Age Limit for dependent children of Government servants and pensioners for availing medical facilities

No: 4-24/96-C&P/CGHS/CGHS (P)
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 25th February, 2009,

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:   Age Limit for dependent children of Government servants and pensioners for availing medical facilities under CGHS and Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 - Regarding.

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          The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's 0.M. of even number dated 31.5.2007 on the subject noted above and to say that the issue of inclusion of name of married son, aged below 25 years, in the CGHS Card of a CGHS beneficiaries and beneficiaries covered under CS (MA), 1944 come up for consideration of this Ministry. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Department of Personnel & Trainings and it is clarified that the definition of "family" for the purpose of extending medical facilities to a beneficiaries under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules is primarily based on the definition of “family” as indicated in the CCS(Pension) Rules, 1972, CCS(LTC) Rules etc.; which does not include a married son even when below 25 years of age in the definition of “family" of the Central Government employee/pensioner.

   It is therefore, clarified that, son of the Central Government employee who is a (beneficiary under either CGHS or CS (MA) Rules, 1944)/pensioner CGHS beneficiaries who is married, cannot be included in the definition of “family" for the purpose of extending medical facilities under CGHS/CS (MA) Rules, even when he is below 25 years of age and dependent upon the Central Government employee/pensioner.

(R. RAVI)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
(Tel: 2306 3483)

To:
1. All Ministries/Departments of Governments of India.
2. Director, CGHS, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi.
3. All Pay & Accounts Officers under CGHS.
4. Additional Directors of CGHS.
5. JD (Gr.)/JD(R&H), CGHS, Delhi.
6. CGHS Desk-I/Desk-II/CGHS-I/CGHS-II, Dte.GHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi.
7. Estt.I/Estt.Il/Estt.III/Estt.IV Sections, Min. of Health & Family Welfare.
8. Admn.i/Admn.Il Sections of Dte.GHS.
9. M.S. Section, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
10. Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Secretariat.
11. Registrar, Supreme Court of India/Delhi High Court, Sher Shah Road, New Delhi.
12. U.P.S.C., New Delhi.
13. Finance Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
14. Deputy Secretary (Civil Service News), Department of Personnel & Training, 5th Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi.
15. PPS to Secretary (H& FW), Min. of Health & Family Welfare.
16. PPS to DGHS/AS&FA/AS (), AS (DG)/AS&PD, NACO.
17. Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., P.B.No.2468, R.A. Puram, Chennai - 600028.
18. Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., 4855, 24, Ansari Road, Near Sanjeevan Hospital, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002.
19. Shri Umraomal Purohit, Secretary, Staff Side, 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi-110001.
20. All staff side members of National Council (JCM).
21. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.
23. Office copy folder.
24. Guard file.
25.NIC- for uploading in the website of Cats and CS MARules 1944
   Copy forwarded, for information, to the Deputy Director (Health & Family Welfare), Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi, w.r.t. Office Memorandum No.2008/H-1/2/15 dated the 7th August, 2008, received in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare from Railway Board.

(R. RAVI)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
(Tel: 2306 3483)