Comprehensive healthcare of Central Govt.Pensioners through integration of all existing govt schemes i.e. CGHS,RELHS & ECHS.
Friends,
The issue of comprehensive healthcare of C.G. Pensioners through the integration
of all existing govt schemes was pleaded by BPS before the 7th CPC who vide
their Para 9.5.18(ii) observed “Currently, there are various health care
schemes in the Central Government catering to specific sets of employees. For
example, apart from CGHS, there are Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme
(ECHS) and Railways Employees Liberalized Health Scheme (RELHS) which cover
ex-servicemen and Railway employees/pensioners, respectively. Although the
patterns in these schemes vary, a combined entity of CGHS, ECHS- RELHS would
result in a very strong network of health facilities for the Central Government
employees across the length and breadth of the country. The Commission
recommends that the possibility of such a combined network of various medical
schemes should be explored through proper examination”
In view of the indifferent attitude of the ministries/departments over this 7th CPC recommendation and the shortcomings in the CGHS system. In March 2017 a petition was filed before the Rajya Sabha Committee of Petitions which came up for hearing in Nov. 2021. The Rajya Sabha Committee of Petitions sought a detailed note on the subject from BPS which was promptly submitted. The committee also invited views from other Associations / Federations too.
Today the 7th of June 022 BPS tendered its oral evidence before the Rajya Sabha Committee of Petitions.
The Protocol of the Committee restricts me from sharing the details till their report is placed in Parliament.
S.C. Maheshwari
Secy. Genl. BPS
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