Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance to
Central Government Civil Pensioners residing in areas not covered under
Central Government Health Scheme
F.No.4/34/2017-P&PW(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare
3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated: 31/01/2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance to
Central Government Civil Pensioners residing in areas not covered under
Central Government Health Scheme -reg.
The undersigned is directed to refer to
this Department’s OM No.38/99/99-P&PW(C) dated 17-4-2000 on the
subject mentioned above and to say that in accordance with the
instructions contained therein, Central Government Civil Pensioners,
residing in an area not served by any CGHS dispensary or any
corresponding Health Schemes administered by other
Ministries/Departments, as the case may be, even though their places of
residence may fall within the limits of a CGHS covered cities, are
required to submit the following documents for claiming Fixed Medical
Allowance:
a) An undertaking in the prescribed format.
b) A certificate from the Medical
Authorities of CGHS or from authorities of corresponding Health Schemes
of the concerned Ministries/Departments, as the case may be, that the
area where the pensioner is residing is not served by any dispensary
under CGHS or the corresponding Health Scheme administered by the
Ministry/Department.
2. Keeping in view the difficulties
being faced by the pensioners in obtaining the required certificate from
the concerned Medical Authorities, the matter has been reconsidered in
consultation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It has now
been decided that the pensioners, residing in areas not covered by CGHS or
any corresponding Health Schemes administered by other
Ministries/Departments, as the case may be, would no longer be required
to submit a certificate referred to in para 1 (b) above.
However, such pensioners would continue to submit an undertaking in the
following format:
I , a retired employee of ____ (Office Address) declare that I am
residing at (Residential Address indicated in PPO) , which area is not
covered under CGHS or any corresponding Health Scheme administered by
the Ministry/Department of , (as the case may be). I have also not
obtained and do not wish to obtain a CGHS Card for availing out-door
facilities under CGHS/Corresponding Health Scheme of other
Ministries/Departments from any dispensary situated in an adjoining
area.
3. A Central Government Civil Pensioner is also required to fill the
enclosed Form along with above mentioned undertaking.
4. All the pension disbursing
authorities are required to obtain the above undertaking along with the
Form, as mentioned in Para 3 above, from such pensioners before
sanctioning Fixed Medical Allowance. An entry to this effect should also
be made in their PPOs.
sd/-
(Sanjay Wadhawan)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Authority:
www.pensionersportal.gov.in
