KVS - Extension of CGHS facilities to the retired employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
KENDRIYA VIDYALAY SANGATHAN
18 Industrial Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi – 110 016
The Deputy Commissioner/Director
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
All Regional Offices / ZIETs
Subject:-
Guidelines to implement O.M. dated 13.03.2019 for
extension of CGHS facilities to the retired employees of Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan – regarding.
Sir/Madam,
In continuation of KVS Office Memorandum of even no. dated 13.03.2019
vide which the approval of the Competent Authority of KVS for extension
of CGHS facility to the retired employees of KVS who were having CGHS
card while in service and residing in CGHS covered cities was conveyed.
In this connection, the following guidelines may be kept in mind while
processing the requests made for making of new CGHS card by the retired
employees:-
A. A retired employee of KVS who was having CGHS card while in
service and is residing in CGHS covered areas can opt for CGHS facility
by submitting his / her application along with relevant documents and
CGHS contribution to the concerned
Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA)
which has released his / her pensionary benefits. As per 7th CPC, the
revised monthly subscriptions, as decided by Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare vide their O.M .No. 5.11011/11/2016-CGHS(P)/EHS dated
09.01.2017, to be made by employees/ pensioners for availing CGHS
facilities are as under:-
| S. No. | Corresponding levels in the Pay
Matrix as per 7th CPC | Contribution (Rs. Per month)
|
| 1 | Level: 1 to 5 | 250 |
| 2 | Level: 6 | 450 |
| 3 | Level: 7 to 11 | 650 |
| 4 | Level: 12 & above | 1000 |
B. On receipt of application from the retired official, the concerned
Pension Sanctioning Authority i.e. Regional Office (R.O)/ZIETs/
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ) will verify the particulars filled in
the application form and enclosed documents as required by CGHS
Authority i.e. self-attested photocopy of the LPC, PPO, Aadhar Card,
CGHS card while in service, employee contribution as per 7th CPC as
applicable to the concerned employee in accordance to his / her pay
level at the time of retirement. Thereafter, PSA will write a letter
for discontinuation of payment of
fixed medical allowance (FMA)
to the Pension Disbursing Authority (PDA) i.e. State Bank of India,
Parliament Street, New Delhi. The PSA will forward the application form
along with Cheque / draft for the amount as per the CGHS rate
applicable with reference to residential address of the official
concerned to the Deputy Commissioner concerned of the Regional Office
having jurisdiction over the CGHS city wherein the official is residing.
Illustration
A Deputy Commissioner or Assistant
Commissioner or Administrative Officer is retired from Mumbai Region
having CGHS card while in service & residing in Lucknow i.e. CGHS
covered area. He / she will submit his / her application (along with
his employee-contribution as per 7th CPC in favour of, KVS, HQ and
documents stated in para B) to the PSA (KVS, HQ). The PSA will verify
the application form and forwarded the same to KVS, RO Lucknow along
with the Cheque/DD (amount as applicable for CGHS Centre at Lucknow).
Since the Deputy Commissioner, KVS RO Lucknow is having jurisdiction
over CGHS Centre at Lucknow the application form will be countersigned
by the Deputy Commissioner, RO Lucknow and submitted to CGHS Centre at
Lucknow along with Cheque/DD and other necessary documents for
preparation of CGHS card. The Deputy Commissioner RO Lucknow will also
maintain a register depicting the name of the employee and family
members, CGHS card no., validity of the card and the details of the
pension sanction authority along with particular of Kendriya Vidyalaya
or Regional office from where the official is retired. Further, Deputy
Commissioner, KVS RO Lucknow, will also keep a copy of CGHS card (Index
Card) issued by CGHS. All medical claims in respect of the Deputy
Commissioner/ Assistant Commissioner/ Administrative Officer retired
from Mumbai, will be reimbursed by Regional Office Lucknow.
C. The concerned Deputy Commissioner will forward the application to
the CGHS center, along with all necessary documents including Cheque or
Demand Draft after countersigning the application form, for issue of
CGHS card. If the retired official is residing in the city having CGHS
Centre which falls under the jurisdiction of Pension Sanctioning
Authority, then the Pension Sanctioning Authority will forward the
application to the concerned CGHS Centre. The Deputy Commissioner
concerned will countersign the form and send it to the CGHS authority
for preparation of CGHS card under intimation to the retired official as
well as the Pension Sanctioning Authority.
D. The Deputy Commissioner of the RO, who has forwarded the
application form to the CGHS Centre for issue of card, will maintainthe
proper records and make necessary entries in CGHS card issuing register
which will carry the details of Name of the employee and family members,
CGHS card, validity of the card and the details of the Pension
Sanctioning Authority along with particulars of Kendriya
Vidyalaya/Regional Office/ZIETs from where the official retired.
E. Existing Rates of CGHS yearly contributions payable by KVS, as
circulated by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Nirman
Bhawan, New delhi vide their Circular No. Z.22025/4/2007-CGHS (Stats.
Cell) dated 02.03.2010 are given below. The concerned PSA will
calculate KVS share by deducting the employee contribution as mentioned
in para ‘A’ from yearly contribution as indicated below. The PSA will
then forward the total amount (KVS share & employee contribution) to
the respective Deputy Commissioner where the retired official is
residing.
(Figures in Rs.)
| S. No. | City | Total cost per card 2009- 10* |
| 1 | Ahmedabad | 8667 |
| 2 | Allahabad | 6292 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 5736 |
| 4 | Bhopal | 3060 |
| 5 | Bhubaneswar | 8943 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 11449 |
| 7 | Chennai | 5236 |
| 8 | Dehradun | 8947 |
| 9 | Guwahati | 4296 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 6097 |
| 11 | Jabalpur | 2925 |
| 12 | Jaipur | 18464 |
| 13 | Kanpur | 8447 |
| 14 | Kolkata | 5397 |
| 15 | Lucknow | 6033 |
| 16 | Meerut | 14535 |
| 17 | Mumbai | 7372 |
| 18 | Nagpur | 8046 |
| 19 | Patna | 7765 |
| 20 | Pune | 3593 |
| 21 | Ranchi | 7068 |
| 22 | Shillong | 5553 |
| 23 | Thiruvanthapuram | 6762 |
| 24 | Delhi | 15368 |
*(These rates have not been revised after 2009-10 by DGHS, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi)
F. Medical claims, if any, will be reimbursed by the Kendriya
Vidyalaya/ Regional Office/ ZIETs where the official is residing. The
copy of CGHS card (Index Card) issued by CGHS has to be kept for record.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(Dr. Shachi Kant)
Joint Commissioner (Pers.)
