Bharat Pensioners Samaj

 No. BPS/BDPA(I)/PEN/MED-FUND/2023                        Dated 22nd May, 2023 To: Shri Rajiv Kumar, Director (Finance) BSNL, Corporate Office, New Delhi-110011 Subject: A request to allot fund for fixed medical allowance/outdoor and indoor medical bills for BSNL Pensioners. Respected Sir, 1. We are thankful to corporate office for considering long pending demand for medical payment for medical allowance/outdoor and indoor medical bills for BSNL Pensioners and releasing funds; which has given relief to the pensioners in the time of their distress and a ray of hope for future payments. 2. Now, majority of the BSNL Pensioners have already switched over to the C.G.H.S. which has provided financial relief to the Corporate Office and relieved from its future liability towards medical expenditure. 3. Many of the remaining pensioners are also willing to switch over to C.G.H.S. but could not do so for want of sufficient fund with ...

  Pre-Retirement Counseling Workshop and Pension Adalat: Address of V.Srinivas, IAS Secretary Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 17.05.2023 Government of India Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare dt: 17 May 2023 Address of V.Srinivas, IAS Secretary Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare at the Pre-Retirement Counseling Workshop and Pension Adalat, at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi At the outset, let me congratulate each one of you for your services to the Nation through your long career marked by several achievements. There is so much that each of you can look back with an immense sense of pride and satisfaction. Today is a very significant day for the Department of Pension and Pensioners Welfare. The Department has successfully convened the 50th PRC Workshop along with the 8th Pension Adalat today at Vigyan Bhavan along with an Exhibition by all Pension Disbursing Banks. Hon’ble MOS PP Dr. Jitendra Singh ji has conveyed his good wi...

  NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court (HC) ruled that medical claim of a government employee for reimbursement of treatment undertaken in emergency should not be denied merely because the hospital was not empanelled with the   Central Government Health Scheme   (CGHS). A division bench of Justices V Kameswar Rao and Anoop Kumar Mendiratta observed that the test would be to see whether the claimant had actually undertaken the treatment in an emergency as advised and if this contention is supported by records. "Preservation of human life is of paramount importance. The state is under an obligation to ensure timely medical treatment to a person in need of such treatment and a negation of the same would be a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution," the bench said in a judgment dated May 10. It made the observations while dismissing a plea moved by the central government challenging an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal directing it to reimburse a r...

  Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks: RBA No. 16/2023 Government of India Ministry of Railways Railway Board RBA No. 16 /2023 No. 2010/AC-II/21/10/Pt IV New Delhi, dated 15.5.2023 Pr.Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways & PUS Pr. Chief Personnel Officers, All Zonal Railways & PUs Sub:- Disbursement of Railway Pension through Private Sector Banks. Ref:1.Board’s Letter No. 2021/AC-II/9/2/e dated 18.02.2022(RBA No. 12/2022) and No. 2010 /AC-II/21/12(pt) dated 23.02.2022 (RBA no. 14/2022), 2. Letter No. 2018/AC-II/21/2/ARPAN dated 12.05.2022 (RBA No. 29/2022) Please connect Board’s letters cited above conveying the preparedness of Axis Bank and HDFC Bank for processing of e-PPOs issued by Railways. Now, ICICI Bank has also confirmed that the bank has completed all technical modalities in this regard. Railway Pensioners can now opt for drawal of pension from ICICI Bank. The retiring employees may, therefore, be advised accordingly. (Ajay Bartwal) Join...

  Checking of the one of the prescribed proof of Identity by the ticket checking staff: Western Railway dated 06.05.2023 WESTERN RAILWAY C 549/16/17/Instructions Divisional Office, Mumbai Central, Mumbai – 400 008 Date – 06/05/2023 CTI (I/C) – GTR & ST CTI (I/C) – BL & ND CTL/SL – MMCT, BDTS, BL, ST & NDB CTI (Rajdhani) – MMCT Sub: – Checking of the one of the prescribed proof of Identity by the ticket checking staff. **** With reference to the subject quoted above, Railway Board through its various Commercial Circulars has instructed to check the prescribed proofs of Identity Which are valid for undertaking Journey in any reserved coaches on Indian Railways. The list is furnished as under: Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India. Passport. PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department. Driving Licence issued by RTO. Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Govt. Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized Schoo...

  Implementation of Category S (Extraordinary Pension) and Category T (Extraordinary Family Pension) for OPS cases – CPAO O.M dated 18.05.2023 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE CENTRAL PENSION ACCOUNTING OFFICE TRIKOOT-II, BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE, NEW DELHI-110066 CPAO/IT&T tech/e-6462/OPS Category/105/2023-24 Dared- 18.05.2023 Office Memorandum Subject: Implementation of Category S and Category T for OPS cases. All the Authorised Banks are informed that following categories have been created under CCS Pension Rules- Category S – Extraordinary Pension Category T – Extraordinary Family Pension 2. These categories will be used for Extraordinary Pension cases and Extraordinary Family pension cases respectively for the cases processed under the Old Pension Scheme.  This office has made necessary changes in e-scroll Format ‘A’ to include these categories. 3. In view of the above, Heads of CPPCs/GBDs of all Authorized banks are requested to update the ...

  Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Cashless treatment facilities now available to all CGHS beneficiaries at 6 AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh CGHS Pensioners and other entitled categories of CGHS beneficiaries will be eligible for cashless treatment in OPD, investigations and Indoor treatment at these 6 AIIMS Cashless treatment to CGHS beneficiaries at AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and GIPMER Puducherry in the offing Posted On: 20 MAY 2023 1:25PM by PIB Delhi Cashless treatment facilities will now be available to all CGHS beneficiaries (serving and pensioners) at 6 AIIMS located at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Jodhpur, Raipur and Rishikesh. This significant decision was taken today, as Memorandum of Agreement were signed between these six AIIMS and CGHS, Union Health Ministry in the presence of Shri...

 

  Guidelines regarding reimbursement of Continuous Subcutaneous’ Insulin Infusion (CSII) Pump Therapy’ under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944: MoHFW OM dated 16.05.2023 S.11030/120/2022-EHS 1/3589144/2023 File No: S.11030/120/2022-EHS Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare EHS Section **** Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated 16.05.2023 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Guidelines regarding reimbursement of Continuous Subcutaneous’ Insulin Infusion (CSII) Pump Therapy’ under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944 – regarding The undersigned is directed to refer to representations seeking permission/ex-post facto approval for use /reimbursement of Insulin Pump under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules. This matter has been examined by a Committee of Experts, of the Directorate General of Health Services, in the field. Based on the recommendations of the Expert Committee; this Ministry has framed following guidelines for use/reimbursement of Cost of Insulin Pump: A. ELIGIBLE PATIENTS The following criteria must be me...