06.04.2018 - 5 km radius of CGHS Wellness Centre for coverage of CGHS

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OM No.
C 14012/02/2018/CGHS-III/DIR
Category
Medical
Date
06 Apr 2018
Effective from
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Summary

This office memorandum clarifies the demarcation of CGHS covered areas in CGHS cities and decides that coverage will be limited to a 5 km radius of CGHS Wellness Centres where areas were not previously specified.

  • This order applies to all CGHS covered cities where demarcations of areas under CGHS Wellness Centres were not specified.
  • The coverage of CGHS is limited to areas within a 5 km (approx.) radius of the CGHS Wellness Centres in such cities.
  • The Additional Director of CGHS for the concerned city shall notify the areas covered under CGHS Wellness Centres.
  • Serving Central government employees residing outside the CGHS covered areas shall be covered under CS(MA) Rules.
  • Serving Central government employees residing within the Municipal limits of any CGHS covered city shall be given a onetime choice to opt for CGHS, instead of CS(MA) Rules, from the nearest CGHS Wellness Centre.
  • This order is issued vide Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate General of CGHS Office Memorandum No. C 14012/02/2018/CGHS-III/DIR dated the 6th April, 2018.
Document text

सत्यमेव जयते

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 

Department of Health & Family Welfare 

Directorate General of CGHS 

Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road 

New Delhi 110 011

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No. C 14012/02/2018/CGHS-III/DIR​​​​ Dated: the 6th April, 2018

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Clarification regarding demarcation of CGHS covered areas under CGHS Wellness Centre

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With reference to the above subject the undersigned is directed to state that in some of the CGHS Cities the areas covered under CGHS were not specified resulting in inconvenience to the beneficiaries. The matter has been reviewed and it is now decided that hereinafter the coverage of CGHS shall be limited to the areas within 5 km (approx.) radius of the CGHS Wellness Centres, in all CGHS covered Cities, where such demarcations were not specified. The Additional Director, CGHS concerned City shall notify such areas covered under CGHS Wellness Centres.

The serving Central government employees residing outside the CGHS covered areas shall be covered under CS(MA) Rules. However, in all CGHS covered cities the serving Central government employees residing within the Municipal limits of the city, shall be given a onetime choice to opt for CGHS (instead of CS(MA) Rules) from the nearest CGHS Wellness Centre.

(Dr.D.C.Joshi)

Director, CGHS

To

1. All Ministries/Departments, Government of India through CGHS Website 

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

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

4. All Addl. Directors/Joint Directors of CGHS

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

6. Rajya Sabha/Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi

7. Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

8. U.P.S.C. Dholpur House, New Delhi

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

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

11. PPS to Secretary (H&FW)/Secretary (AYUSH)/Secretary (HR)/Secretary (AIDS Control), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

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

13. MS Section, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

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

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

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

17. Estt./Estt.II/Estt.III/Estt. IV Section, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

18. Admn.l/Admn.II Section, Dte. GHS, MOHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

19. Integrated Finance Division, MoHFW, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

20. All Officers/Sections/Desks in the Ministry

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

22. Shri Umraomal Purohit, Secretary, Staff Side, 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi

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

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

25. Central Organization, ECHS, Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi

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

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

28. 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

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

30. Guard file


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