travel is to be performed by Air India in Economy Class only and at LTC-80 fare or less.

(v) Air travel by non-entitled officers on the sectors mentioned in item (iii) above may be permitted while availing LTC to any place in India (4 year Block) also.

(vi) Air Tickets to be purchased directly from the airlines (Booking counters, website of airlines) or by utilizing the service of Authorized Travel Agents viz. 'M/s Balmer Lawrie & Company', 'M/s Ashok Travels & Tours' and 'IRCTC' (to the extent IRCTC is authorized as per DoPT's O.M. No. 31011/6/2002-Estt.(A) dated 02.12.2009) while undertaking LTC journey. Booking of tickets through other agencies is not permitted.

2. These orders shall be in operation for a period of two years from the date of issue of this O.M.

3. All the Ministries/ Departments are advised to bring it to the notice of all their employees that any misuse of LTC will be viewed seriously and the employees will be liable for appropriate action under the rules. In order to keep a check on any kind of misuse of LTC, Ministries/ Departments are advised to randomly get some of the air tickets submitted by the officials verified from the Airlines concerned with regard to the actual cost of air travel vis-a-vis the cost indicated on the air tickets submitted by the officials.

4. In their application to the staff serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

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(B. Bandyopadhyay)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Ph. (011) 23040341

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/31011_3_2014-Estt.A-IV-26092014.pdf

Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2013-2014.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY or RAILWAYS

(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 106/2014.

No- E[P&A)II-2014/PLB-3

New Delhi, dated : 26.09.2014.

The General Managers/CAOS,
All Indian Railways & Production Units etc.
(As per mailing lists No.1 & 2).

Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees for the financial year 2013-2014.

The President is pleased to sanction provisionally, subject to the approval of competent authority, Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 [Seventy Eight] days wages without any ceiling on wages for eligibility for the financial year 2013-14 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees (excluding all RPF/RPSF personnel]. Where wages exceed Rs. 3500/- per month, Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated as if‘wages’ are Rs. 3500/- p.m.

2. ‘Wages’ for the purpose of calculating Productivity Linked Bonus shall include ‘Basic pay’ as defined in the Railway Services [Revised Pay] Rules, 2008 and dearness allowance drawn during the financial year 2013-14. Other conditions of eligibility, method of calculation of wages, etc., as prescribed in this Ministry‘s instructions and clarifications issued from time to time, shall remain unchanged.

3. It has also been decided that in the case of eligible employees mentioned in Para 1 above who were not placed under suspension, or had not quit service/retired/expired during the financial year 2013-14 or were on leave where leave salary admissible is not less than that admissible on leave on average pay, may be paid an amount of Rs. 8975/- towards Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2013-14. in the case of employees other than those mentioned above, the amount of Productivity Linked Bonus may be calculated in accordance with the extant instructions on the subject.

4. Further, in relaxation to the provisions in Rules 905(2), 908 and 909 of State Railway Provident Fund Rules, as contained in Chapter 9 of R-l/1985 edition (2003 Reprint edition), such of the subscribers to the SRPF as are entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus may, if they so desire, deposit the whole or part of the amount admissible under the Scheme in their respective State Railway Provident Fund Accounts.

5. Disbursement of Productivity Linked Bonus for the financial year 2013-14 to all eligible non-gazetted Railway employees mentioned in Para 1 above should be made on priority before the ensuing Puja/Dussehra holidays.

6. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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(K. Shankar)

Director/E[P&A).

Source:http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/Railway%20Board's%20orders%20reg.%20PLB%20-%20RBE%20No.106%20of%202014.pdf

Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2013-14

No. 10(2)2014/D(Estt/NG)

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

(Department of Defence Production)

New Delhi dated 23rd September, 2014.

To
The Chairman, Ordnance Factory Board,
10-A, S.K. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001, New Delhi
The Director General of Quality Assurance, New Delhi
The Director General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, New Delhi

Subject: Payment of Productivity Linked Bonus to Civilian Employees of Defence Production Establishments for the year 2013-14

Madam/Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s Letter No. 48(4)/98/D(B&C) dated 27th July, 2000 on the above subject and to convey the sanction of the President to payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the year 2013-14 equivalent to 40 days wages to the eligible employees in Defence Production Establishments as mentioned therein with an overall ceiling of wages of Rs. 3500/- per month.

2. The casual labour who has worked for at least 240 days, in each year, for 03 years or more, will be eligible for this PLB payment. The amount will be paid on a notional monthly wages of Rs. 750/-. In case where the actual emoluments fall below Rs. 750/- per month, the amount will be calculated on actual monthly emoluments.

All payments under these orders will be rounded off to the nearest rupee.

3. The above sanction is subject to the following conditions:-

(a)OFB will submit a Monthly Status report on the progress achieved to review the formula for calculation of PLE3 which otherwise would have been reviewed after three years from implementation i.e. from the accounting year 1999-2000.

(b)GMs of each of the respective factories should submit the Certificate regarding standard man-hours for jobs whenever there is a change in production processes or when new labour saving machines are introduced, incorporating the following details:-

(i) Standard Man Hours .before the installation of CNC Machines.
(ii) Standard Man Hours after the installation of CNC Machines.
(iii) Difference between the above two leading to savings in Standard Man Hours.

In the event of more than one CNC Machine being installed on two different occasions, each time figures are to be updated for additional subsequent addition of CNC Machine.

4. The expenditure will be debited to Major Head 2079 of the Defence Services Estimates (Ordnance Factories).

5. This issues with concurrence of Ministry of Finance and MoD (Finance Division) vide their Dy. No. 471/IF/DP-I dated 23.09.2014.

(Amlan Das)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Source:http://www.bpms.org.in/document.aspx

Productivity Linked Bonus payment to Railway Employees

NFIR

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen

3, CHELMSFORD ROAD, NEW DELHI – 110 055

Affiliated to :

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)

No. 1/10/Pt. IV

Date: 23rd Sept 2014

The Member Staff,
Railway Board,
New Delhi

The Financial Commissioner (Rlys)
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,
Sub:- Productivity Linked Bonus payment — reg.

Pressure mounted from railway employees of different zones that the PL Bonus should be announced and paid in cash to enable them to make purchases for celebrating Dussehra. It is needless to mention that Puja days (Navratra) will commence from 25th Sept 2014 onwards hence there is need to arrange payment in cash

NFIR, therefore, requests to kindly arrange to issue suitable instructions for payment of P.L. Bonus in cash as a special case.

Yours faithfully

(M.Raghavaiah)

General Secretary

Source:NFIR

FREQUENTY ASKED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS ABOUT CGHS

1. Who are entitled for CGHS facilities 
1. All Central Govt. employees and their dependant family members
residing in CGHS covered areas.
2. Central Govt Pensioners and their eligible family members getting
pension from Central Civil Estimates
3. Sitting and Ex-Members of Parliament
4. Ex-Governors & Lt. Governors
5. Freedom Fighters
6. Ex-Vice Presidents
7. Sitting and Ex-Judges of Supreme Court & High Courts
8. Employees and pensioners of certain autonomous organizations in
Delhi
9. Journalists (in Delhi )Accredited with PIB
 ( for OPD & at RML Hospital)
10. Delhi Police Personnel in Delhi only
11. Railway Board employees

2. In how many cities CGHS is presently operative? 

CGHS facilities are available in 25 cities in India
1. Ahmedabad 2 Allahabad 3 Bengaluru 4 Bhopal 5 Bhubaneswar 6. Kolkata 7.
Chandigarh 8 Chennai 9.Dehradun 10.Delhi & NCR 11.Guwahati 12.
Hyderabad 13. Jabalpur, 14. Jaipur 15 Jammu 16. Kanpur 17. Lucknow 18.
Meerut 19. Mumbai 20. Nagpur 21 Patna 22.Pune 23. Ranchi 24. Shillong 25.
Thiruvananthapuram

3. For CGHS cards , as dependant , what is the meaning of the word “ family”
The term ‘family’ means and includes:-

1. Husband or wife as the case may be and other dependant family
members.
 2Dependant Family Members:
parents, sisters, widowed sisters, widowed daughters, minor brothers and
minor sister, children and step-children wholly dependent upon the
Government Servant and are normally residing with the Government
Servant.
Also now included , dependent divorced / separated daughters ( including
their dependant minor children) and step-mother.
3. The term dependency means that income from all sources including
pensions and pension equivalent of DCRG benefit is less than Rs.3500/-
plus amount of DA on Basic pension of Rs3500/-per month.
However, there is no such clause as dependency in respect of spouse.

4. What is the procedure to register with the CGHS? 
Pensioners:
1. One can get a CGHS card made from the office of AD / JD of the
City.
2. Forms can be downloaded from CGHS Website or can be taken
from office of AD / JD of city.
3. Documents required
i. Application in prescribed format
ii. Proof of Residenceroof of Stay of dependents
iii. Proof of age of son
iv. Disability certificate, if any in case of sons aged 25 & above,
who would otherwise cease to be a beneficiary.
v. Photos of eligible family members
vi. Surrender Certificate of CGHS Card while in service ( only
in those cases where CGHS Card was issued while in
service)
vii. Attested copies of PPO & Last Pay Certificate
viii. Draft for required amount towards CGHS contribution – in
the name of ‘P.A.O., CGHS New Delhi’ in Delhi-and in the
name of ‘AD, CGHS of the city’.
ix. In case PPO is not ready for any reason there is option to get
a provisional card on the basis of Last Pay Certificate.
x. The data is entered through computers and entered in data
base and a print out is issued same day for immediate use.
Plastic cards are subsequently sent to the residence of the
card holder by post. Serving employees:
Serving employees submit the forms in prescribed format enclosing
photos of eligible family members and submit to the Ministry /
Department/Office , where he / she is employed. The application form
shall be forwarded by the Ministry / Office /Department to the office of
Addl. Director CGHS of city for preparation of card.
Print out is issued for immediate use.

5. Are CGHS facilities free of cost?
For serving employees residing in CGHS covered area obtaining CGHS
card is compulsory

Deduction from salary is made by the department, every month,
depending upon their pay
Grade pay Drawn Contribution
by Officer per month per month (from 1.6.2009)
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Upto Rs.1650                                Rs.50
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Rs.1800, Rs.1900, Rs.2000
Rs.2400 and Rs.2800                   Rs.125
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Rs.4200                                        Rs.225
__________________________________
Rs.4600, Rs.4800, Rs.5400
and Rs.6600                                 Rs.325
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Rs.7600 and above                      Rs.500
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Pensioners who want to avail CGHS facilities can make contribution either on
yearly basis or one time ( ten yrs ) contribution for whole life validity.
Payment can be made by Demand Draft in favour of “ P.A.O. CGHS ”.Contribution in respect of Pensioners are calculated on the basis of grade pay
they are entitled had they been in service , but for superannuation.

6. What is the system for the services of specialists in Dispensaries?
Prior registration is required appointment with the CGHS Wellness Centre,
where specialist services are available. However, In case of emergency contact
CMO i/c of dispensary of Wellness Centre for consulting specialist without prior
appointment.

7. Is there any interactive mechanism at dispensary level?
At the Wellness Centre ‘Local Advisory Committees’ are formed. CMO i/c holds
a meeting with Local Advisory Committee members to discuss local dispensary
related issues.

8. How long does it take to get the CGHS Cards?
Normally computerized printout of index card is issued on the same day. Plastic
cards are sent to the residence in ‘3’ weeks time.

9. Whom Should I approach in case the CGHS Card is not issued to me in the 
prescribed time? 
Contact Joint Director (HQ), CGHS, CGHS building ,RK Puram Sector-12, New
Delhi in case of Delhi and Addl. Director of City in case of other cities.

10. What should I do if I lose my CGHS Cards ?
Application is to be submitted to AD/JD along with two photographs and a IPO
for Rs. 50/- for issue of duplicate card.
Indian Postal Order payable to “ P.A.O. CGHS”.

11. What should I do if the details on the Card viz. name, date of birth, 
entitlement, etc. are wrong? 
Kindly bring the anomalies to the notice of Joint Director, CGHS (HQ), and
CGHS building, RK Puram Sector-12, New Delhi in Delhi and to the Addl.
Director, Joint Director of concerned CGHS City in other cities.

12. Is there a colour scheme for plastic cards? What are the details?CGHS Plastic cards have the following colour at the top:
i. Serving Government employees Blue
ii. Pensioners, ex-MPs , Freedom Fighters, etc.,_ - Green
iii. Member of Parliament - Red
iv. Beneficiaries of Autonomous Bodies / Journalist Yellow

13. I retired in 1998 from Central Govt. but, I never made a CGHS card. Can I 
get a card now? 
Pensioners can apply for CGHS card with relevant documents. However, the
subscriptions as applicable at current rates shall have to be paid.

14. My husband/wife is also employed under Central Government and is 
eligible for a separate CGHS Card. Is it necessary that separate cards are to 
be obtained? 
No. Spouse drawing higher pay shall make the card and other spouse is eligible
to avail CGHS benefits as member.

15. My husband / wife retired in 2002. He /she was paying CGHS subscription 
every year. After his death can I get Card on my name. Do have I to pay 
extra. Shall I get Life Time Valid card 
Yes, the ownership of card can be transferred in the name of spouse on
submission of required documents. Addl. Director of concerned city shall
transfer the ownership of Card in the computer Data base and same CGHS
plastic cards with same Beneficiary ID can be used
1. No extra payment to be made, in case of life time cards.
2. However in other cases one has to pay 10 years subscription for
life time card
For example, if the spouse had contributed for seven years before he
expired , balance payment for the remaining three years is to be paid
for a life time card.
3. Documents required :
Application in prescribed format
Proof of Family Pension with its break up from Bank
4. Prescribed contribution if, card is not for life time

16. How to transfer CGHS card from one WC to other in the same city? 
If there is any change in residential address , CMO i/c may be approached with
proof of residence for transferring the data from one Wellness Centre to another
in the same city.
CMO i/c of the new Wellness Centre will accept the data of transferred card.
In respect of serving employees the request is to be forwarded by his/her office /
department.

17. I am CGHS beneficiary at Kanpur. Visiting Mumbai for 6 months. Can I 
get CGHS facilities at Mumbai .Can same card of Kanpur continue or a 
separate card to be made. From where to get permission for the same? 
Subsequent to computerization no separate permission is required and CGHS
card is valid for availing facilities from any CGHS Wellness Centre in India. For
any assistance , Addl. Director of the city may be contacted.

18. I have been advised some investigations by Specialist of Govt. Hospital. 
What is the procedure to obtain the permission?
No separate permission letter is required. Once a Government specialist /
medical officer of a CGHS Wellness Centre advises a test listed investigations
can be undertaken from any of the CGHS empanelled laboratories on the basis of
the advice given by Govt. Specialist / Medical Officer of CGHS Wellness
Centre. Original or self attested photo copy of prescription is to be submitted
along with a copy of CGHS card.

19. Who is competent to delete name of sons who have crossed age of 25 years? 
CMO i/c of Wellness Centre is competent to delete the name of son aged 25 yrs
and above. Computer system does not allow sons aged 25 and above to avail
medical facilities.

20. After retirement in 2007. I got a Life time Pensioner CGHS card made in 
Delhi. Now I am shifting to Dehradoon. Can I use the same card. Do I pay 
again? 
Pensioners shifting from one CGHS covered city to another, will have to apply to
the Addl. Director of concerned city for transfer of card. The card shall be
transferred online and a receipt will be issued to the beneficiary , on the basis of
which , Addl. Director of new city ( say Dehradun) shall receive the data. Same
Plastic cards and same Ben ID will be valid. No contribution is required to be paid in respect of pensioner beneficiaries holding life time cards.

21. I live in Gurgaon but my office is in Saket. Can I avail facilities from both 
the places because it is convenient for me. 
Yes. Subsequent to computerization CGHS facilities can be availed from any
Wellness Centre in India.

22. Is there any age limit for sons / daughters as dependant in CGHS Card ? 
1. Son is eligible till he starts earning or attains the age of 25 years or gets
married whichever is earlier.
2. However, in case the son is suffering from any permanent disability of any
kind (physical or mental) he is eligible for CGHS benefits even after 25yrs .
3. Disability means blindness, low vision, leprosy-cured, hearing impairment,
locomotor disability, mental retardation, mental illness. A disability
certificate from Medical Board is required.
4. Daughter is eligible till she starts earning, or gets married, whichever is
earlier (irrespective of age)

23. Are step-children allowed CGHS facilities? 
Yes. If they are dependent on card holder: other conditions as in case of
dependant sons and daughters.

24. Can dependent in-laws be included under family members for CGHS 
facilities? 
A lady Government servant will be given a choice to include either her parents or
parents –in-law for the purpose of availing the benefits
under CGHS subject to the condition of dependence and residence, etc., being
satisfied.
Such option is not available for male Government servants

25. Me and my wife are both central Govt. employees and have dependant 
brothers / sisters and parents. Can we make separate cards and include 
family members? 
Yes. Both Government employees have the option to make CGHS Contribution
and obtain Two separate CGHS cards and the names of the eligible dependant
family members can be included on their respective cards.Your wife can include the names of her parents/ brothers / sisters and such other
eligible dependants in her card, subject to the condition of dependence and
residence, etc., being satisfied.

26. Can the CMO or the pharmacist give a different brand than the one 
prescribed by the specialist? 
CGHS shall supply / indent only those medicines, which are included in the
CGHS formulary (Pl ref to reply to Q 29 ).

27. What is the procedure for getting life saving drugs ?
In Delhi- through CGHS Medical Store Depot, Gole Market
The documents required are:-
1. Prescription of specialist. of Govt. Hospital or CGHS approved private
Hospital.
2. Photocopy of his/ her token card/ plastic card.
3. Copy of permission if his prescription is from CGHS approved private
Hospital.
4. Utilization certificate in original during subsequent visit
5. Indent is placed online through CGHS Wellness centre.
In other cities request is to be submitted to the Addl. Director of City.

28. What are the guidelines for Anti Cancer and related medicines?
Only the anti Cancer and other similar medicines, which are approved by
DCGI for use in India are supplied under CGHS. In case an Indian version is
available, which is cheaper than the imported medicine, only the Indian
medicine shall be supplied even if, an imported medicine has been
prescribed.

29. What are the guidelines for issue of medicines?
a) CGHS shall supply / indent only those medicines, which are included in
the CGHS formulary, except for para (b) below. CGHS formulary
containing 1447 generic and 622 branded medicines is available on
CGHS website at http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp
b) Anti Cancer and other similar medicines are however supplied on a case
to case basis. Only the medicines approved by DCGI for use in India
shall be supplied. In case an Indian version is available, which is
cheaper than the imported medicine, only the Indian medicine shall
be supplied even if, an imported medicine has been prescribed. c) Medicines shall be supplied for a maximum period of one month.
d) In case of CGHS beneficiaries going abroad, issue of medicines shall be
restricted for a maximum period of three months.

30. What should I do if the Wellness Centre/Dispensary does not give all the 
medicines? 
Contact CMO i/c of the concerned Wellness Centre or Addl. Director, CGHS of
concerned city or Director, CGHS.

31. How long does it take to get the medicines?
Medicines available in the dispensary are issued immediately. If any medicine is
not available and is to be indented through Authorized Local Chemist the same
are issued on the next day.

32. Are the prescription of specialists of empanelled hospitals binding on the 
dispensary ? 
Medicines are issued on the basis of prescriptions of government doctors.
However, in permitted cases medicines are issued on the basis of prescriptions of
empanelled hospitals. CGHS shall supply / indent only those medicines, which
are included in the CGHS formulary except anti-cancer and other related
medicines ( pl ref to reply under Q 29 above).

33. What is the maximum period for which medicines can be given in one go ? 
1. Medicines upto one month are issued in one go , provided there is a valid
prescription.
2. In case of a beneficiary visiting a foreign country , medicines up to ‘3’
months are issued , based on valid prescription and documentary support
of visit to a foreign country.
Beneficiary is required to submit an application for obtaining permission
from AD/JD along with the following documents:-
Copy of valid CGHS card/ token card.
Valid prescription for six months counter signed by HOD of
Specialty of Govt. Hospital.
Proof of station leaving like ticket, Visa etc.

34. If some medicines like antibiotics are urgently required and are not 
available at CGHS Wellness Centre what can be done? 
In case some medicines are not available and are urgently required for treatment ,
there is provision for issue of authority form by CMO i/c for collection of
medicines, for a few days like 3-5 days, directly from authorized local chemists .

35. How to get a drug if same is not available in WC & also not supplied by 
Chemist(ALC)? 
Beneficiary, after authorization by CMO i/c can purchase such drugs from open
market & claim reimbursement from ALC.

36. What should beneficiary do, if he/ she notice some deterioration in the 
quality of drugs? 
He /she should return the medicine to WC & get replacement. Samples can be
sent for testing through CMOI/C.

37. My father is a cancer patient and after operation is bed ridden. Doctors 
have advised Protein powder. Can I get from CGHS? 
Dietary supplements are not permissible under CGHS

38. Govt. Specialist advised a new treatment procedure and a new implant. Are 
they permitted under CGHS?
New Guidelines were issued under CGHS vide Office Memorandum dated
25.08.2014
( http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File739.pdf)
a) CGHS shall hereinafter allow only the listed investigations / treatment
procedures for which there are prescribed CGHS rates, to be under
taken in CGHS empanelled diagnostic centers and hospitals.
b) Similarly, only listed implants / medical devices with a CGHS prescribed
ceiling rate shall be permitted for treatment / reimbursement under
CGHS.
c) In those cases where any unlisted investigation / treatment procedure is
undertaken the reimbursement shall be limited to the rate of nearest
similar investigation / treatment procedure under CGHS. Addl. Director
of the city /zone shall take a decision based on justification in such cases ,
in consultation with experts in the field, if necessary.
d) In those cases where any unlisted implant / device is installed
reimbursement shall be limited to the CGHS rate of nearest similar
implant / device. Addl. Director of the city /zone shall take a decision based on justification in such cases in consultation with experts in the
field, if necessary.
e) In order to provide a mechanism to update the investigations /treatment
procedures / implants , etc., as an ongoing process , a Technical
Committee is constituted to consider inclusion / exclusion of
investigations /treatment procedures / implants , etc., under CGHS.
( http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File744.pdf )
.
39. Is Penfill Injection provided under CGHS 
Insulin pen is not supplied under CGHS. But, Insulin pen cartridges are supplied
under CGHS

40. What do I do if I am unwell at odd hours, say late in night? 
CGHS beneficiaries have the option to go to any of the 24 hr functional
dispensaries in Delhi, a nearby govt. hospital / empanelled private hospital or
even any private hospital, in case of emergency.

41. Whom should I contact if the doctors are not present in the Wellness Centre 
/ Dispensary? 
Contact CMO i/c of the concerned Wellness Centre or Addl. Director, CGHS of
concerned city or Director, CGHS.

42. In emergency who are all entitled to get treatment at Pvt Empanelled 
Hospital 
Any beneficiary holding a Valid CGHS card.

43. What should I do in case of emergency?
CGHS beneficiaries have the option to go to any of the 24 hr functional
dispensaries in Delhi, a nearby govt. hospital / empanelled private hospital or
even any private hospital

44. What are the papers to be submitted for any investigation by an empanelled 
diagnostic centre? 
Original or self attested copy of prescription of CGHS Doctor / Government
specialist
Copy of CGHS Card of the patient and main card holder (head of family).

45. What are the criteria for Entitlement of Treatment endorsed on CGHS 
Card like General ward / Semi-Pvt ward or Pvt. Ward in CGHS 
Empanelled Hospitals? 
Endorsement of entitlement for general/semi- private/private ward facility is
done according to their basic pay / basic pension as under :
Upto Rs. 13,950/- per month - Entitlement : General Ward
Rs. 13,960/- to 9,530/- per month - Entitlement: Semi-private Ward
Rs. 19,540/- and above - per month - Entitlement : Private Ward

46. Which are the categories eligible for cashless treatment?
Hospitals shall provide credit facility to the following categories of CGHS
beneficiaries (including dependant family members, whose names are entered on
CGHS Card):
Members of Parliament;
Pensioners of Central Government drawing pension from central estimates;
former Vice-presidents, Former Governors and former Prime Ministers;
Ex-Members of Parliament;
Freedom Fighters;
Serving employees of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (including attached
/ subordinate offices under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare)

47. What should I do if the empanelled hospital refuses to entertain or give a 
step-motherly treatment? 
Contact CMO i/c of the concerned Wellness Centre or Addl. Director, CGHS of
concerned city or the nodal officer for grievances.

48. I am a serving employee of an autonomous body, holding CGHS card. Who 
will give me permission for treatment on the recommendation of Govt. 
specialist? 
Permission for specific treatment procedure as advised by a Govt. Specialist at
private empanelled hospitals shall be granted by the Head of Autonomous body
in respect of serving employees as well as pensioners of Autonomous bodies
covered under CGHS.

49. What is the time within which my medical claim is to be reimbursed?
If all documentation is complete medical claims of pensioners are cleared in 45
days

50. What can I do if my claim is unnecessarily delayed?
Pensioner beneficiaries can contact the Additional Directors of concerned city /
zone on any Wednesday between 11 A.M. and 1 P.M.

51. I am a CGHS Pensioner. My wife was admitted in pvt hospital in 
emergency state. How to get reimbursement of money spent on her 
treatment?
 Apply to CMO I/c of WC with :
MRC forms duly filled in as per Check list
Copy of Discharge summary
Hospital bills with break-up
Receipts in original
Copy of the valid CGHS Card
Copies of other documents issued by hospital
MRC forms are available with CMO I/c and can also be downloaded from
CGHS Website http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp
Serving employee in similar cases shall submit the medical claim to his
department.

52. My original papers having bills, Receipts of hospital treatment are lost. Can 
I claim on duplicate papers? 
Yes.With affidavits on Stamp paper.Details of Draft for Affidavit may be
seen in the instructions sheet appended to Medical Claim Form available at
http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp and CMO i/c.

53. My husband/wife was a CGHS card holder. He/She was sick and died while 
in hospital. How do I get MRC? 
Apply to CMO I/c of WC with :
1. MRC forms duly filled in as per Check list
2. Copy of Death summary
3. Hospital bills with break-up
4. Vouchers in original
5. Copy of the valid CGHS Card
6. Death Certificate
7. Affidavit on Stamp paper of yourself being Legal Heir and NOC from
other legal heirs in favour of claimant
8. Copies of other documents issued by hospital
Draft for affidavit may be seen in the instructions sheet appended to the Medical Claim Form available at CGHS Web site at
http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

54. I retired in Dec 2011. Due to certain reasons I had to go to my native place 
in Uttranchal and could not make pensioner’s CGHS card. In May 2012 I 
came to Delhi and had Heart attack. In emergency I was treated in pvt 
hospital .I got CGHS Card made after discharge but I have been refused 
reimbursement of the expenditure incurred. 
After retirement three months grace period is given to get CGHS card made.
The treatment taken and expenditure incurred thereon within the grace period of
three months from the date of retirement will be allowed and expenditure
reimbursable subject to the condition that the beneficiary has either obtained or
applied for CGHS pensioner card with all documents and requisite CGHS
subscription within one month of expiry of the grace period of three months.
The expenditure on treatment taken after the grace period of three months from
date of retirement will not be reimbursable unless the beneficiary has obtained a
valid CGHS card or has applied for CGHS pensioner card with all documents
and requisite CGHS subscription prior to taking such treatment.

55. I went to Hyderabad to visit my son and had fracture of leg bone. I received 
treatment from a pvt hospital. Shall I get full reimbursement?
Reimbursement for treatment taken in a private hospital under medical
emergency shall be considered as per CGHS rates only.

56. Is treatment for IVF reimbursable?
IVF treatment is approved under CGHS. The details may be seen as per Office
Memorandum Z.15025/5/2011/CGHS III/CGHS(P) dated 22.11.2011 , which
can be downloaded from CGHS Website at
http://msotransparent.nic.in/cghsnew/index.asp

57. Are ambulance charges reimbursable?
Yes. Ambulance charges are reimbursable within the city , if there is a
certificate from treating doctor that conveyance by any other mode would
definitely endanger patient’s life or would grossly aggravate his/her condition.

58. I have a Mediclaim Insurance Policy. Due to emergency received treatment 
in a pvt hospital. Some amount was paid by Insurance Co. can I get balance 
from CGHS
Yes. First Bills are submitted to Insurance Company.Duplicate bills with
certificate from Insurance Company may be claimed from CGHS by Pensioner
CGHS beneficiaries.CGHS shall consider reimbursement at CGHS rates or
actual whichever may be less. However, the total reimbursement from both
sources should not exceed actual expenditure.
Serving employees shall submit claim to department for reimbursement.

59. I submitted MRC for Rs. 1 Lac 20 thousand but I was reimbursed only Rs. 
45,800/-. Why total amount was not reimbursed? 
Government has no agreement with private hospitals , which are not empanelled
under CGHS for charging CGHS rates. However, if treatment is undertaken at
private non- empanelled hospitals under emergency , reimbursement will be
limited to CGHS rates or actual, whichever may be lower. Since, non
empanelled private hospitals often charge at rates different from the CGHS rates
there will be difference in the amount reimbursed if the private hospital chatges
are higher than CGHS rates.

60. I want to get my Cataract Surgery done at Pvt empanelled hospital ? How 
can I get it done 
Beneficiaries are required to obtain advice from a Govt. Specialist / CMO i/c for
Cataract surgery. Pensioners can apply to CMO I/c of WC for permission to
obtain the treatment at one of the empanelled hospitals of his /her choice.
Serving employees to apply to his / her Department / office.

61. Is it necessary that the Govt specialist should write ‘referred to CGHS 
empanelled Hospital’ for obtaining permission? 
Advice of Government specialist is required only for the specific treatment
procedure / investigation to be undertaken. There is no need to specifically refer
to any empanelled hospital/ diagnostic lab. It is the choice of beneficiary to
under treatment / investigations at any of the empanelled hospitals / diagnostic
laboratories after obtaining permission from competent authority.

62. CMO Incharge does not refer me to Pvt. Hospitals on my request?
As per CGHS guidelines there is no provision for OPD referrals to private
empanelled hospitals except in satellite towns of NCR

63. I am an accredited journalist with CGHS Card Can I seek treatment in Pvt. 
empanelled Hospitals in emergency and get credit facility? 
No. Journalists are entitled only for OPD treatment from dispensaries and
treatment from Dr.RML Hospital. Journalists are not entitled for reimbursement
for treatment from empanelled hospitals.

64. What are the facilities available to me if I am a pensioner in a non-CGHS 
area ? 
a. Pensioner residing in non- CGHS covered areas have the option to
become CGHS beneficiary and avail CGHS facilities from the nearest
CGHS covered city.
b. Pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas have also the option to avail
Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs300/- per month and opt not to avail
CGHS facility.
c. Pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas have also the option to avail
Fixed Medical Allowance of Rs300/- per month for OPD treatment and
obtain CGHS card from nearest CGHS covered city for inpatient facilities
under CGHS. No OPD medicines shall be issued in such cases.
d. CGHS pensioner beneficiaries (and their dependant and eligible family
members) who are holding a valid CGHS Card and residing in a
non-CGHS area shall be eligible to
i. obtain inpatient medical treatment and also follow up treatment from
Govt. Hospitals / CS(MA) /ECHS approved hospitals on proper
referral from CGHS dispensary and submit the medical
reimbursement claim to the Addl. Director/ Joint Director of CGHS
of city where the CGHS card is registered.
ii. In case of medical emergency , treatment may be obtained from any
hospital and medical claim shall be submitted to AD/JD , CGHS of
the concerned city.
iii. Reimbursement shall be limited to the CGHS rates of the city where
the card is registered and as per the ceiling rates and ward
entitlements or as per actuals, whichever may be less.

65. I am a serving employee residing in a place close to a city covered under 
CGHS. Can I get CGHS card issued from the nearest CGHS city? 
There is no provision to avail CGHS facilities in respect of serving
government employees residing in non-CGHS covered areas. They are
covered under CS(MA) Rules 1944.

66. I have retired from Delhi. Now I want to settle in a city where no CGHS 
facility is available. How to cover my family for medical care? 
Pensioners are eligible for CGHS facilities and can obtain CGHS card from
the nearest CGHS covered city.

67. Can general public avail treatment at CGHS Wellness Centres?
FREE CONSULTATION IS EXTENDED TO SENIOR CITIZENS (AGED 60
Yrs. AND ABOVE)of GENERAL PUBLIC AT 26 CGHS WELLNESS CENTRES
UNDER CGHS DELHI
FROM 1.30 P.M. TO 3.00 P.M W.E.F. 1.09.2014 ON PILOT BASIS
AT THE FOLLOWING CGHS WELLNESS CENTRES
ALLOPATHY
PUSA ROAD DARYAGANJ CHANDNI CHOWK
VASANT VIHAR SAROJINI NAGAR-L Block SAROJINI NAGAR -SY Block
JANGPURA CHANAKYAPURI PANDARA ROAD
GREATER NOIDA SHAHIBABAD KALKAJI-II
VASANT KUNJ KASTURBA NAGAR-ii SARITA VIHAR
RAJPUR ROAD NOIDA SECT-82 GURGOAN SECT-55
KALIBARI MAYUR VIHAR
AYURVEDIC
KALI BBARI JANAKPURI
HOMEOPATHIC
KALKAJI-II RK PURAM SECTOR-III
UNANI
SAROJINI NAGAR
SIDHA
LODHI ROAD

Source:CGHS

Admissible and non-admissible items under CGHS

F.No. 2-1 /2012/CGHS/VC/CGHS(P)

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Department of Health & Family Welfare

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated the 1st August, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Clarification regarding admissible non-admissible items under CGHS

With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum of even number dated 1st October 2012 issued by this Department in compliance of the directions of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the case of Shri Kanhiya Singh Vs U01 and others [W.P.(C) 9044/2011] clarifying admissibility / inadmissibility of items of expenditure for claiming reimbursement under CGHS. The same are being reproduced for a wider circulation and information in compliance of Hon’ble High Court’s latest direction issued on 16.05.2013 in this case. The requisite clarifications regarding admissible and non- admissible items under CGHS are provided herewith as under:-

a) “CGHS Package Rate” shall mean and include lump sum cost of inpatient treatment / day care / diagnostic procedure for which a CGHS beneficiary has been permitted by the competent authority or for treatment under emergency from the time of admission to the time of discharge including (but not limited to) — (i) Registration charges, (ii) Admission charges, (iii)Accommodation charges including patients diet, (iv) Operation charges, (v) Injection charges, (vi) Dressing charges, (vii) Doctor / consultant visit charges, (viii) ICU / ICCU charges, (ix) Monitoring charges, (x) Transfusion charges, (xi) Anesthesia charges, (xii) Operation theatre charges, (xiii) Procedural charges / surgeon’s fee, (xiv) Cost of surgical disposables and all sundries used during hospitalization, (xv) Cost of medicines, (xvi) Related routine and essential investigations, (xvii) Physiotherapy charges etc. (xviii) Nursing care and charges for its services.

b) Cost of Implants / stents / grafts is reimbursable in addition to package rates as per CGHS ceiling rates for Implants / stents / grafts or as per actual, whichever is lower, in case there is no ceiling rate prescribed under CGHS,

c) During In-patient treatment of the CGHS beneficiary, the hospital will not ask the beneficiary or his / her attendant to purchase separately the medicines / sundries / equipment or accessories from outside and will provide the treatment within the package rate, fixed by the CGHS which includes the cost of all the items.

d) In cases of conservative treatment / where there is no CGHS package rate, the above mentioned items are admissible-items wise at CGHS rates or as per AIIMS rates (if there is no CGHS rate) or as per actual (if there is no CGHS / AIIMS rate) available for any item.

e) Package rates envisage up to a maximum duration of indoor treatment as follows:
12 days for Specialized (Super Specialties) treatment;
7 days for other Major Surgeries;
3 days for Laparoscopic surgeries / normal deliveries; and
1 day for day care / Minor (OPD) surgeries.

However, if the beneficiary has to stay in the hospital for his / her recovery for a period more than the period covered in package rate, in exceptional cases, supported by relevant medical records and certified as such by hospital, the additional reimbursement shall be limited toaccommodation charges as per entitlement , investigations charges at approved rates, and doctors visit charges (not more than 2 visits per day per visit by specialists / consultants) and cost of medicines for additional stay).
No additional charge on account of extended period of stay shall be allowed if that extension is due to infection on the consequences of surgical procedure or due to any improper proceed

f) In addition to the above mentioned items, some patients may require additional facilities/ procedures, which are admissible with proper justification in deserving cases. Therefore, it is not possible to give a comprehensive list of items, which are not admissible.

However, the following items are not admissible:

Telephone charges
Toiletries
Sanitary napkins
Talcum powder
Mouth fresheners

2. It has also been decided to clarify that expenses incurred on medicines, consumables, sundry equipments and accessories etc., which are purchased from outside, based on specific authorization of treating doctor / staff of the concerned hospital will be reimbursable if they are not falling under the list of non-admissible items. In case the empanelled hospital has asked a CGHS beneficiary for purchase of the said items over and above the package rates, reimbursement shall be made to the beneficiary and the amount shall be recovered from the pending bills of hospital.

3.  This Office Memorandum is issued in compliance of the directions of Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) 9044/2011 [Sh. Kanhiya Singh Vs UOI and others].

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[V.P. Singh]

Deputy Secretary to Government of India

Source:CGHS

IMPORTANT FEATURES OF CGHS

DEFINITION OF FAMILY

In accordance with the initial instructions, the term of Family for the purposes of the Scheme shall consist of the Government servant’s wife or husband, as the case may be children and stepchildren and parents who are mainly dependent on and residing with the Government servant concerned. Subsequently in pursuance of the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission, it has been decided that for availing the medical facilities under the scheme, parents, sisters,. widowed sisters, widowed daughters, minor brothers and children will be deemed dependent on the Government employee if they are residing- with him and their income from all sources including pension and pension equivalent of DCRG benefit is less than Rs. 3500 +DA per month.

 ENTITLEMENT OF THE SCHEME:

All Central Govt. Servants paid from Civil Estimates (other than those employed in Railway Services and those employed under Delhi Administration except members of Delhi Police Force) having their head quarters in cities where the Scheme is functioning and members of their families, are entitled for the CGHS medical facilities.

TRANSFER

In case the. Central Govt. Employees is transferred to uncovered city leaving behind his family, the Government Employee is not entitled for the medical benefits either for himself or for his family under the Scheme but will be governed under CS(MA) Rule. In the event of the posting of the Central Govt.Employee to North Eastern Region Andaman and Nicobar Is-lands & Lakshadweep and his family members continue to stay in an area covered by the Scheme temporary family permit for availing CGHS benefits will be issued to the family members by depositing advance usual contribution. But in such cases the Central Govt. Employee himself will be governed under CS(MA) Rule.

TEMPORARV VISIT IN COVERED CITY

Central Govt. employees and dependent family members who are beneficiaries of the CGHS. and who may be visiting other cities where the scheme is operating and stay  in the areas covered by the Scheme are entitled for free medical attendance / treatment under the said scheme. (Necessary authority/ temporary cards for medical treatment in any of those cities, should be issued by the respective departments in case of serving employees.) Medical facilities should be restricted to period not exceeding six months after which fresh authorities may be issued, if necessary. Similar facilities are also available to pensioners and the dependent family members if holding. CGHS Cards and permission shall be granted by CGHS of the city visiting.

PRODUCTION OF CGHS CARD

The production of CGHS Card is obligatory at every visit to enable correct  identification of the patient and to prevent misuse of card.The misuse of card is a cognizable offence. However, in view of humanitarian service, essential and immediate treatment should not be denied to the patient but the beneficiary should be advised to bring the CGHS Card at the time of subsequent Visits and if considered necessary, a note may be made in OPD ticket of the patient. The production of CGHS Index Card in the dispensary will enroll the card holder as a member of the said dispensary. The renewal of Pensioners’ card shall be done in the dispensary. The Indian Postal Order should be sent to Pensioner Cell, Nirma,n Bhavan/DDO Office outside Delhi, regularly on Or before 6th day of the following month. Before accepting the I.P.Os the Chief Medical Office!r Incharge must see the date of issue of I.P.O/ DDS which should be within one month of issue from the Post Office. The Chief Medical Officer incharge will obtain a certificate from each pensioner for any rise of pay/pension due to incremente rise after every two years for calculation of rate of pension or the fact may he verified from his pension payment order before revalidation of card.The Chief Medical Officer Incharge may therefore re-fix the rate of contribution accordingly. In case of Pensioner the transfer of card from one dispensary to another shall be) done by the Chief Medical Incharge of the dispensary.

REGISTRATION OF CGHS CARD IN DISPENSARY

Card Holder must deposit the Index Card in the dispensary and obtain receipt from the receiving clerk. The receiving clerk, will initial the token card in confirmation. Until he deposits the Index Card. he is not entitled for treatment in the said dispensary. On transfer to another dispensary the Card Holder must collect the index card from the dispensarv and deposit the same along with necessary forms (in duplicate) to the new dispensary which has been allotted to him. It is only after the deposition of Index Card in the dispensary that the members mentioned in the token card are entitled to obtain CGHS facilities.

SURRENDER OF CGHS CARD

The CGHS Identity Card held by the beneficiary other than Pensioner, General Public, Ex- MPs etc. must be surrendered to the issuing authority in the following events:-

(a) Retirement /Resignation

(b) Death of Government Servant.

(c) Transfer of Govt. Servant to another office. The Govt. servant if transferred to another office where he/ she is again entitled far CGHS benefits must apply and obtain a new Identity Card.

Pensioners, EX-M.Ps Member of General Public etc. are also required to surrender their Identity Cards to the issuing authority on its expiry in case they no longer desire to avail CGHS facilities.

MISUSE OF CGHS CARD

If the Medical Officer detects a case of misuse of CGHS Token Card by unauthorized person, he will bring to the notice of Chief Medical Officer Incharge and / or the matter reported to the Zonal HQ/ ete. for further necessary action.

LOSS OF IDENTITY CARD

As a lost card is likely to be misused the card holder must inform immediately to the

Police and inform the following with a, copy of F.I.R.

(i) Issuing authority.

(ii) M.O. Incharge of the concerned dispensary.

(iii) Headquarters of CGHS in the cities other than Delhi. A duplicate card can be issued after realising penalty of Rs. 5!- for 1st instance. 2nd… instance Rs. 7/-, 3rd and subsequent instance Rs. 10/- . In case of individual Plastic Cards in Delhi – the procedure is same but , the penalty is Rs.50/-

DEPENDENCE CERTIFICATE

Every Card Holder must certify that the parents /Dependents whose names have been included in the token card, normally reside with him. Such a certificate must be furnished at the time of issue of Token Card and renewed every January. Otherwise the parents shall be treated as non entitled persons. The certificate must also state that the income from all sources does not exceed Rs. 3500 + DA p.m.

Source:CGHS

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME-CGHS-A REVIEW

The Central Govt. Health Scheme in India is comprehensive health care to the CGHS
Beneficiaries. The Central Govt. Health Scheme is applicable to the following categories of people residing in CGHS covered cities:

v      All Central Govt. Servants paid from Civil Estimates (other than those employed in
v      Railway Services and those employed under Delhi Administration except members
v      of Delhi Police Force).
v      Pensioners drawing pension from Civil Estimates and their family members –
(Pensioner residing in non- CGHS areas also may obtain CGHS Card from nearest CGHS covered City)
v      Hon'ble Members of Parliament
v      Hon'ble Judges of Supreme Court of India
v      Ex- Members of Parliament
v      Employees & Pensioners of Autonomous Bodies covered under CGHS (Delhi)
v      Ex- Governors and Ex-Vice Presidents
v      Former Prime Ministers
v      Former Judges of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India and Hon'ble High Courts
v      Freedom Fighters
v      It provides service through following categories of systems:-
§         Allopathic
§         Homeopathic
§         Indian System of Medicines e.g.
§         Ayurveda
§         Unani
§         Yoga
§         Sidha System
The main components of the Scheme are:
v      The dispensary services including domiciliary care.
v      F. W. & M.C.H. Services
v      Specialists consultation facilities both at dispensary, polyclinic and hospital
v      level including X-Ray, ECG and Laboratory Examinations.
v      Hospitalization.
v      Organization for the purchase, storage, distribution and supply of medicines
v      and other requirements.
v      Health Education to beneficiaries.

The dispensary is the backbone of the Scheme. Instructions on these various matters have been issued from. time to time for the guidance of the specialists and medical Officers. With the rapid and continuous expansion of the Scheme, however, not only situation has changed and problems arisen but also. the rapidly expanding staff have not approved practices, procedures and instructions in regard to their various duties and responsibilities. In the following paragraphs is set out the gist of provisions of the Scheme, various instructions and order issued from time to time to serve as a Compendium for the guidance of the CGHS staff.

CGHS Covered Cities:

The CGHS covered cities are DELHI, AHMEDABAD, ALLAHABAD, BENGALURU, BHOPAL, BHUBANESHWAR, CHANDIGARH, CHENNAI, DEHRADUN, GUWAHATI, HYDERABAD, JAIPUR, JABALPUR, KANPUR, KOLKATA, LUCKNOW, MEERUT, MUMBAI, NAGPUR, PATNA, PUNE, RANCHI, SHILLONG, and THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.

Procedure for Reference

CGHS/ Govt. Specialist / CMO i/c advises specific treatment procedure / test. Permission to undergo same at one of the recognized Hospitals / Diagnostic centre is granted by CMO i/c in case of pensioner CGHS beneficiaries / ex- Members of Parliament / Freedom Fighters / ex- Governors , etc., by CMO i/c of Concerned dispensary and by Rajya Sabha Secretariat as the case may be in case of Hon'ble Members of Parliament and by HOD in case of Serving Govt. employees and by Autonomous bodies in case of serving employees and pensioners of Autonomous bodies covered under CGHS.

If the beneficiary seeks permission from a CGHS recognized hospital in another CGHS city , other than the city where he is registered , permission shall be granted by Addl. Director / Joint Director CGHS of concerned city. However , no TA/DA shall be permitted if treatment facilities are available in the city of residence; TA as per entitlement is permitted if no treatment facilities are available in city of residence.

OPD treatment in private recognized hospitals is not permitted except in case of Satellite cities of Delhi , viz., Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Ghaziabad , wherein the
CMO i/c can directly refer the beneficiaries to recognized hospitals and in post operative follow up cases of Cardiac surgery, Cancer treatment, Kidney transplantation, Hip/Knee Joint Replacement , Neurosurgery and Accident cases.

OPD medicines are to be collected through concerned dispensary except in case of emergency , in which case reimbursement shall be considered by HOD of department / Joint Director/Addl. Director of CGHS in case of pensioners , etc.,

In permitted post operative cases , for conditions as stated above, the beneficiaries may purchase from chemist and claim reimbursement. However, an utilization certificate from the treating doctor is required to be submitted.

Source:CGHS

Revised dearness allowance order from 1/07/2014 for railway employees-RAILWAY BOARD

Government of India

Ministry of Railways

(Railway Board)

S.No.PC-VI/346

RBE No. 102/2014

New Delhi, dated 19.09.2014

No. PC-VI/2008/1/7/2/1
The GMs/CAO(R),
All Zonal Railways & Production Units,
(as per mailing list)

Sub: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Railway employees — Revised rates effective from 01.07.2014.

Please refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 28.03.2014 (S.No. PC-VI/333, RBE No.32/2014) on the subject mentioned above. The President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 100%to 107% with effect from 1st July, 2014.

2. The provisions contained in Paras 3, 4 & 5 of this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 09.09.2008 (S.No. PC-VI/3, RBE No. 106/2008) shall Continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all railway employees. The arrears may be charged to the salary bill and no honorarium is payable for preparing separate bill for this purpose.

4. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

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(Vikram Gulati)

Director, Pay Commission-II

Railway Board.

Source:http://www.airfindia.com/Orders%202014/RBE_102_190914.pdf

Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers issued Press Statement on Government’s Decision to constitute Seventh Pay Commission

CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES & WORKERS

(Central Head Quarters)

1st Floor, North Avenue Post office Building, New Delhi – 110001

Dated – 25.09.2013

PRESS STATEMENT

Central Government has announced the constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission. Confederation of Central Government Employees & Workers has been raising this demand before the Government right from 2011 onwards and has conducted series of agitational programmes including Parliament March and one day nationwide strike on 12th December 2012.

While welcoming the decision of the Government, we are disappointed to note that our demand for five years wage revision w.e.f. 01.01.2011 and merger of DA has not been considered favourably by the Government. When the public sector employees are given five years wage revision and the erosion in real wages has reached an all time high due to steep price rise, grant of five year wage revision to Central Government employees is fully justified. Similarly every time the Government appointed pay commission merger of DA was also granted. This time Government has not acceded the demand for merger of DA with pay now. Thus by appointing pay commission employees will not be getting any financial benefit now. The demand for inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks under the purview of the 7th CPC and grant of merger of DA to GDS is also pending.

In view of the above, the National Secretariat of the Confederation of Central Government Employees and workers urge upon the Government to consider the above demands also favourably failing which the confederation shall be constrained go for further agitational programmes.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

Source: Confederation of Central Government Employees and Workers

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION

No.NC-JCM/2014/VII CPC

Dated: April 9, 2014

The Chairman,
Standing Committee
National Council(JCM),
South Block,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Agenda for discussion in the Standing  Committee of National Council (JCM)

An agenda, comprising of 09 items, to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the National Council (JCM), is being enclosed herewith for necessary action.

Yours faithfully,

-sd-

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

Secretary, Staff Side

National Council(JCM)

DA/As above

Copy to: All Constituent Organisations of the National Council(JCM) – for information.

TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION 

The Government of India have finalized the Terms of Reference of the 7th CPC and circulated the same vide Ministry of Finance’s Resolution No1/1/2013-E.III (A) dated 28th February, 2014. It is a matter of concern that and disappointment that the Terms of Reference have been finalised unilaterally without having thorough discussion with the Staff Side and their views have also not been taken care of while doing so.

It may be recalled that a meeting was convened by the Secretary (Personnel) with the Staff Side members on 24th October, 2013 to discuss the possible Terms of Reference for the 7th CPC being appointed. In that meeting the Staff side had specifically requested that a copy of Terms of Reference for 7th CPC, as proposed by the Ministry of Finance may be circulated to all concerned and thereafter another meeting with Secretary, Department of Expenditure and Department of Personnel & Training be arranged with the Staff Side to discuss and finalise the same, which is clearly mentioned in para 11 of the Record Note of Discussion of that meeting. Subsequently, the Staff Side again requested for an urgent meeting with the Secretary(Expenditure) and Secretary DoPT for finalization of the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Seventh Central Pay Commission vide its letter dated 23rd January, 2014. However, no such meeting was convened and Terms of Reference for the 7th CPC have been finalised by the Government on 28th February, 2014.

While going through the ToR, as finalized by the Government, it is observed that many of the suggestions of the Staff Side, in regard to date of effect of Pay Commission, Merger of D.A., Interim Relief, representation of labour representative in the Commission itself, parity issues in regard to pensioners, settlement of the pending Anomaly items etc., have not been duly considered, which is a matter of dissatisfaction.

The Staff Side, therefore, demands that the Government must discuss the Terms of Reference for the 7th CPC with them and make necessary amendments/revisions to the Terms of Reference.
1. Revision of Wage with effect from 01.01.2011

The present wage structure of the Central Government employees is in vogue on the basis of the recommendations of the 6th Central Pay Commission, which took effect from 01.01.2006 in the case of Pay, and in the case of Allowances from 01.09. 2008.

The wage revision of the Central Government employees is done every 10 years, which was recommended by the 5th CPC, however, in the case of Central PUSs, the wage revision normally takes place after every five years. In the past, wage revision has been linked to the extent of erosion of real wages. The degree of inflation in the economy determines the pace of erosion of the real value of wages. The retail prices of those commodities which are computed for determining the minimum wages have risen by about 160% from 01.01.2006 to 01.01. 2011, whereas the D.A. compensation, in the case of Central Government employees, on that date had been just 51%.

Since wage revision in all the Central Public Sector Undertakings takes places every five years through collective bargaining, revision of wages of the Central Government employees in 10 years gives rise to serious disparity in wages and allowances of the Central Government employees, vis-a-vis those in Public Sector Undertakings, which is a major cause of discontentment among them. The Staff Side, therefore, demands that the wage revision of the Central Government employees must also take place after every 5 years on the analogy of CPUSs and therefore, Government must specify the date of effect of the recommendations of the 7th CPC accordingly, i.e. to take effect from 01.01.2011 in place of 01.01.2016.

2. Merger of DA with Pay 

The wage revision of the Central Government employees takes place only through setting up of Central Pay Commissions, which has many a times proved to be a time consuming process. The 6th CPC submitted its report in the time frame provided to it, i.e. 18 months. Since the earlier Commissions had covered many aspects of the principles of wage determination and the periodicity of such revision had come down, the exercise might not now require a longer period of time as was the case earlier, still the 7th CPC shall require a reasonable time frame to go into the matter judiciously because the implementation of the recommendations of the 6th CPC have given rise to large number of anomalies and cadre related grievances.

The methodology adopted for compensating the erosion in the real value of wages in the interregnum period had always been though the mechanism of merger of a portion of DA. The 5th CPC had recommended that the DA must be merged with pay and treated as pay for computing all allowances as and when the percentage of Dearness compensation exceeds 50%. Accordingly even before the setting up of the 6th CPC the DA to the extent of 50% was merged with pay.

As on 1.1.2014, the Dearness compensation is 100%. The suggestion for merger of DA to partially compensate the erosion in the real wages was first mooted by the Gadgil Committee in the post 2nd Pay Commission period. The 3rd CPC had recommended such merger when the Cost of Living index crossed over 272 points i.e. 72 points over and above the base index adopted for the pay revision. In other words, the recommendation of the 3rd CPC was to merge the DA when it crossed 36%. The Government in the National Council JCM at the time of negotiation initially agreed to merge 60% DA and later the whole of the DA before the 4th CPC was set up. The 5th CPC merged 98% of DA with pay. It is, therefore, necessary that the Government takes steps to merge at least 50% of DA with pay to compensate the erosion of the real value of wages immediately.

3. Appointment on compassionate grounds under the Central Government 

Under the pretext of Hon’ble Supreme Court directives, the Central Government introduced a 5% ceiling on compassionate ground appointment. On account of this ceiling limit of 5%, a large number of cases of appointment on compassionate grounds of the dependents of the deceased Central Government employees have been pending in different departments, with the result that, the bereaved families of the late employees are constraints to face undue hardship due to loss of bread winner. Some of such candidates, belonging to Department of Posts, approached the Hon’ble Court of Law and obtained favourable orders, however, these directives have not been acted upon. The Government has chosen to dillydally by filing SLP in the Supreme Court.

It may be recalled that, the Central Administrative Tribunals were established with the intention of expeditious settlement of disputes on service matters. Even recently the Prime Minister’s office ordered that it would not be open for various Ministries to appeal against the orders of the Tribunal as a matter of course and efforts must be to explore the ways of acceptances of the judgements of the Tribunal. In the light of these directives, the SLP ought to have been withdrawn.

It is pertinent to further mention here that, the standing Committee on Department of Personnel in one of their reports has termed the scheme of compassionate ground appointments as a sacred assurance to a fresh entrant that if he dies in harness, his family shall not be left in lurch. Such an assurance is being breached by the provisions of limiting such appointments to 5% of vacancies.
The Staff Side is, therefore, of the firm view that this condition of 5% ceiling must be done away with to provide relief to the bereaved families of the deceased Central Government employees.

4. Regularisation of Casual/Contingent/Daily Rate workers 

Due to ban on creation of posts and recruitment of personnel that continued for a very long period and the consequent strain on the existing workers, many departmental heads had to recruit personnel on daily rated basis or as casual workers. Thus, almost 25% of the present workforce in the Governmental organisations are casual workers deployed to do permanent and perennial nature of jobs, contrary to the prohibition of such unfair labour practices by the law of the land. In the fifties and sixties, even the casual workers who had been employed to do casual and non perennial jobs used to get priority for regular employment as and when vacancies for such permanent recruitment arise. It is, however, a matter of concern that thousands of persons are now recruited as casual workers and kept as such for years together and are paid pittance of a salary with no benefits, like Provident Fund, Dearness Allowance, other Compensatory Allowances etc. In order to ensure that they do not get the benefit of regularisation, these workers  are technically discharged for a few days to be employed afresh again. The modus operandi differs from one department to another. While in some organisations, they are recruited through Employment Exchanges, in others, the functions are contracted out. Not only the quality of work suffers, but it is also an inhuman exploitation of the workers given the serious situation of unemployment that exists in the country. While the permanent solution is to sanction the necessary posts and resort to regular recruitment, the Government should evolve a scheme by which these casual/contingent/daily rated workers are made regular workers with all the concomitant benefits available for regular Government employees. Pending finalisation of such a scheme for regularisation, the non regular employees recruited for meeting the exigencies of work must be paid pro-rata salary on par with similarly placed regular employees on the principle of equal pay for equal work.

5. Downsizing, Outsourcing, Contractorisation etc. 

To overcome the difficulties emanated from the total ban on recruitment and creation of posts and more specifically impacted by the 2001 executive fiat of the Government of India in the matter, many departments had to resort to outsourcing of its functions. Some were virtually closed down and a few others were privatised or contractorised. The large scale outsourcing and contractorisation of functions had a telling effect on the efficacy of the Government departments. The delivery system was adversely affected and the public at large suffered due to the inordinate delay it caused in getting the requisite service. The financial outlay for outsourcing of functions of each department increased enormously over the years, as a consequence of which, the quality of work suffered. In order to ensure that the people do get a better and efficient service from the Government departments and to raise the image of the Government employees in the eyes of the common people, it is necessary that the present scheme of outsourcing and contractorisation of essential functions of the Government must be abandoned. The practice of outsourcing and contractorisation is nothing but a cruel exploitation of the alarming situation of unemployment. The system of outsourcing of the functions seeks to informalise the workforce. The contract/casual workers get not even one third of the salary of the regular work force. They have no social security benefits like pension, provident fund gratuity etc. The Central Government employees fought against the temporary service rules which was in vogue in sixties and ensured that the recruitment to Government service is permanent and the civil servants are not allowed to be fired at the whim and fancy of their bosses. The outsourcing and contractorisation has paved way for large scale entry of casual workers and has resulted in the reversal of what all achieved in this direction through struggles in the past two decades.
The prevalent system of outsourcing and contractorisation, therefore, needs to be abandoned and all the regular and perennial nature works should be entrusted on regular Government employees only.

6. Revising Overtime Allowance(OTA) and Night Duty Allowance Rates 

It may be seen that the Overtime Allowance is seldom paid to the Government employees. It is only in case of emergency and in the contingency in which the work cannot be postponed, like that happens in the Railways in smooth running of trains round the clock, in the RMS Division of Postal Department, in the Atomic Energy Commission offices or when the Parliament is in session in other administrative offices, employees are asked to do work beyond the stipulated working hours. The Night Duty Allowance is, however, paid to Government employees who have to work in night shifts with certain stipulated conditions. The 4th CPC recommended that since there had been considerable misuse of the provisions relating to grant of OTA, the Government should find alternative methods to compensate the employees who are asked to work on over time and pending such a scheme being evolved recommended not to revise the rates. However, the Government did not bring in any new scheme but issued the directive that the OTA and Night duty allowance will be paid to the employees who are called upon to do overtime or night duty on the basis of the 4th CPC pay structure. This directive is still in vogue.

Owing to certain disagreements with the Government on these issues, this matter was referred to Board of Arbitration under the JCM Scheme, whereupon the Board of Arbitration, having found unreasonable position taken by the Government, gave out the award in favour of the staff and directed the Government to revise the order whereby the allowance will be linked to the actual pay of the Government employees. The Government did not accept this award and decided to approach the Parliament for rejection of the same. The matter has not yet been placed in the form of a resolution in the Parliament. Despite the fact that the employees had been abiding by the directive of their superiors to be on overtime/night duty, and despite having won the case before the Board of Arbitration they continue to be compensated on the basis of the Notional pay as in 1986. There cannot be a much bigger injustice meted out to the employees. The Government must accept the award of the Board and issue instructions linking the Allowance to the actual pay of the employee.

7. Stepping up of pay of seniors who are drawing less pay than the juniors consequent on fixation of pay due to implementation of 6th CPC recommendations between Direct Recruits and Promotees 

Consequent upon implementation of the recommendations of the VI CPC, in respect of pay scales of various categories of staff, there are certain situations where the senior who were promoted before 01.01.2006 are getting lesser pay than their juniors promoted after 01.01.2006, on fixation of their pay w.e.f. 01.01.2006. This, being a serious anomaly, has been raised by different department in their Departmental Anomalies Committees for redressal thereof. While clarifications regarding stepping up of pay of senior who are drawing less pay than the juniors between Direct Recruitees and Promotees, i.e. the seniors and juniors placed in a pay scale, having some Direct Recruitment Quota, have already been issued, whereby seniors’ pay has been stepped up and equated to the juniors. However, in grades where there is no element of Direct Recruitment available, this provision has not been made till date, with the result that, the seniors are still drawing lesser pay than their juniors after fixation of their pay in new pay scales w.e.f. 01.01.2006, which, being a serious anomaly, is resulting in discontentment prevailing among the seniors.
The main incongruity in this case is basically due to the fact that it is for the first time that the 6th CPC has recommended specific entry level pay for Direct Recruits (DRs). This has resulted in employees who were appointed in service prior to the DRs and got promoted earlier are getting less pay as compared to their counterparts recruited directly and who joined after 1.1.2006. It has always been the case that on promotion, the pay of a promoted employee is never fixed at less than the entry level of pay of that post as admissible to a direct recruit.

The Staff Side, therefore, is of the firm view that orders need to be issued to the effect that the pay on promotion w.e.f. 01.01.2006 would not be fixed less than at the prescribed minimum of the Entry Pay as provided for the Direct Entrants in the Revised Pay Rules, to eliminate this anomalous situation.
8. Stepping up of pay of senior employees at par with their juniors consequent upon implementation of MACPS

The Modified Assured Progression Scheme(MACPS) came into effect on 01.09.2008, and prior to this, Assured Career Progression(ACP) was in vogue. There are number of cases where the seniors who were promoted before implementation of the MACPS and the juniors who could not get normal promotion due to non-availability of vacancy or otherwise, and were extended the benefit of financial upgradation under MACPS on fulfillment of conditions laid down therein, the seniors are drawing lesser pay than their juniors under this scheme.

The MACP Scheme does not stipulate the provision of stepping up of pay of the seniors at par with their juniors, in case the seniors getting lesser pay than their juniors, which is absolutely unjustified and discriminating.

The Staff Side has repeatedly raised this issue in the MACPS’s Anomaly Committee as well, however, this discrepancy has not been done away with till date, with the result that, the seniors are still drawing lesser pay than their juniors, having been extended the benefit of financial upgradation under MACPS and this is causing deep sense of frustration prevailing among the seniors.

Staff Side, therefore, is of the firm opinion that the above-mentioned discrepancy needs to be addressed at the earliest to provide relief to the seniors.

9. Granting of Additional Pay to Loco & Traffic Running Staff  

On the basis of recommendations of the 6th CPC, Additional Pay of Rs.1000 p.m. with appropriate Dearness Allowance has been granted in favour of Loco Pilot(Mail/Express)/Sr. Motorman(PB-II, GP Rs.4200)/(Rs.6000-9800)(5th CPC). Similarly, Rs.500 has been granted to Loco Pilot(Passenger II/ Motorman)(PB-II, GP Rs.4200)/(Rs.5500-9000)(5th CPC) and Guard(Mail/Exp.)(PB-II, GP Rs.4200) (Rs.5500-9000)(5th CPC). But the same Additional Pay has not been granted to rest of the Loco & Traffic Running Staff, causing great injustice to these set of Loco & Traffic Running Staff.
It would be quite appropriate that the Additional Pay should be granted in favour of all other categories of Loco & Traffic Running Staff.

Source:http://www.airfindia.com/

Record Note of the meeting held on 24.10.2013 at 3.00 PM to discuss the possible Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 7th CPC with the representatives of the Staff Side of JCM

No16/15/2012-JCA

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi

19th November, 2013

Sub: Record Note of the meeting held on 24.10.2013 at 3.00 PM to discuss the possible Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 7th CPC with the representatives of the Staff Side of JCM

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the Record Note of the meeting held with Staff Side on 24.10.2013 to discuss the possible Terms of Reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

sd/-

(Ashok Kumar)

Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Record Note of the meeting held on 24.10.2013 at 3.00 PM to discuss the possible Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 7th CPC with the representatives of the Staff Side of JCM

A meeting was held on 24.10.2013 at 3.00 PM in Committee Room No 190, North Block under the chairmanship of Dr S.K.Sarkar, Secretary DOP&T to discuss the possible Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 7th Central Pay Commission, which is going to be set up by the Government, with the representatives of the Staff Side of JCM. List of Participants to this meeting  is at Annexure I.
At the outset, Secretary (P) welcomed the Staff side representatives and thanked them for attending this meeting on a short notice. He indicated that since this meeting has been convened to discuss the possible Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 7th Central Pay Commission, he hoped that the discussions would remain so focussed.

Sh Umraomal Purohit, Secretary, Staff Side, in his opening remarks stated that it would have been preferable that there was a proposal from the official side on this issue to the Staff Side and then the same could have been discussed further in a meeting where the Finance Secretary could also be invited. He then pointed out that the new concept of Pay Bands and Grade Pay structure as per the 6th CPC, which changed the pay structure in Government, had resulted in a new experience which was mixed. He stated that though the 6th CPC did not recommend merger of DA with Pay, they could not have anticipated such a high rate of inflation which resulted in such high rate of DA; the rate of Dearness Allowance presently was 90% and due to high inflation there was a need to consider merger of a part of DA with Pay. He also raised the question of Interim Relief pending finalisation of 7th CPC recommendations. Shri Purohit further mentioned that anomalies of 6th CPC should be resolved on priority before 7th CPC. He also suggested that there must be some machinery which should resolve anomalies within one year of implementation of CPC report.

M.Raghavaiah, while thanking the Chairman raised the issue of anomalous situations which had arisen due to the new concept of Pay Bands and Grade Pay structure as per the 6th CPC. He suggested that the Finance Ministry should look into this aspect as to how anomalies cropped up due to this and how these can be avoided in future. He was of the view that the anomalies cases which stand referred to the Ministry of Finance need to be cleared. He referred to anomalies relating to MACP scheme vis a vis ACP scheme and resolution pending thereon required to be resolved as already discussed in the Joint Committee meetings on MACPS. He also demanded that there should be merger of DA with Pay as was agreed to in 2004. He also pointed out that the Railway Ministry’s proposals on 6th CPC related matters presently pending with Ministry of Finance should be cleared.
The other representatives from Staff Side raised the following issues

1) Entry level pay to promotee employees at par with that admissible to Direct Recruits as was agreed in the National Anomaly Committee;
2) One of the ToR should be to set up a special bilateral mechanism to sort out anomalies arising out of Pay Commission recommendations;
3) Professional approach should be adopted in dealing with peculiarities concerning Railways and Defence civilian employees;
4) There should be parity between pre & Post CPC retirees for the purpose of pension etc.;
5) Cadre review/restructuring proposals should be delinked from the 7th CPC so that these are not delayed;
6) Wage Revision should be effective after every 5 years as in the case of PSUs;
7) If there is going to be separate CPC for the Armed Forces as had been reported in media, or if there is a representative of Armed Forces in the 7th CPC then there should be a representative of Labour in the  CPC;
8) CPC should not go by “Central Secretariat” structure to make its recommendations which does not take into account specific complexities in large Government organisations like Railways, Postal Department and Defence establishments.
9) Allowances should be enhanced concurrently with the pay consequent upon Pay commission implementation.
10) Supreme Court has upheld that MACP should be in the hierarchy of the Post and also for grant of NDA in 7th CPC rates w.e.f. 1/4/2007. These judgments should be implemented to all similarly placed employees.
11) The Secretary Staff side in the end requested that a copy of Terms of Reference as proposed by the Ministry of Finance may be circulated and then another meeting with Secretary, Department of Expenditure and Department of Personnel & Training be arranged to discuss & finalise the Terms of Reference of 7th CPC.
In his concluding remarks, the Chairman thanked the participants for their views and requested the Staff Side that they may send their suggestions in writing also.

ANNEXURE I

List of Participants in the Meeting held on 24th October, 2013 at 3.00 PM in Room No. 190, North Block, New Delhi.

CHAIRPERSON –	Dr.S.K.Sarkar, Secretary (Personnel)
OFFICIAL SIDE	STAFF SIDE
1. Mamta Kundra JS (E), DoPT	1. Umraomal Purohit
2. Ashok Kumar, DS(JCS), DoPT	2. M.Raghavaiah
3. Sanjiv Shankar, Director (Estt.II), DoPT	3. Shiva Gopal Mishra
4. Mukesh Chaturvedi, DS(Pay), DoPT	4. Rakhal Das Gupta5. Guman Singh 6. R.P.Bhatnagar 7. K. K.N.Kutty 8. S.K.Vyas 9. C.Srikumar 10. S.N.Pathak 11. R.Srinivasan 12. J.R.Bhosle

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/16_15_2012-JCA-19112013.pdf