NO.

45/57/97-p & PW(C)

(k)'''I:!rnment of India
r-tinistry of Personnel, Public .GI;",ievances & Pensions
( ~partment of Pension « Pensione,rs WelfareJ
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New Delh i, the 1~-thD:! oa Ilh3 r, 1997.

QfFI CE MEMORANDUM

Subje ct f Implementa.tion of C';Overnment's der.:',lsion on the

recommendations of 'the 5th O?ntral Pay Cbmmission
- Grant of fixed medical allowanCE @ Rs.I00/- p.m.
to Q!ntra.l Government pensioners n~sid.i.n<J 1n area
no t covered under ams •
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''"' The. undersigned is directed to state that in pursua/loo
of ':iOvernm\?nt's decision on the recomrnendations of the 5th
Q>ntral pay' Cbmmission announced in this D2partment's reso+ution ~. .
No.45/86/97-P & PW(A),dated 30.9.1997, sanctIon of the President ~,. .~
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is 'hereby accorded to the grant: of fixed mec1:tr.:alallowance
@ Rs.lOO/- p.rn.td central Government pensionf?rs/Eamily pensionera
rr-s idinq in areas not cpvered by I~ntral Government Heal th
Schem'? administer~d by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
and corres pondinG: Heal th s~. ernes adrninis tered by 0 ther Min:istr i8.5/
Dep;'lrtments for their retir d employees for r'leeting expenditure
on day-b-rday mpdi0:1l expen;es that do n:)t n:?quire hospitalisation.

2.. '!, ;;eSf!'

oV',de'rs shall abplyto CentX31 Governmen1: pensioners/
family pensiooprs!, w~.~at ~e t.ime of retirernen!t/death w~n~
'?Clverned by CCS(PenSL)n) Ru~es, 1972 or other correspondin9
rules. in operatj,on pr Jar tol commencement of l:hese rules and are
eli,-Iible for ~edicaJ. facili~es afh~r retirement. SE!parate
(or-riers will b~ issued by the respecti"Je ;3.dmirtistrati','e autboritiHs
in respe ct of members 0 E Ar~ed For ces, All India senti ces and
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Railways pensioners/flmilv pensioners.

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3. EXistino pemdmf'rs ts well as the future ret:i.rees shall
have to exercisE one time 0 tion to avail of medical faciU'.ties
underQ]fIS or other sImilar I Health Smeme of their rE'spe cti'~
Mini.stryl~partment or to cla'im fixed medica.]. allowan~ of
Rs.I00/- 11.m. In the !~ase of future retirees, the option shall
he obtained by t:he He3d of Office alongwith other pension papers
and in case the retirinq employee opts for medical allowano:~,
spe'~ificentry to tld.3 eff,:?ct shall be made .:Lnboth 1'he halveS
of ?PC\ The Q]HS or ':Jther medical authori tips while issuing
r:ani to the J.E n~;ioner shall check tJle pos i tian fn thJs regard
from PPO dnd re!';trir:::,t·.the facilities to he made available
ac~:ordinqly i.e. card ir:; valid only for indoor/outdoor patient
tr:e,~trnen t, as t-he cas? may be.

4. In the cclS~ of ex is tinq pens Lonprs if they opi: for

ITlndicHl allo,vance, an,undertakina. shall be re'luired to be
S ',!brn
it t-..ed by c18 iW3 n t '3 t~o the e £ fe ct tha t they a re en ti tled
b) modica] faciJiti(~s under.amS or other sJmilar Scheme
a'3m Jnts t~rer1 by the C'?n'tr? 1 Govel.-nm"nt but are res id:i.nq in
 "re", wh~'e no such outdoor faciJiti~" are aVdilable, C.,
ti'e b<,sis 0 C tbis 'lnder takinq. pension di sburs inq aut-hor iLi."
i hall make an E'ntr" in rE'gerd to gran i: of mE'diea i allowance
1 neb e. bo th h II 'Ie s "f PPO 0'£ t-hei nd i" idua ] Con Q>rn~d and
4 u 'chotl"e pay'nen t "r medi en 'I a llowan C<>. Such an U<ldE'rtak j nq
it n he ob tl in'd by l1ank • Depar t:me n ta 1 PAn d nd Trea Sur y on"e
eVe, Y year a hriqwi H, 0 ther Q,,.
ti f iO'l t<,s. the pensi"ner is
r'cq'dr~;j to f'lrnisr. A' and when qra,. t 0 f medical a] low"nc~
t, 2 I"",nreion,,, /fami ly r;~nsioner i, aulhor(,ed by be "",n3ion
,) i ill we, inu au :hor it Y. in time tion to th is ., ffe ct Shd 11 be "'~n t
;!., U",
, (.) f '~t"f"a CpAO/C"ncern',d
• Pay,. AcCOU'lts ('Hi'"e in ".he pr"Scr bed

s .Min ~s b Y of Ilea 1 th & Fl'\milv hie lfa r "/0 th E'r con "e r need
lli'nhtd",si"h'llislue neCesnary instruc(j""s to a,] dbf"'''_
S •li"8 Pl'ovidJng "'eHcal, faci litiE's to pem ionerS/family
['''"sic'ners to check tile PPO of thE, pensiOI1C"" and .ndorsE'
U "':> 'T:Hs Ot 0 the 1- ; C'rda CCCt-dfngly •.

(, . 'lhr.> pa yrne rt ~: I

~nsjon disbur3inq ;ha 11 be Im·"\de t.o t}lf~ p"n s ioner by fhf.!

or· m"llthJy basis.-I \u thot" i t~ ''1.1on9wi th pens ion/fam!l y PPl1S 1.0'1
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'n,?0 ,,~'( nen,' d me'l1 Cd a Ii o"a n '" sh.) Jl be OJ un tel': foe, I
' f : 5 ,I '-He'd under "Pens Ion and (0 teler Reti ""'men t
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BE!)e i i'ts' 'an,;,,!,; s~l·ar" t" Hetd sha 11 bE' Ope"E'd for 'he Pill po" ••
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These ""ders will. takt eErect f.'om 1.12.1997,

In So f;, r as. re IIr",d)retirinn

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n issu,'d
1'.u'1j t':>r Genera J of
a ft'.r '"nsu~ ta tion with ,.,,,, Q:, np trn lie,. and
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hDDIT [ONAI, SEcrun".RY (PE;N:5J: ON)

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