Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS

No.4/34/2017-P&PW(D)

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare)

3rd Floor. Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi-110 003,
Dated the 19th July, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Central Government Pensioners residing in areas not covered under CGHS.

The undersigned is directed to say that at present Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) is granted to the Central Government pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas not covered under Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and corresponding health schemes administered by other Ministries/Departments for their retired employees for meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Orders were issued vide this Department’s O.M. No. 4/25/2008-P&PW(D) dated 19-11-2014 for enhancement of the amount of Fixed Medical Allowance from Rs. 300/- to Rs. 500/- per month w.e.f. 19.11.2014.

2. Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on Allowances (with modifications), sanction of the President is hereby conveyed for enhancement of the amount of Fixed Medical Allowance from Rs.500/- to Rs.1000/- per month. The other conditions for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance shall continue to be as contained in this Department’s OMs No.45/57/97-P&PW(C) dated 19.12.1997, 24.8.1998, 30.12.1998, 18.8.1999 and OM No.4/25/2008-P&PW(D) dated 19.11.2014.

3. These orders will take effect from 01.07.2017.

4. In their application to the persons belonging to the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India vide their UO No. 169-Staff (Rules)/A.R/Ol-2016 dated 18.07.2017.

5. These orders are issued with the concurrence of the Ministry of Finance (Deptt. of Expenditure) vide their OM No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 11.07.2017.

6. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(Sanjay Wadhawan)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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( Authority: http://www.pensionersportal.gov.in/ )

Minutes of Conference of CGDA with Pensioners - CENTRAD - Brar Square, Opp Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. : 28 Aug 2017

Following Were present on, JS (ESW), Additional CGDA, PCDA (P), Brig Rao from Pay Commission Cell, and One Vice Admiral.

All the agenda points forwarded by Voice of Ex-Servicemen Society were included for discussion.

1. Circular 568 Wrong Fixation - point was discussed in length and CGDA in the last said that we are just implementing authority. ( in another words they given an indication to knock the door of the court to get relief).

2. Non Implementation of Govt orders for Enhanced Rate of Family pension age limit from 65 to 67. - Rajeev Behal has given the live proofs by submitting his own Corrigendum Ppo of 6th CPC,, CGDA replied that they will look into and necessary orders will be issued and all the widows who were deprived of their entitlement will be paid with arrears.

3. Errors in OROP Tables - Errors were shown in person to CGDA and PCDA (P), and they asked us to meet separately and will be discussed on each table and will be rectified.

4. Revision of Disability Pension and 7th Cpc second option - JS (ESW) informed the house that both the files are completed in all respects and are pending with Defence Minister, and hopefully by next week letters will be issued for these two issues.

5. Development of Software to issue pension correctly as per rules and on time - This point was raised by Rajeev Behal during under payment of pension to many pensioners and widows. Since it is the duty of Govt to pay correct pension and a blame just cannot be thrown on banks. On this CGDA and JS(ESW) informed that, tenders are already flotted, today and will be implemented by next year. And even customer/ pension care centers will be setup.

6. Issue of PPOs under 7th Cpc - CGDA replied they are working and e-ppos will be issued and can be downloaded from the website once government orders are issued.

7. On Payment of Interest for Late payments by DPDO - they were not able to answer and deliberately they changed the topic to escape, by saying once digitisation will be done this kind of problems will eliminate.

8. Audit of Pensions- This point was raised by Rajeev Behal and asked them how, Audit Cards system which is mentioned in Office Manual of CGDA has been discontinued and what is the new system. CGDA were astonished to listen this, once question on thier internal working was raised and they quickly scrolled to next slide. And later during lunch, he said me, Sir, you are asking to fix responsibilities and questing something beyond his powers.

9. War Widows- Pension case was raised by Capt Liyakat Ali, and CGDA, assured once we will be given time to discuss OROP this also will be discussed. It was also apprised to JS (ESW) that wrong tables are effecting our pension under 7th cpc too.

10. One Man Judicial Commission Recommendations and Implementation - CGDA informed that thier office and DESW is working on the same and this will see the day light soon.

11. Issue of master circular - Arjun Singh ji suggested that whenever a revision is taken place, a master circular should be issued which should show previous entitlement and new entitlement.

12. And many issues were later raised with CGDA staff by Liyakat Ji regarding Hony NB SUB, and Hony Lt & Hony Capt.

Following Members of Voice were Present. 

1. Bir Bhadur Singh Ji

2. Arjun Singh Ji

3. Liyakat Ali Khan

4. Ram Singh Ji

5. Kishore Singh Ji

6. BK Jha Ji

7. Shambu Singh Ji

8. Rajeev Behal

CGDA staff was very cooperative and assured for continuing this kind of conferences in future too.

Voice also thanked them for providing the platform so that our grievances could reach them.

In nutshell today's whole show was stolen by Voice Team.

Regards 

JAI HIND

Rajeev Behal 

Coordinator Punjab and Member Legal Cell 

Voice of ex serviceman society 

Voesmpunjab@gmail.com 

9357172728 Whatsapp

(Source- From FB A/c)

CGDA SYNERGY CONF 28 AUG 2017

Dear All Members 

Today we had Synergy Conference of CGDA at Delhi Cantt which was on the initiative of CGDA. It was attended by number of ESM organisation and Veterans. On the Govt side JS(ESW), Addl CGDA, PCDA(P) and DDG(P), AHQ were present in addition to large number of Bank representative, Jt CGDA and other DAD officials. 

Few high lights of the discussion are as under.

JS(ESW) 

1. In his concluding remarks he brought out that Disability Pension orders based on percentage basis will be issued in next 10 days. 

2. He also brought out that ESM orders on pension based on notional pay will be out soon but 95% of ESM will be beneficial by 2.57 method. Very few will be benefited by the matrix system. Record offices of all ESMs have to provide Last pay and QS etc, to PCDA(P) for issue of corr PPO. This process will take some time for the implementation of Matrix system to those who stand to gain by this method. 

Addl CGDA Pts.

1. All points submitted by TSEWA were incl for discussion and were discussed in details. Those present gave their views on these along with the comments by CGDA. 
2. Changes being implemented by CGDA. 
3. Centralisation of Pension Disbursement Authority(PDA) with Pension Sanctioning Authority(PSA) A centralisation authority is under creation, and will be ready by Jan 2018. All retiring wef Jan 2018, will receive their pension from this authority. It will be on lines of CDA(O) where all officers get their pay directly from CDA(P) into their account. Their will be service centres on required basis who will be processing any issues raised by any individual regarding entitlements. 
4. All PPOs will be in the form of ePPOs and practice of issue of hard copies will be discontinued. These can be down loaded for the personnel record if any ESM wants for him self. However one can access all his PPOs on line as and when required. 
5. Pension Portal as existing will be further improved.
6. A new project has been launched where in CDA will fwd all LPC on line to PCDA(P). Trial with 5 Records Offices is in progress and same will be extended to all Records on operationalisation of the same soon. This is to cut down delay and loss of LPC under post.

Warm regards,

Col Ajit S Rana, 

President, TSEWA

North India, NCR & Haryana.

Mob-9650804787

TSEWA Membership No-2332

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New PPO as per 7th CPC

(Source-Govt Empdiaery website)

A contrast of "leadership" in two "organizations"

 The cost of the police to the Government:

- A tiny state: Haryana.

• It has 4 DGPs (Pay equal to Army Commander).

* 8 ADGPs.

• The 1990 batch officers are ADGPs & draw a pay, equal to a Corps Commander.

• The state has one IG, one DIG & 5 Armed Police Battalions at Maduban (Karnal) & yet it had to ask for the army columns.

• The police range, earlier headed by a DIG, is now headed by an IG & there are four police ranges, (Karnal, Rohtak, Hissar & South). Besides, there are three police commissionerates, (Ambala -Panchlula, Gurgaon & Faridabad), headed by the Commissioners (DIG rank officers).

• The SCRB (State Crime Record Bureau), is headed by an officer of ADGP rank.

• Over paid, under employed.

• With so many highly paid IPS lot, the law & order had to be restored by Army columns, led by Majors/Lieutenant Colonels, with half their serivce.

What a contrast of leadership in two organizations.         Sad...  

(Source- Via Gp E-mail from Mahesh Khorana, Vet)

Mukti | मुक्ति | Independence Day | Short Film | Milind Soman |Yashpal Sharma

DEAR ALL, 

This is the story of the 1971 war. The one war in which India decisively won a thumping victory against its arch rival Pakistan. A war in which India destroyed half of Pakistans’s navy, a third of its Air Force and a fourth of its army effectively breaking it to half of its former size and reshaping the global map giving birth to the new nation of Bangladesh. 

Although every wing of our services played its part and the contribution of every patriot is lauded, when push came to shove, it fell upon the able shoulders of one general, to turn the fate of this war. To turn what was to be a garden variety cease fire into the first and only public surrender in the history of the world. 

His name was Jacob. He had one meeting with his Pakistani counterpart General Niazi. 

This film gives us an insight into what happened in that meeting that changed the world forever. 

Starring: Milind Soman & Yashpal Sharma
Written & Directed by: Manu Chobe

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OH MY GOD - PLEASE DO NOT USE P-500 ARACETOMAL TABLETS

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