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  Revised guidelines for Referral Process in CGHS – MoH&FW O.M. dated 28.06.2024. key points from the memorandum regarding the revised guidelines for the CGHS referral process: Modifications: Previous Guidelines Modified: Partial modifications to MoHFW OM No. Z.15025/117/DIR/CGHS/EHSS dated 15.01.2018 and 10.12.2018. Revised guidelines for referral procedures for Consultation, Investigations, and Treatment in Government and Private hospitals (empanelled with CGHS). Key Points: A.  Inclusion of Government Hospitals: Continuation of OM No. Z.15025/18/2020 dated 09.10.2020. “Government hospital” includes all AIIMSs, Institutions of National Importance (INIs), North East Institutions, Tata Memorial Hospital, and all other central government medical institutions. No referral/permission/endorsement required for consultation, investigation, or treatment procedures, including unlisted ones. B.  Treatment at Private Empanelled Hospitals: Single Referral for Specialist Consultation: Valid fo

  Guidelines for Issue of CGHS Card to serving employees and pensioners – MoHFW OM dated 27.6.2024 Key Points of O.M. A. Serving Employees: Must apply online for a new CGHS card. Submit a signed hard copy with photographs to their department. Required documents: Pay slip, Aadhaar/PAN, disability certificate (if applicable), and photographs. Applications are processed by the Office of Additional Director, CGHS. B. Pensioners: Eligible pensioners not availing Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) can apply. Option to avail FMA with an IPD-only CGHS card for cashless indoor treatment. Application with payment proof on Bharatkosh. Contribution rates based on pay level for a lifetime CGHS card. Required documents: PPO, Aadhaar/PAN, disability certificate (if applicable), photographs, Bharat Kosh challan, and FMA proof. C. Electronic CGHS Card: Accessible via CGHS Website, myCGHS app, and Digilocker. Electronic card is valid like the plastic card. D. Replacement of CGHS Card: Application for a new p

  Railway Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2024: Gazette Notification dated 24.06.2024 MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Railway Board) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 24th June, 2024 G.S.R. 346(E).  – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, namely:- 1. Short Title and Commencement.–  (1) These rules may be called the Railway Services (Pension) Amendment Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Railway Services (Pension) Rules, 1993, for rule 9, the following shall be substituted, namely:–  “9. Power to withhold or withdraw pension.-  (1) (a) The President, in the case of a pensioner who retired from a post for which the President is the appointing authority; (b) the Railway Board, in the case of a pensioner who retired from a post for which an authority subordinate to the Pre

 

 Income Tax Exemption on Allowances available to armed forces u/s Section 10(14) r.w.r. 2BB Allowances available to armed forces [Section 10(14) r.w.r. 2BB] Personnel of the Armed forces is allowed various allowances for working in risky, uncongenial, and difficult situations. These allowances are generally fixed and don’t depend on the actual expenditure incurred by the personnel. The Income-tax Act allows a  full exemption  for these allowances up to a certain limit, which is explained below. S. No. Section Particulars Exemption limit Exemption available to 1. Section 10(14) Special Compensatory Allowance (Hilly Areas) (Subject to certain conditions and locations) Varies from Rs. 300 per month to Rs. 7,000 per month. Individual – Salaried employee 2. Section 10(14) Border Area Allowance, or Remote Locality Allowance, or Disturbed Area Allowance, or Difficult Area Allowance (Subject to certain conditions and locations) Varies from Rs. 200 per month to Rs. 1,300 per month. Individual –

  Old Pension Scheme, 8th Pay Commission, Restoration of Commutation of Pension, Income Tax Exemption to Pensioners and other important issues: JCM writes to FM for consideration in Budget 2024-2025 Shiva Gopal Mishra Secretary Ph.: 23382286 National Council (Staff Side) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 No.NC-JCM/2024 Dated: June 21, 2024 Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Minister for Finance, (Government of India), North Block, New Delhi Respected Madam, Sub: Consideration of important issues of the Staff Side in the upcoming Budget 2024-2025 The Central Government Employees have high hopes from the upcoming Budget, and their expectation are that the issues mentioned below will be considered and resolved in the recent Budget:- 1. Old Pension Scheme Old Pension Scheme be restored as it is a matter of Social Security. Introduction of New Pension System (NPS) w.e.f. 01.01.2004 has created an atmosphere of insecurity of