Retired Employees Liberalized Health Scheme 17.11.2015
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No.2013/H/PNM/NFIR.
New Delhi, dated 17-11-2015
The General Managers
All Indian Railways /Pus
(Including RDSO)
Subject: Retired Employees Liberalized Health Scheme (RELHS – 97)
Ref: This office letter of even No. dated 08.09.2015
The decision of competent authority in the Ministry of Railways to extend the facility of joining RELHS-97 to those Railway employees who retired at the normal age of superannuation irrespective of number of years of their service before superannuation, was conveyed to the zonal Railways vide Board’s letter cited under reference. However, one of the Zonal Railways has raised the issue of cut-off date of implementation of the order. The issue has been examined in consultation with Finance Directorate in the Board’s office.
In this context it is clarified that the instruction issued vide Board’s letter cited under reference is applicable to all Railway employees who have retired or retiring from Railway service on attaining age of superannuation without any cut-off date.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate in the Board’s Office.
Sd/-
(R.S.Shukla)
Joint Director/Health
Railway Board,
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Source: NFIR
MURALI SOMAYAJULA says
DEAR SIR,
RAILWAY ESTABLISHMENT IS A VERY BIG ESTABLISHMENT AS ALL KNOWS. THE UNIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARE EFFECTIVE AND TAKE UP THE GRIEVANCES WITH THE RAILWAY BOARD AND GET THE ANOMALIES RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.
BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS LOCATED IN SEVERAL STATES OTHER THAN DELHI AND HAVE NO ASSOCIATION OR UNIONS OF THEIR OWN. FOR EXAMPLE VISAKHAPATNAM IN ANDHRA PRADESH IS A DISTRICT HQS AND SEVERAL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ARE LOCATED BUT ARE SMALL IN STRENGTH OF EMPLOYEES. THERE IS NO BODY TO REPRESENT THEIR GRIEVANCES AND TO REDRESS THEM.
VISAKHAPATNAM IS IN A PLACE WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY CGHS. IT IS IN HYDERABAD OF THE ERSTWHILE COMBINED STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH /TELANGANA. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE RETD.EMPLOYEES TO VISIT HYDERABAD FOR ALL TYPES OF AILMENTS TO OBTAIN TREATMENT IN CGHS OR ITS EMPANELLED HOSPITALS, SURPRISINGLY SEVERAL HOSPITALS WERE EMPANALLED AND ARE BEING EMPANELLED UNDER THE CGHS, HYDERABAD. INTERESTINGLY SEVERAL HOSPITAL IN MANY PARTS OF INDIA, WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BY CGHS AE ALSO BEING EMPANELLED UNDER THE RESPCTIVE CGHS AREAS. BUT NONE OF THE HOSPITAL -SUPER SPECIALITIES – IN VISAKHPATNAM ARE BENG EMPANELLED FOR WANT OF CGHS DISPENSARY.
NOW MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE HAVE SANCTIONED A CGHS DISPENSARY IN VISAKHAPATNAM BUT IT TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTS FUNCTIONING FOR WANT OF SUITABLE BUILDING/BUDGET/QUALIFIED DOCTORS AND STAFF ETC. EVEN IF IT COMES INTO OPERATION, ONLY OUTDOOR TREATMENT COULD BE TAKEN BUT FOR INDOOR TREATMENT WE HAVE TO VISIT HYDERABAD CGHS IMPANELED HOSPITALS FOR CASHLESS TREATMENT WHICH IS PRACTICALLY DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING.
MANY HOSPITALS (BOUT 23 SUPER SPECIALTY) HOSPITALS WITH ALL FACILITIES LOCATED IN VISAKHAPANTAM, AP ARE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF AP AND ITS EMPLOYEES ARE ALLOWED FREE TREATMENT (CASHLESS) -INDOOR AND OUTDOOR -IN THOSE HOSPITALS.
I, THEREFORE, REQUEST YOU TO KINDLY IMPRESS ON TH GOI TO AUTOMATICALLY TREAT THE STATE GOVERNMENT APPROVED HOSPITALS AS EMPANELLED CGHS HOSPITALS, WITHOUT FURTHER INSPECTION AND PROCEDURDES, SO THAT THE RETIRED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES COULD AVAIL TREATMENT AS INDOOR PATIENTS.
INCIDENTALLY, I WISH TO STATE THAT THE EMPLOYEES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN NON-CGHS COVERED AREAS, ARE ALLOWED CASHLESS TREATMENT IN THE STATE GOVT. APPROVED HOSPITALS, UNDER THE CCS (MEDIAL ATTENDANCE) RULES, 1944, AS THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY DEEMED TO BE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS -VIDE GOI DECISION UNDER RULE 2(d) OF CCS (MEDICAL ATTENDANCE)RULES, 1944, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THESE RULES ARE APPLICABLE TO SERVING EMPLOYEES ONLY.. WHY THE PENSIONERS ARE LEFT OUT OF THE PERVIEW OF THESE RULES IS KNOWN TO THE GOI ALONE
BUT WHATEVER MAY BE THE REASONS WEIGHED AT THAT TIME, NOW IT IS TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AS AUTOMATICALLY EMPANELLED CGHS HOSPITALS IN NON CGHS AREA, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE 7TH PAY COMMISSION TILL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME IS FRAMED AND FINALIZED AND BROUGHT INTO OPERATION.
I REQUEST YOUR GOOD SELF TO TAKE UP THIS ISSUE WITH THE GOI AND DO JUSTICE TO THE PENSIONERS..
YOURS SINCERELY,
MURALI SOMAYAJULA
PENSIONER
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