CGHS Contribution and Ward Entitlement- 7th CPC.pdf

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No. S.11011/11/2016- CGHS (P)/EHS

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare EHS Section

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 9th January, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Revision of rates of subscription under Central Government Health Scheme due to revision of pay and allowances of Central Government employees and revision of pension/ family pension on account of implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry's OM No. S.11011/2/2008-CGHS (P) dated 20th May, 2009 vide which orders were issued revising the rates of monthly subscription for availing CGHS facility, as also the entitlement for free diet, entitlement of accommodation in private empanelled hospitals under CGHS, etc.

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Consequent upon revision of pay on the basis of the implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, it has been decided to revise the rates of subscriptions, to be made by employees/ pensioners, for availing benefits under the CGHS, with effect from 1st January, 2017. It has also been decided to revise the monetary ceiling limits for various entitlements of the beneficiaries for availing CGHS facilities.

3.

In supersession of all earlier instructions, the following revisions are being made, in so far as it relates to the facilities mentioned below:

Monthly Contributions for availing CGHS facility:

(A)

SI.

Corresponding levels in the Pay Matrix

No.

as per 7th CPC

Contribution (Rs. Per month)

1.

Level: 1 to 5

250

2.

Level: 6

450

3.

Level: 7 to 11

650

4.

Level: 12 & above

1000

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(B)

SI.

No.

1.

Entitlement of wards in private hospitals empanelled under CGHS:

Corresponding Basic Pay drawn by the

officer in 7th CPC per month

Up to Rs. 47,600/-

2.

Rs. 47,601/- to Rs. 63,100/-

3.

Rs. 63,101/- and above

Ward entitlement

General Semi-Private

Private

(C) Monetary Ceiling for Free Diet:

The monetary ceiling for free diet for CGHS beneficiaries is revised to pay/pension/family pension of Rs. 44,900/- per month.

(D)

Monetary ceiling for free diet for beneficiaries suffering from TB or mental disease):

The monetary ceiling for free diet in case of beneficiary suffering from TB or Mental disease is revised to pay / pension/family pension of Rs. 69,700/- per month.

(E)

Pay slab for determining the entitlement of Nursing Home facilities in Government/State Government/Municipal Hospitals:

The monetary ceiling for determining the entitlement of nursing home facilities in Central Government / State Government / Municipals Hospitals is revised to pay / pension / family pension Rs. 47,600/- per month and above.

(F) Monetary Ceiling for direct consultation with Specialists in Central

Government/State Government/Municipal Hospitals:

The monetary ceiling for determining the entitlement for direct consultation with Specialists in Central Government/State Government /

Municipal Hospitals will continue at the existing rates until revision of the same after consultation with Ministry of Finance.

(G)

Pay slab for determining the entitlement of accommodation in

AIIMS, New Delhi.

The revised entitlement, as per the pay drawn by the officials, is as

follows:

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1.

SI.

No.

Corresponding Basic Pay drawn by the officer in 7th CPC per month

Up to Rs. 63,100/-

Ward entitlement

2.

Rs. 63,101/- to Rs. 80,900/-

3.

Rs. 80,901/- and above

General

Private Deluxe/Private

4.

5.

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

It is clarified that the reference to pay in this order relates to the pay drawn in the level of pay.

Pensioners have an option to get their CGHS pensioner card made by either making CGHS contribution on an annual basis (twelve months) or by making contribution for 10 (ten) years (120 (one hundred and twenty) months} for getting a pensioner CGHS card with life-time validity. It is clarified that:

Contribution to be made by pensioners/family pensioners would be the amount that they were subscribing at the time of their retirement or at the time of death of the Government servant;

Pensioner beneficiaries, who have already obtained CGHS card with life time validity by paying a lump sum amount equivalent to 10 years' contribution, will not be required to pay any additional amount as a result of the revision in the rates of contribution for availing CGHS facility;

Entitlement of pensioners / family pensioners, who have already deposited their contribution for life time CGHS facility, will not be changed.

Pensioners/family pensioners who are contributing to the CGHS on an annual basis and wish to continue to avail CGHS benefits will have to contribute at the revised rates up to the time of contribution needed to cover a period of a total of ten years from the time pensioner CGHS card was issued for the first time to them. The revised rate of contribution for the remaining period would be with reference to the level of pay that he / she would have drawn in the post held by him / her (at the time of his/her retirement / death) had he/she continued to be in service now but for his / her retirement/ death; and

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(v)

6.

Any pensioner / family pensioner who is entitled to avail CGHS facility has not so far got his/her pensioner CGHS card made, the rate of contribution in such cases will be with reference to the level of pay that he/she would have drawn in the post held by him/her (at the time of his/her retirement / death) had he / she continued to be in service now but for his/her retirement / death.

This issues with the concurrence of the Department of Expenditure vide their I.D. Note No. 18(1)/EV/2016, dated 24/11/2016.

7.

Hindi version will follow.

Sp

9/12/17 (Sunil Kumar Gupta)

Under Secretary to the Government of India Tel. 23061986

To

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2.

All Ministries/Departments, Government of India Director, CGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

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Addl.DDG(HQ), CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi AD(HQ), CGHS, R.K.Puram, Sector-12, New Delhi

All Addl. Directors/Joint Directors of CGHS cities outside Delhi Additional Director (SZ)/(CZ)/(EZ)/(NZ)/(MSD), MCTC CGHS, New Delhi

JD(HQ), JD (Grievance)/JD (R&H), CGHS, Delhi

DDG(M)/CMO(SRA), Dte.GHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

U.P.S.C. Dholpur House, New Delhi

Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi

Director, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi

PPS to Secretary (H&FW)/Secretary

(AYUSH)/Secretary

(HR)/Secretary (AIDS Control), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

PPS to DGHS/AS&DG (CGHS)/AS&FA/AS&MD, NRHM/AS(H), MOHFW, New Delhi

MS Section, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi MG-II Section, Dte. GHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Hospital Empanelment Cell, CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

CGHS-I/II/III/IV, Dte. Gen of CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New

Delhi

Estt./Estt.ll/Estt.III/Estt.IV Section, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New

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Delhi

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Admn.l/Admn.Il Section, Dte.GHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New

Delhi

Integrated Finance Division, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi All Officers/Sections/Desks in the Ministry

Deputy Secretary (Civil Service News), Department of Personnel & Training, 5th Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi

Secretary, Staff Side, 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi

All Staff Side Members of National Council (JCM)

ED(H)/Planning, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001

Central Organisation, ECHS, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi

Chairman, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Panchdeep Bhawan, C.I.G. Marg, New Delhi- 110002

UTI-ITSL, 153/1, First Floor, Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Bengaluru- 560008.

Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., P.B. No.2468, R.K. Puram, Chennai- 600028

Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., 4855, 24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi

Sr. Technical Director, NIC, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi with the request to upload this OM on the Ministry's website under the link of CS (MA) Rules - OMs and Circulars

Hindi Section, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi for providing Hindi version of this OM.

Nodal Officer, MCTC, CGHS Wellness Centre building, Kalibari, DIZ Area, Udyan marg, New Delhi (for uploading on the CGHS website) Guard file

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No. S.11011/11/2016- CGHS (P)/EHS

Government of India

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare EHS Section

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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated the 13 January, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Revision of rates of subscription under Central Government Health Scheme due to revision of pay and allowances of Central Government employees and revision of pension/ family pension on account of implementation of recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

In partial modification to this Ministry's OM of even No. dated 9th January, 2017 on the subject mentioned above, the undersigned is directed to say that the revised rates will be effective from 1st February 2017 instead of 1st January, 2017.

2.

Other contents of the above said OM will remain unchanged.

13)1/17

(Sunil Kumar Gupta)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

To

1. All Ministries/Departments, Government of India

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Tel. 23061986

2. Director, CGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

3. Addl.DDG(HQ), CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

4. AD(HQ), CGHS, R.K.Puram, Sector-12, New Delhi

5. All Addl. Directors/Joint Directors of CGHS cities outside Delhi

6. Additional Director (SZ)/(CZ)/(EZ)/(NZ)/(MSD), MCTC CGHS, New Delhi

7. JD(HQ), JD (Grievance)/JD (R&H), CGHS, Delhi

8. DDG(M)/CMO(SRA), Dte.GHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

9. Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

10. Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

11. U.P.S.C. Dholpur House, New Delhi

12. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Bahadur Shah Zafar

Marg, New Delhi

13. Director, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhawan,

Khan Market, New Delhi

14. PPS to Secretary (H&FW)/Secretary (AYUSH)/Secretary (HR)/Secretary (AIDS

Control), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

15. PPS to DGHS/AS&DG (CGHS)/AS&FA/AS&MD, NRHM/AS(H), MOHFW, New

Delhi

16. MS Section, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 17. MG-II Section, Dte.GHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Contd..2/-

18. Hospital Empanelment Cell, CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 19. CGHS-I/II/III/IV, Dte. Gen of CGHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 20. Estt.1/Estt.II/Estt.II/Estt.IV Section, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 21.Admn.l/Admn.Il Section, Dte.GHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 22. Integrated Finance Division, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi 23. All Officers/Sections/Desks in the Ministry

24. Deputy Secretary (Civil Service News), Department of Personnel & Training, 5th

Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi

25. Secretary, Staff Side, 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi

26. All Staff Side Members of National Council (JCM)

27.ED(H)/Planning, Railway Board, Ministry of Railways, Rail Bhawan, Rafi Marg,

New Delhi-110001

28. Central Organisation, ECHS, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry

of Defence, New Delhi

29. Chairman, Employees State Insurance Corporation, Ministry of Labour &

Employment, Panchdeep Bhawan, C.I.G. Marg, New Delhi-110002

30. UTI-ITSL, 153/1, First Floor, Old Madras Road, Ulsoor, Bengaluru-560008. 31. Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., P.B. No.2468, R.K. Puram, Chennai-600028 32. Swamy Publishers (P) Ltd., 4855, 24, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi 33. Sr. Technical Director, NIC, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi with the request to upload this OM on the Ministry's website under the link of CS (MA) Rules - OMS and Circulars

34. Hindi Section, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi for providing Hindi version

of this OM.

35. Nodal Officer, MCTC, CGHS Wellness Centre building, Kalibari, DIZ Area, Udyan

marg, New Delhi (for uploading on the CGHS website)

36. Guard file

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