Fixed Medical Allowance to Railway Pensioners and Family Pensioners – Enhanced FMA payable with effect from 19th November, 2014
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
S.No. PC-VI/348
No. PC-V/2010/A/Med/1
RBE No.146/2014
New Delhi. dated 19.12.2014
The General Managers/ CAO(R).
All Indian Railways & PUs
(As per standard mailing list)
All Indian Railways & PUs
(As per standard mailing list)
Subject- Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Railway pensioners/family pensioners-regarding.
At present Fixed Medical Allowance is granted to the
Railway pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas beyond 2.5 Kms
of Railway Hospital/Health Unit for meeting expenditure on their
day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Orders
were issued Vide Board’s letter of even number dated (RBE No.92/2010)
for enhancement of the amount of Fixed Medical from Rs.100/- to
Rs.300/-p.m. w.e.f. 01.09.2008.
2. In this connection, Department of Pension
Welfare (DoP&PW). the nodal department on the subject,
have advised
vide their O.M. No. 4/25/2008-P&PW(D), dated 19.11.2014 that the
demand for enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance has been under
consideration of the Government for some time past and the amount of
Fixed Medical Allowance has been enhanced from Rs.300/- to Rs.500/- per
month, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions (i) pensioner should
be residing beyond 2.5 kms from the nearest health unit and (ii) the
pensioner should not be availing OPD facility (except in case of chronic
disease). The other conditions for grant of fixed Medical Allowance
shall continue to be as contained in Board’s letter No. PC-V/98/I/7/1/1,
dt. 19.05.1999 (RBE No.109/99) read with Board’s instructions dt.
01.03.2004.
3. These orders will take effect from 19th November, 2014 i.e. the date of issue of DOP & PW’S OM on the subject.
4. This issue with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways
5. Hindi version is enclosed.
(N.P. Singh)
Dy.Director, Pay Commission – V
Railway Board
Dy.Director, Pay Commission – V
Railway Board
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