GUIDELINES REGARDING MERGER OF 33 POSTAL DISPENSARIES WITH CHGS

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,   Department of Health & Family Welfare, Directorate General of CGHS

No.S-11011/01/2016/CGHS-III, DATED 25th JANUARY 2019,           CLICK HERE  FOR DETAILS & COPY OF THE ORDER

WAITING TIME IN CGHS DISPENSARIES AND TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS UNDER CGHS

Medicines are normally available at CGHS Wellness Centres and in case any medicine is not readily available, the same are procured through Authorized Local Chemist (ALC) and are supplied to the CGHS beneficiary.

In case any medicine is required urgently, there is a provision for issue of Authority Slip to CGHS beneficiaries to collect medicines directly from ALC without payment.

Medicines for chronic illness are issued upto 3 months for the convenience of CGHS beneficiaries.

Further, following steps have been taken by the Government to augment the availability of medicines at CGHS Wellness Centres:-

Indents have been placed through HLL Life Care Ltd. to procure rate contract generic medicines as an interim measure.

Additional Director of concerned CGHS City has been authorized to procure day to day required generic medicines from nearby Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) stores till 31st March, 2019.

Treatment of Skin disorders under CGHS

CGHS empanels private General Hospitals, Eye Care Centres, exclusive Cancer Hospitals and Dental Clinics. The private General hospitals are empanelled for all facilities available in the hospital and CGHS does not empanel Specialty wise like Dermatology.

CGHS beneficiary can consult Dermatologist in empanelled hospitals having Dermatology Specialty after referral from CGHS Wellness Centre.

There is no such list of non-listed treatment procedure/investigations; which are not available in CGHS empanelled hospitals/diagnostic centres, under CGHS.

The listed treatment procedure/investigations along with its rates are available on CGHS website and any treatment procedure/investigation not included in such lists are considered unlisted for treatment/investigations in CGHS empanelled hospitals/diagnostic centres. Approval of Competent Authority i.e. from the Ministry/Department in case of serving employees and through Additional Director, CGHS in case of pensioner CGHS beneficiaries is required.

Following are the admissible items included under ‘CGHS package rate’ for empanelled hospitals:-

i)          Registration Charges, ii) Admission Charges, iii) Accommodation charges including patient 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) Anaesthesia 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.

In addition to the above mentioned items, some patients may require additional facilities/ provisions, 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 for reimbursement:-

• Toiletries
• Sanitary napkins
• Talcum powder
• Mouth fresheners

CGHS DISPENSARIES

The number of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Dispensaries/Wellness Centres functioning and proposed to be set up in the country are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

The norms for establishment of new Wellness Centre under CGHS are as under:-

(i)         In an existing CGHS City:- For opening of a new CGHS Wellness Centre in an existing CGHS City, there has to be a minimum of 2000 Card holders (serving employees of Central Government and Central Civil Pensioners).

(ii)        Extension of CGHS to a new City: – For extension of CGHS to a new City, there has to be a minimum of 6000 Card holders.

This information was given by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 4.1.2019.

Two Point Charter of AIPRPA

Two Point Charter of AIPRPA

Please Note the Additional Demand!

Organize Pensioners Protest Meeting in all Divisions / Districts
AIPRPA CHQ CALL

Protest Demonstrations on 08.02.2019

Dear Comrades!

Please include the issue of "Early implementation of orders of DOP for including the period of induction training for TBOP/BCR promotions to Pensioners who were direct recruits".

Now, the programme of Protest Demonstrations will be for Two Point Charter of Demands viz., (1) Immediate implementation of 23.05.2018 DOP orders to Postmen/Mailguard  Pensioners; and (2) Early implementation of orders of DOP for including the period of induction training for TBOP/BCR promotions to Pensioners who were direct recruits.

KR GS AIPRPA

GRANT OF ANNUAL INCREMENT DUE ON 1ST JULY OR 1ST JANUARY AFTER SUPERANNUATION FOR CALCULATING PENSIONARY BENEFITS [DOP]

OBSERVE COM. S. K. VYAS JI REMEMBRANCE DAY ON 13^TH FEBRUARY 2019

               Com. S. K. Vyasji, the legendary leader of the Central Govt. Employees and Pensioners passed away on 13th February, 2015.

               Com. Vyasji was the Secretary General and President of the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers for forty years from 1967 to 2006.  He was the President and Secretary General of All India Audit & Accounts Association for a long time.  He continued as the Advisor of the Confederation and also as the Secretary General of National Co-ordination Committee of Pensioners Association (NCCPA) and Bharat Central Pensioners Confederation (BCPC) till death. 

               Com. Vyasji has led various struggles and strike actions of the Central Govt. Employees and was in the forefront of the leadership which organised the first indefinite strike action of the Central Govt. employees after independence, in the year 1960.  Com. Vyas was jailed and dismissed from service.  He played an important role in rallying the Central Govt. employees along with the striking Railway employees in the year 1974.  He was an able and uncompromising negotiator with the Government in the JCM National Council and Standing Committee.  He was responsible for many of the benefits and allowances enjoyed by the Central Govt. employees. The cost indexation of wages was earned by the Govt. employees through the sustained struggles and efforts in 1960s under his leadership.  Confederation of Central Govt. employees and workers representing about 15 lakhs Central Govt. employees is in the forefront of the incessant struggle and strike actions organised by Indian Working Class against the neo-liberal economic policies of the Government.  Com. S. K. Vyasji’s vision and ideological clarity has made the Confederation, part and parcel of the mainstream of the working class movement in India.

               Com. Vyasji was a friend, philosopher, guide and everything for the Central Govt. Employees movement.  In the more than six decades long trade union life, Com. Vyasji endeared himself to every section of the Central Govt. Employees.  His death has caused irreparable and irreplaceable loss to all of us.  He was a great leader, symbol of simplicity, a gem of a person and a leader who is down to earth, extremely polite, kind hearted and compassionate; one of the finest human being, tallest leader, a gentle mentor and a legend.

               He is in our hearts!  His memories will be forever with us!  His long saga of struggle and sacrifice for the Central Govt. employees and pensioners will inspire the generations to come.

               The National Secretariat of Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers calls upon all affiliated organisations and C-O-Cs to observe the 4^th Death anniversary of Com. S. K. Vyas Ji as “S. K. VYAS JI REMEMBRANCE DAY”. 

               Com. S. K. Vyasji Amar Rahe!

           Long live Com. S. K. Vyasji !!

           Long live, Long live !!!

              

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

Mob: 09447068125

Email: mkrishnan6854@gmail.com

NOTE.
PL DOWN LOAD THE MEMORANDUMS AND SUBMIT TWO COPIES TO POST MASTER AFTER DEMONSTRATION FOR SENDING TO GM FINANCE, CPMG & ADDL.DIRECTOR CGHS ,HYD ON 21-1-2019 AND SEND COPY TO STATE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH PHOTOS TAKEN TO PUBLISH IN OUR WEBSITE.
PL TREAT THIS IMPORTANT.

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO CPMG,AP CIRCLE,VJA/GM FINANCE,AP CIRCLE, .DAK SADAN, HYDERABAD THROUGH POST MASTER........................................... HO.

To
1.CHIEF POST MASTER GENERAL
A.P. CIRCLE
VIJAYAWADA 520 013

2. The GENERAL MANAGER,FINANCE

A.P. CIRCLE

DakSadan
Hyderabad 500 001

                                                                                 [ThroughPostMaster]

Respected sir,
                           
                                        1.   We convey our thanks to CPMG/GMF for issuing instructions to all HO’s to furnish the information of pensioners/family pensioners whose cases were not settled in r/o option-3 in profarma-1 . As per the information avilable almost all HO’s submitted information required. even though already three months over,but till date those cases were not settled. But the process of finalizing is going on very slowly . If the same continued it will take long time for completing the process.

                                      Even though the order was issued on 15th may 2017 and already completed 18 months still many cases are pending as on date. Naturally every pensioner is expecting settlement immediately. As such you are requested to complete the process immediately, as  everyone is in need of money and on the other hand all the benefits of regular employees like bonus etc are being paid immediately, there is every scope of thinking that they are being deprived.

                                           

                                           We suggest that all HO’S may be delegated powers to settle immediately and to pay and send to DAP for approval subsequently, which will solve the problem. As this is related to 7th CPC item, it can be completed like this by issuing instructions to all HPO’s to finalize and pay the arrears by taking declaration, if required from pensioners.

2. DELAY IN IMPLIMENTATION OF UPGRADATION OF POSTMAN/MG SCALE FROM 1-1-96

                                                     evevn though orders are issued long back upgradation of pay from 1-1-96 is not yet settled. in many divisions the work wasnot yet started stating that clarification required,eventhough orders are very clear. very few cases were settled and arrears also paid. as such GM FINANCE/CPMG are requested to take steps to impliment the orders immediately and pay arrears to postmen/mg’s in the circle.

3. NON IMPLIMENTATION OF ORDERS ON INCLUDING TRAINING PERIOD AS SERVICE FOR DR CANDIDATES  INR/O TBOP/BCR TO THOSE WHO ARE IN SERVICE AS ON 1-1-1986.

                                                 Eventhough orders are very clear this order was not yet implimented in many divisions and in some divisions it was implimented to those who are in service on the date of order instead of 1-1-86 which is not the spirit of the order. as such CPMG /GM is requested to issue clear instructions to im pliment the orders in true spirit to all those who are in service on 1-1-86.

                                We hope that CPMG/GM FINANCE will respond positively and take appropriate action deemed fit.

                                                                                   Withregards,

Yoursfaithfully,


[        ]                               
AIPRPA...................................DVN.
SECRETARY.

MEMORANDUM SUBMITTED TO HON’BLE DIRECTOR CGHS THROUGH ADDL. DIRECTOR CGHS BY THE ALL INDIA POSTAL & RMS PENSIONERS ASSOCIATION, DIST/DVNL SECRETARIES AP CIRCLE THROUGH ALL DVNL SUPERINTENDENTS ON 21-1-2019 ON THE  PROBLEMS REGARDING NON AVILABILITY OF MEDICAL FECILITIES AND IMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CGHS HEADQTRS. IN NEWLY FORMED A.P STATE & OTHER RELATED MATTERS.

                              

To

 The Hon’ble DIRECTOR CGHS

Govt. of India

New Delhi 110 001

                                     

Respected sir,

                                 We convey our sincere thanks for issuing orders converting all P&T DISPENSARIES AS CGHS WELLNESS CENTRES FROM 1-1-2019. We the pensioners retired from service after rendering maximum service in the Department of post are being deprived of medical facilities and discriminated from other central govt. pensioners. All the pensioners retired from service are being provided medical facility by granting medical facility from CGHS, but unfortunately we are deprived of the same. After a direction from Hon’ble High Court of A.P temporarily  membership was allowed with renewal for every six months. Number of CGHS cord holders crossed 10 years but still they have to be renewed for every six months. But who retired from service in CGHS covered area is being provided permanent membership by paying ten years premium at a time. This is a clear discrimination.after a long time finally orders issued extending this fecility to Postal pensioners also, for which we convey our sincere thanks.

                                   Now AP state was divided as AP & TELANGANA. Even though even after two years no separate CGHS Head Qtrs. was established in newly formed AP state. If once Head Qtrs. is established we will be fecilitated with all fecilities and get medical facilities which are being enjoyed by the CGHS cord holders in Hyderabad, such as cash less treatment in CGHS Empanelled Hospitals now available in Hyderabad.

                                      Because there is no CGHS head quarters, only hospitals are recognized under CS MA Rules and we have to pay the bills first and bills are to be produced for sanction afterwards, resulting in incurring of heavy amounts, which one cannot afford at this old age.

                                           As a newly formed state we are entitled for establishment of CGHS head quarters and now State Govt. is providing land for establishing Central Govt. offices. In this back ground we request the Hon’ble Minister to take steps for acquiring land to CGHS Head Quarters in the newly forming capital city “AMARAVATHI”and establish the CGHS Head querters. We would like to mention here that already land was provided for AIIMS in the capital city and construction work is going on. We suggest that it will be convenient if some land is allotted near AIIMS it will be helpful to the pensioners and also to the regular employees.

                                            We also suggest that there is a peculiar situation prevailing in the newly formed state because already VISAKHAPATNAM is established as international city with NAVAL BASE and major PORT. It is the city having large number of Central Govt. employees and pensioners. In this back ground to facilitate that large number it is nesecerry to establish one admn. Branch of CGHS at Visakhapatnam.

                                             Keeping in view the above situation we request the Hon’ble Minister to take steps to settle the following issues as early as possible and help thousand of postal pensioners in particular and central pensioners in general.

DEMANDS:

    1. We convey our sincere thanks for establishing CGHS WELL NESS CENTRE at Viskhapatnam which is a long pending demand of central pensioners. But it will not serve full purpose. We request the Hon'ble Minister to issue instructions to open atleast 5 more wellness centres in VSP in deffarent localities, so that all benificiries living in deffarent areas will be fecilitated with treatment at their nearst place.

2.iMMEDIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF CGHS HEADQURTERS IN NEWLY FORMED STATE HEADQUERTERS WITH BRANCHES AT VISAKHAPATNAM AND TIRUPATHI.

3.TEMPORARIRY OFFICE MAY BE ESTABLISHED IN THE NEWLY FORMED AP STATE IMMEDIATELY TO HELP CENTRAL PENSIONERS.

4.THOSE WHO ENROLLED MEMBERSHIP FROM NON CGHS AREA AND CONTINUING SINCE 10 YEARS MAY BE GRANTED PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP.

5. PECULIAR SITUATION IS PREVAILNG IN AP/TELANGANA STATE. NUMBER OF POSTAL PENSIONERS ARE ENROLLED AS MEMBERS AS PER THE DIRECTIONS OF HON’BLE COURT AND PAYING MEMBERSHIP SIX MONTHLY BASIS. BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR LIFE MEMBERSHIP AUTHORITIES ARE CLAIMING SUBSCRIPTION AS PER NEW RATES BECAUSE OF WHICH PENSIONERS ARE BEING PUT TO HEAVY FINANCIAL BURDEN.

AS SUCH DIRECTOR IS REQUESTED TO ISSUE CLARIFICATORY ORDERS IMMEDIATELY ALLOWING THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY CONTINUING MEMBERSHIP TO PAY OLD RATES.

6.THOSE HOSPITALS RECOGNISED UNDER CSMA RULES MAY BE CONVERTED AS EMPANELLED HOSPITALS OF CGHS AND THEY MAY BE ORDERED TO PROVIDE CASH LESS TREATMENT TO CENTRAL PENSIONERS, WITH ATLEAST ONE HOSPITAL IN EACH DISTRICT.

7. orders may be issued to send LP MEDICINES by post to all pensioners residing in non CGHS area which is being provided to EX MP’S/MLA’S so that they need not stay at head querters by incurring huge expenditure.

8. eventhough specific orders are issued medicines prescribed by specalists are not being supplied by cghs and only alternate medicines are being supplied. As such steps may be taken to supply original medicines prescribed by specialist.

WE HOPE THAT DIRECTOR WILL INTERVENE AND ACT IMMEDIATELY AND SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF PENSIONERS WHO ARE FACING TROUBLE IN GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT.

                                                          Thanking you sir,

Yours faithfully

[                                    ]

DIST/DVNL SECRETARY,………….. BRANCH

AIPRPA-AP STATE UNIT CONGRATULATES ALL THE COMRADES WHO PARTICIPATED AND MAKE THE STRIKE GRAND SUCESS IN THE STATE. AS PER THE INFORMATION THE STRIKE WAS ALMOST TOTAL IN AP CIRCLE.

AIPRPA-AP STATE UNIT CONGRATULATES ALL THE COMRADES WHO PARTICIPATED AND MAKE THE STRIKE GRAND SUCESS IN THE STATE. AS PER THE INFORMATION THE STRIKE WAS ALMOST TOTAL IN AP CIRCLE.

SOME PHOTOS OF STRIKE AP CIRCLE

HSG-1 Pre-2006 won the battle at last !

HSG-1 Pre-2006 won the battle at last !

VICTORY AT LAST! LET US REJOICE!!

At Last the Government relents to grant higher pay scale benefit for pension fixation to Pre-2006 HSG-1 Postmasters and other S-12 Pay Scale Holders!

The Recommendation of the Pension Ministry has been accepted by the Department of Expenditure and resultantly the following orders have been issued!

We the S-12 Pay Scale holding Pre-2006 Pensioners have made the advancement. But the struggle of other Pensioners retired from various other posts or cadres continues. However, AIPRPA is proud that our consistent voice for the acceptance of Pre-2006 S-12 Pay Scale holding HSG-1 Postmasters have ultimately resulted in victory! 

The orders released today is reproduced below _ KR GS AIPRPA

No. 38/33112-P&PW (A)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions

Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan

Khan Market, New Delhi-l l 0 003

Dated the 4th January, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub r- Revision of pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 ofPre-2006 pensioners who retired from the 5^th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/-.

The undersigned is directed to say that as per Para 4.2 of this Department's OM of even number dated 01.09.2008 relating to revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2006, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in no case, shall be lower than 50% of the sum of the minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the prerevised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired.

2. Instructions were issued vide this Department's OM of even number dated 28.1.2013 for stepping up of pension ofpre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 24.9.2012 to 50% of the sum of the minimum of pay in the pay band and the grade pay thereon corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale from which the pensioner had retired, as arrived at with reference to the fitment tables annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's OM No. 1I1I2008-IC dated 30th August, 2008. A concordance table indicating the revised pension/family pension of pre-2006 pensioners in terms of instructions contained in para 4.2 of OM dated 1.9.2008 read with the OM dated 28.1.2013 was also annexed to the OM dated 28.1.2013. Subsequently, orders were issued vide this Department's OM of even number dated 30.7.2015 that the pension/family pension of all pre-2006 pensioners/family pensioners may be revised in accordance with this Department's OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 with effect from 1.1.2006 instead of 24.9.2012.

3. In the aforesaid OM dated 28.1.2013 of Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare, the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500 was shown as Rs. 4200/- and the minimum pension in terms of para 4.2 of the OM dated 1.9.2008 was shown as Rs. 8145/- (50% of minimum pay of Rs. 16,290/- as per fitment table for the pre-revised scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500, annexed to Ministry of Finance, Department of

Expenditure's OM No. 1I1/2008-1C dated 30th August, 2008).

4. Order were issued vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's OM No.1.1.2008-1C dated 13.11.2009 that the posts which were in the pre-revised scale of Rs. 6500-10500 as on 1.1.2006 and which were granted the normal replacement pay structure of grade pay of Rs. 4200/- in the pay band PB-2, will be granted grade pay of Rs. 4600/- in the pay band PB-2 corresponding to the pre-revised scale of Rs, 7450-11,500 w.e.f. 1.1.2006.

5. Representations have been received in this Department for extending the benefit of grade pay of Rs. 4600/- for revision of pension/family pension, w.e.f. 1.1.2006, in respect of Pre-2006 pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay seale in the earlier Pay Commission periods. The matter regarding the amount of minimum pension/family pension in terms of para 4.2 of the O.M. dated 1.9.2008 in their case has been re-examined in the light of the orders issued by Ministry of Finance (Department of Expenditure) vide their OM No.l/l/08-IC dated 13.11.2009 and decisions of courts in certain cases. It has been observed that pay

of all serving employees in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- has been fixed w.e.f.1.1.2006 in the grade pay ofRs. 4600/-. Therefore, the grade pay of Rs, 4600/- can be considered as the grade pay corresponding to the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/-.

6. Accordingly, it has been decided that, for the purpose of revision of pension/family pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 under para 4.2 of the O.M. dated 1.9.2008, the Grade Pay of Rs. 4600/- may be considered as the corresponding Grade pay in the case of pre-2006 pensioners who retired/died in the 5th CPC scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- or equivalent pay scale in the earlier Pay Commission periods,

7. In accordance with the provisions of Rule 7 of the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, the pay corresponding to the pay of Rs. 6500/- in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500/- would beRs. 12090/- in the PB-2. After adding the grade pay of Rs. 4600/-, the pay in the Pay Band! Grade Pay corresponding to the pay of Rs. 6500/- in the pre-revised pay scale of Rs. 6500-10500 would be Rs. 16690/- (12090+4600). Accordingly, the revised pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006 in terms of para 4.2 of OM dated 1.9.2008, for the pre-2006 pensioners who retired from the pay scale of Rs.6500-10500/- in the 5th CPC or equivalent pay scales in the earlier Pay Commissions would be Rs.8345/-. Accordingly the entries at serial number 13 in the annexure of this Department's OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 28.1.2013 may be substituted by the entries shown in the/statement annexed to this O.M. • .

8. As provided in this Department's OM dated 28.1.2013, in case the consolidated pension/family pension calculated as per para 4.1 of this Department's OM No. 38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1.9.2008 is higher than the pension/family pension calculated in the manner indicated above, the same (higher consolidated pension/family pension) will continue to be treated as basic pension/family pension.

9. In their application to the persons belonging to the India Audit and Accounts Department, these orders are issued in consultation with the comptroller and Auditor General of India.

10. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the contents of these orders to the notice of Controller of Accounts/Pay and Accounts Officers and Attached and subordinate Offices under them. They are also requested to revise the pension of the affected pre-2006 pensioners in accordance with the instructions contained in this O.M. on a top priority basis.

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