GRANT OF FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE (FMA) TO THE ARMED FORCES PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS IN SUCH CASES WHERE DATE OF RETIREMENT IS PRIOR TO 1.4.2003 AND WHO HAD OPTED NOT TO AVAIL MEDICAL FACILITIES AT OPD OF ARMED FORCES HOPITALS/MI ROOMS AND ARE NOT MEMBERS OF ECHS.

No.1 (10)/2009-D(Pen/Policy)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare
                  New Delhi-110011
Dated: 29th August 2017
To
The Chief of the Army Staff The Chief of the Naval Staff The Chief of the Air Staff
SUB: GRANT OF FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWANCE (FMA) TO THE ARMED FORCES 
         PENSIONERS/FAMILY PENSIONERS IN SUCH CASES WHERE DATE OF 
         RETIREMENT IS PRIOR TO 1.4.2003 AND WHO HAD OPTED NOT TO AVAIL 
         MEDICAL FACILITIES AT OPD OF ARMED FORCES HOPITALS/MI ROOMS 
         AND ARE NOT MEMBERS OF ECHS.
Sir,
The undersigned is directed to refer to the Govt. of India,  Ministry of
Defence letter No.     1 (1)/98/D(Pen/Sers) dated    15th June   1998 and  letter No.
1 (10)/09-D(Pen/Policy) dated    12th January 2011 & No.   1 (10)/2009-D(Pen/Policy)
dated 5th May 2015 regarding grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) of Rs.500/--
p.m. with effect from 19.11.2014 to Armed Forces Pensioners/Family' Pensioners for meeting expenditure on day to day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization unless the individual had opted for OPD treatment in Armed Forces Hospitals/ M.I. Rooms and convey the sanction of the President for enhancement of the amount of FMA from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 1000/-per month. The other conditions for grant of FMA shall continue to be in force.
2.         Ex-Servicemen who  retired on  or after    01  Apr   2003  have to-become member of ECHS compulsorily and are not eligible to draw Fixed  Medical Allowance.  These orders applicable only in such cases, where the date of retirement is prior to 1.4.2003 and who had opted not to avail medical facilities at OPD of Armed Forces Hospitals/ MI rooms and are not members of ECHS.

3.        These orders will take effect from 01.07.2017.

4.         All other conditions as laid down in Government of India letter No.            1            (1)/98-
D(Pen/Sers) dated 15th June 1998 will continue to apply.

5.         This issue with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence(Finance/Pension) vide their ID No. 32 (9)/2010/Fin/Pen dated 16 August 2017.

6.         Hindi version will follow.
Yours faithfully


(Manoj Sinha)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Copy to:

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