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Department
of Health & Family Welfare
No.
4-2/2006-C&P/CGHS (P) dated 9-7-2013
NOTIFICATION
Sub:
Merger of 19 Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 CGHS covered
cities with CGHS.
In
pursuance of the decision taken by the Government on recommendations of Sixth
pay Commission, the following 19 (nineteen) Postal Dispensaries presently
functioning in 12 (twelve) CGHS covered cities, i.e. Ahmadabad (3), Bhopal(1), Bhubaneswar(1),
Dehradun(1), Guwahati(2), Jaipur(2), Jammu(1), Jabalpur(1), Lucknow(3),
Pune(2), Ranchi(1), and Shilong(1) are hereby merged with the Central
Government healthy Scheme (CGHS).
2. All serving employee and pensioners of
Department of Posts (DoP) and Department of Telecom (DoT) who are residing/settled
in the above 12 cities and are beneficiaries of the 19 Postal Dispensaries
shall now be covered under CTGHS and the Postal Dispensaries shall be
rechristened as CGTHS Wellness Centers, CGHS membership to the pensioners will
be confined to those who are residing/ settled in these 12 cities only.
3. In so far as the existing facilities and
manpower in position in these 19 Postal Dispensaries are concerned, the merger
shall be effective as per the following terms and conditions:-
A All serving employees and pensioners of
Department of Post (DoP) and Department of Telecom(DoT) shall have to abide by
the CGHS rules and guidelines to become a member of the Scheme. They shall have
to pay the requisite contribution as per the prevailing rates prescribed by the
Ministry of health and Family Welfare/CGHS DoP and DoT will take necessary
action to inform their employees and pensioners in this regard.
B. All existing facilities and infrastructure
like buildings, furniture and fixtures, equipments etc. will be taken over by
CGHS on as is where is basis. The Department of Post shall handover the possession
of the Postal Dispensaries accommodation to the Department of health and Family
Welfare / CGHS will at a token rent of Rs 1/- per annum. In the case of rented accommodation.,
CGHS will pay the rent from the date of taking over of the dispensaries.
C. All doctors of GDMO sub-cadre of CHS
working in the above 19 dispensaries will be taken on roll off CGHS and they
shall be placed under the administrative control of Department of health and
Family Welfare/CGHS for all purposes.
D. All employees (technical/non technical
staff) along with the work allocated and posts they are currently holding in these
19 Postal Dispensaries shall be taken over by CGHS. Their seniority and other
condition off service in CGHS shall be governed by the relevant instructions
and guidelines issued by DoPT from time to time.
E. All expenditure relating to these dispensaries
including medicines, hospitalization and other reimbursable expenses ( of
pensioners), salaries and other allowances to the Postal dispensary employees
as a result of merger of these dispensaries shall be borne by CGHS from its own
resources.
F. Local Committees shall be constituted in
the respective cities with representatives from both CGHS and Postal dispensaries
to resolve all staffing and other local issues arising on account of the merger
in consultation with nodal Ministries.
4. These Orders shall be effective from 1st
August, 2013.
5. This issues with the concurrence of
ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s vide I.D No. 18(3)/E.V/2008
dated 06-03-2013.
Sd/-
(VP
Singh)
Dy.
Secretary to the Govt. of india
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