F. No. 44/103/MCTC/CGHS/2025 (Comp No. 8324219)

भारत सरकार वा य एवं परवार कयाण मं ालय कीय सरकार वा य योजना महािनदेशालय क. स. वा.यो. भवन, िद ी िदनांक –09-05-2025

काया!लय “ापन/OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Reimbursement of OPD (Indent only) Medicines – Special Sanction in view of Migration of HMIS from NIC to C-DAC

1. In continuation of the efforts to enhance digital infrastructure and service delivery under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been migrated from the NIC platform to the C-DAC platform with effect from 28th April 2025. The new platform is presently undergoing functional optimization to manage the outpatient workload across CGHS Wellness Centres.

2. It has been observed that certain operational challenges have arisen during the transition period, resulting in difficulties being faced by CGHS beneficiaries in availing “Indent” medicines from the Wellness Centres.

3. With a view to mitigating the inconvenience caused to the beneficiaries, and as a one-time special measure, it has been decided that:

1. CGHS beneficiaries shall be permitted to procure medicines for a period of one month only from the open market based on a valid prescription, irrespective of the issuance of a Non-Availability Certificate (NAC), and for the quantity specified in the prescription.

2. A valid prescription shall be deemed to be one where the treatment duration prescribed by the Government Hospital/CGHS Medical Officer/Specialist/CGHS Empanelled Hospital has not expired as on the date of procurement of the medicine.

4. The reimbursement of such medicines shall be admissible upon submission of claims as per the applicable procedure outlined below: Category of Beneficiary Authority for Claim Submission CGHS Pensioner Card holders (including Ex-Members of Parliament) Additional Director, CGHS of the concerned city/zone, after due forwarding by the CMO I/c of the Wellness Centre. Serving Government Employees Administrative Department where the employee is currently posted Hon’ble Members of Parliament Rajya Sabha Secretariat / Lok Sabha Secretariat, as the case may be Beneficiaries of Autonomous Bodies / Air India Respective Autonomous Body / Air India Office

5. Notwithstanding the above provision, CGHS Wellness Centres shall remain 44/103/MCTC/CGHS/2025 I/3765252/2025 functional and beneficiaries may continue to obtain prescribed medicines from the Centres.

6. This special dispensation shall be applicable with effect from 28.04.2025 to 31.05.2025, both dates inclusive.

7. This issue is with approval of competent authority.

(Dr. Satheesh Y.H) Director CGHS

To

1. All Ministries and Departments of the Government of India through the CGHS website

2. Addl. Director, CGHS(HQ)/ Addl. DDG(CGHS)/ Addl. Directors, CGHS of Cities / Zone.

3. All CGHS Wellness Centres through concerned AD, CGHS

4. MCTC, CGHS with the request to upload the document on CGHS Website (www.cghs.gov.in)

5. All HCOs empanelled under CGHS through CGHS website.

6. LACs/ ZACs through Addl. Directors, CGHS.

Copy of Information to: 1. PPS to Secretary (H&FW), MoHFW 2. PPS to Secretary (Personnel), DoPT, MoPPG&P 3. PPS to Secretary(DARPG &DoPPW), MoPPG&P 4. PPS to AS & DG CGHS 5. PPS to JS (MoHFW), CGHS

          The CEC Meeting was held virtually from 2PM to 7.30 PM on 07-05-2025. Com. M. R. Das, President presided over the meeting. Com. K. G Jayaraj, General Secretary moved the condolence resolution and welcomed all. The meeting congratulated and saluted the Indian Armed Forces for giving a fitting reply to the Pakisthan sponsored terrorist murder of 26 innocent people at Pahalgam.

               Com. V A N Namboodiri inaugurated the meeting with a brief but enthusiastic speech. Thereafter Com. K. G. Jayaraj presented the report on activities for the intervening period since last CEC held at New Delhi on 12-11-2024. Com. M. G S Kurup, Treasure presented the unaudited accounts for the year 2024-25. 30 comrades participated in the discussion that followed and raised several issues and put forward valuable suggestions also. General Secretary replied to the points raised in the discussion.

The CEC Meeting took the following decisions.

(1) Authorised CHQ to chalk out appropriate agitational program for pension revision.

(2) AIBDPA should demand NCCPA to formulate strong agitation Program against validation of Pension Rules Amendment incorporated in the Finance Bill, 2025.

(3) Decided to organise solidarity Dharna in support of the General Strike on 20-05-2025.

(4) Organise Protest demonstration / Dharna at District level on 02-06-2025 against the continuing denial of regular pension and retirement benfits to the 170 ST VRS Retirees of Maharashtra in violation of rules. Email to be sent to Hon’ble Minister of Communications, Secretary, DoT and CMD, BSNL demanding immediate settlement.

(5) Unanimously nominated Com. R S Chouhan, NTR, New Delhi as AGS in the vacant post.

(6) AIC fund @ of ₹ 50 per member be collected and sent directly to the Reception Committee, Coimbatore.

(7) ₹ 5 per member has to be donated to NCCPA as working fund by all the District branches. The amount be sent to CHQ for consolidated payment to NCCPA.

(8) A three member committee was formed with Com. Susanta Kr. Ghosh Vice President, Com. Omprakash Singh, Organising Secretary and Com. Asis Das, Circle Secretary, West Bengal to complete the election of office bearers of Kolkata Telephones Circle.

(9) Decided to accept the  invitation of TUI (P&R) to Com. K. G. Jayaraj to join the TUI(P&R) delegation to the 113 ILO Conference at Geneva on 9-11, June, 2025 and bear the expenditure.

(10) The CEC constituted a committee for amendments to the Constitution with Coms. P. Ashokababu, S. Mohandoss, Susanta Ghosh and R. Muraleedharan Nair. 

The CEC Meeting came to an end with the concluding speech and vote of thanks by Com. M. R. Das.

Detailed Circular will follow.

K G Jayaraj 
General Secretary.

The 2nd District Conference of Patna was held at BSNLEU Office, Patna on 03-05-2025. Com. S C Rai, District President presided. Com.A K Srivastava, District Secretary welcomed and presented the report and accounts. Com.N K Srivastava, Circle Secretary inaugurated the conference and explained the status of the issues of pension revision, BSNL MRS, CGHS etc. The following are the important functionaries elected unanimously;

Com. S C Rai (President) Com. A K Srivastava (District Secretary) and Com.Dhananjai Kumar (Treasurer)

The online meeting under the presidentship of Comrade Shiva Gopal Mishra is held today. More than 55 representatives from NCCPA and Non-NCCPA Federations / Associations attended. The decisions are as under:

1. A “Forum of Civil Pensioners Associations” comprising of President and Chief Executives of all participating Federations /Associations and the future joining Associations. The meeting condemned the sinister move of the Government to adopt the validation amendment on 29.03.2025 to usurp the powers of the Court.
2. Court Case in Supreme Court will be filed against the validation amendment adopted by Parliament along with the Finance Bill 2025 through eminent Advocates. The expenditure will be shared by the Associations.
3. All left-out Pensioners Organizations like State Government Pensioners etc will be contacted and a broad based unity will be established. Within a month another meeting (preferably online) with all will be conducted and united decisions for carrying forward the movement will be taken.
4. Eventhough, there was an urge as expressed by many to organize Human Chain in Districts; Convention and March to Governor at STATE HQRS; and All India Dharna and March and Memorandum to President of India, Prime Minister, Finance Minister and to Chief Justice at New Delhi, it was decided that in a war situation we should not agitate and the meeting of Pensioners Associations will decide the dates of Programme within one month.

United we win………..Divided we fall…………Unity for struggle!

K Ragavendran,Secretary General, NCCPA.

The 7th District Conference of Suri District was held in the Sainthia Telephone Exchange office premises  on 27th April 2025. Com Devdas Chakraborty, Com Nanda Mitra, Com Ashish Mukherjee, Com Pranati Mukherjee were in the Presidium. Com Asis Das, Circle Secretary West Bengal Circle inaugurated the District Conference. He in his speech elaborated the present situation of BSNL, and the Pensioners issues particularly pension revision. Com Dipankar Mukherjee, District Secretary CITU critisied the government on economic policy. He appealed the members to make the 20th May Strike a grand success. Com Netai Prasad Ghosh, Pensioners Yukta Mancha, Com Bhola Nath Dey, Railway Pensioners Association, and Com S P Roy District Secretary AIBDPA Burdwan also spoke. Com Omprakash Singh Circle President spoke about the recent developments of pension revision and other issues.
Com Madan Mohan Ghosh District Secretary presented the draft annual report and Statement of accounts and were adopted after discussion.Com Prafulla Kumar Let, District Secretary BSNLEU and Com Sekh Rejaul Karim from BSNLCMU greeted the conference. 
Com Devdas Chakraborty,  Com Madan Mohan Ghosh and Com Tapan Kumar Biswas were elected as President, Secretary and Treasurer for the next term. More than 100 members were present in this Conference.

Com. K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary met Dr. Kalyan Sagar Nippani, Director ( HR), BSNL on 28-04-2025. The following are the issues discussed.

1. Discrimination to Family Pensioners in extending certain benefits

.(a) 40% concession in FTTH.

(, b) Family pensioners are not allowed to change the Option in BSNL MRS.

General Secretary stated that both the issues were taken up in 2022 with PGM ( Admin ) but no decision taken so far.

Director (HR) assured to consider and asked his Private Secretary to mark it for tomorrow for discussion with the concerned officers.

2. Steep hike in the rent of BSNL quarters in Delhi.

General Secretary pointed out that the exorbitant increase made in the rent for the BSNL quarters in Delhi from 01-04-2025 is unaffordable to the pensioners and warrants reconsideration.

Director (HR) replied that the issue will be examined and do whatever is possible.

3. Withdrawing of charge Sheets issued to ST VRS Retirees of Maharashtra.

The detailed letter addressed to CMD, BSNL was handed over to the Director ( HR). Director (HR ) replied to look into it

.Com. K. G. Jayaraj, General Secretary had a nice meeting with Shri. Anand Khare, Member ( Services ), Department of Telecommunications on 28-04-2025. The following issues were discussed.

1. Pension Revision of BSNL / MTNL Pensioners due from 01-01-2017 – an out of court settlement is the need of the hour.General Secretary brought to the notice of Member ( S) the plight of the BSNL MTNL Pensioners due to denial of pension revision for the last 8 years. The detailed letter in this connection was handed over to him. No body can predict as to when the court cases would be concluded finally. So General Secretary requested for an out of court settlement.

Member (S) stated that he has already seen the letter sent through email. Though he is sympathetic of the demand, he alone can’t take a decision and will examine.

2. Denial of retirement benfits to 170 ST VRS Retirees of Maharashtra- clarification issued by DoT to be reconsidered.The CHQ letter on the issue was handed over to the Member ( S). Actually BSNL Corporate Office, after continued persuasion, had issued a letter for releasing all the retirement benefits barring Ex Gratia to the ST VRS Retirees of Maharashtra strictly as per DOP&PW OM dated 30-11-2021. But CCA, Maharashtra sought a clarification from DoT and the clarification issued is not for the pointed matters but over and above a damaging one. General Secretary requested for a relook by the Member ( S).

Member ( S) responded positively and agreed to look into the issue

.General Secretary also met Smt. Roshni Sohni, DDG( Estt) and discussed both the above issues.

.Com. K G Jayaraj, General Secretary has met Shri. Rakesh Gupta, DDG( Accounts), Department of Telecommunications on 25-04-2025 and discussed the issue of delay in restoration of LPD of several retirees reduced unilaterally and arbitrarily by certain CCAs, particularly Tamil Nadu. General Secretary pointed out that it is a long pending issue and warrants early resolution.

DDG( Accounts ) stated that he is well aware of the issue and report has already been sought from CCA, Tamil Nadu. CCA has sent one vague report and has further sought detailed report. Meanwhile DDG also asked General Secretary to furnish specific cases with details for easy processing which was readily agreed. DDG( Accounts) assured to do whatever is possible at his end.

Meeting with Shri. Anilkumar, Director ( Estt ), Department of Telecommunications

.General Secretary also had a meeting with Shri. Anilkumar, Director ( Estt), DoT on 25-04-2027 and discussed the issue of unwarranted delay to grant of Lumsum Exgratia of Rs. 10 lakh to Smt. Damayantiben, widow of late Shri.R. Shrimali, who died while on duty at Ahmedabad. DoT vide letter dated 22-11-2023 had asked clarification from both BSNL and CCA, Gujarat whether Smt. Damayantiben is granted extraordinary pension or not. No specific reply has been received so far dragging the issue unnecessarily.

General Secretary told the Director that the CCA is the appropriate authority to give the report sought. He requested the Director to kindly take up the issue personally with CCA, Gujarat to avoid further delay. Director wholeheartedly agreed to do it.