REIMBURSEMENT IN RELAXATION OF RULES IN EMERGENT CASES UNDER CGHS/CS(MA) RULES, 1944

NO.S.14025/2/2011-MS
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
313, 'D' Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi -110108
Email: so2ms-mohfw@nic.in
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Dated 11th,January, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:Delegation of powers of Head of Department to Head of Office for settling permission cases and post facto approval to reimbursement in relaxation of rules in emergent cases under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944.

The undersigned is directed to invite reference to para (ii) of this Ministry's Office Memorandum NO.S.14012/9/75-MC (MS) dated 18.06.1982, as mentioned at point 4 under Appendix-VIII of CS(MA) Rules, 1944 relating to reimbursement in relaxation of rules in emergent cases, which stipulates that powers for settling permission cases and post facto approval should not be exercised by authorities lower than Heads of Departments.

2. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has examined the question of further delegation of powers to Head of Offices/officers at Under Secretary level, in such offices, which are not headed by officers equivalent to a Deputy Secretary, in the matter and it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority to delegate such powers in the following manner:-

"In case of medical reimbursement, delegation of power can be given to Under Secretaries in the Departments of Central Government declared as Heads of Offices subject to the condition that upto Rs. two thousand for taking treatment in OPD and upto Rs. Five thousand for taking treatment in IPD under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944. This delegation of powers can be exercised as per the prescribed rate list of nearest CGHS covered city or actual whichever is lower for CS(MA} beneficiaries and as per package rate for CGHS beneficiaries in CGHS cities."

3. This order is applicable to both CGHS and CS(MA) beneficiaries.

4. This Office Memorandum issues with the approval of Ministry of Finance vide 10 No 14(1)/E.IIA/2010 dated 06.07.2010.

S/d
(Sanjay Pant)
Under Secretary to the Government of India.

 

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Clarification regarding reimbursement of LTC-80 fare

F.No. 19024/1/2009-E.IV
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
E-IV Branch
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New Delhi, dated the 4th March, 2011

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:       Clarification regarding reimbursement of LTC-80 fare.

      The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. No. 7(1)/E.Coord/2008 dated 4.12.2008 regarding restriction of the Air Travel on the LTC to Air India's LTC-80 fares with effect from 1st December,2008.

2.      References are being received in this Department seeking clarification for admissibility of LTC claims of Government officials in cases where the air fare paid for travel by Air India happens to be less than LTC-80 class of Air India. It is clarified that reimbursement of air fare lower than LTC-80 air fare of Air India will also be admissible for journeys performed by Air India under LTC as the intention is to ensure that the LTC claim should not in any case , exceed LTC-80 fare of Air India.

3.      It is further clarified that instructions issued by this Department on air travel from time to time continue to remain in force.

Sd/-
(A. Bhattacharya)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

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PSU employees' salary up 100%: Survey

A PSU employee on an average received an annual salary of Rs. 6.09 lakh in 2009-10, with total emoluments increasing more than 100 per cent in the last four years.

According to a Public Enterprises Survey of the government, thanks to the pay hike which was effected in 2008-09 following the implementation of the Wage Commission Committee.

Despite the salary increase, PSUs have managed to increase their net profit by 10.40 per cent to a combined Rs. 92,593 crore in 2009-10.

Of the 249 Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPUs), as many as 217 make profit.

However, in 2009-10, salaries and wages in all PSUs went up by 9.41 per cent to Rs. 90,863 crore in 2009-10 for the period under review.

The CPSUs have also trimmed their workforce by 43,000 during the period covered in the survey.

The number of people employed in the state-owned companies came down to 14.91 lakh (excluding casual workers) in 2009-10 from 15.34 lakh in the previous year, it said.

About 3.54 lakh people have opted for voluntary retirement scheme till March 2010, since it was introduced in 1988.

Of the total workforce in 249 Central PSUs, about one fourth of the manpower was in managerial and supervisory cadres.

source-http://www.indianexpress.com/news/psu-employees-salary-up-100-survey/757162/