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62nd year of dedicated service to thecause of Central Government Staff

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Swamy's Handbook - 2017UPDATE

(1)

SECTION 2 _ Central Government Health Scheme

Page 15.-Add the following as a new heading below 2. Contributions.

"2-A. Medical Advance

(a) For indoor treatment.- 90% Medical advance of the approvedCGHS package rates for all indoor treatments, irrespective of major orminor diseases, on receipt of a certificate from the treating Physician ofGovernment / recognized hospital.

(b) For outdoor treament.-Advance is limited to 90% of the totalestimated expenditure, if total estimate of expenditure including tests /investigation is more than ~ 10,000.

Advance to be released within 10 days of receipt of the request foradvance by the Administrative Department / Ministry / Office.

-OM, dated 17-10-2016".

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(2)Page 21.-

Add the following below the citation "-OM, dated 10-12-2015"

Powers delegated to the Additional Directors of CGHS Cities / Zonesin respect ofCGHS pensioner / ex-MPS/freedom fighters, etc. beneficiaries,without involving relaxation of rules:

(i) Permission/expostfacto approval in non-empaneUed hospitals/diagnostic Labs / Imaging Centre: Requests for elective treatment /investigations, subject to the reimbursement being restricted to CGHSpackage rates or actual expenditure, whichever is less.

(ii) Permission / ex post facto approval in cases involvingprocedural lapse:

Requests for approval of elective treatment / investigations inempanelled hospitals / diagnostic centres without recommendation ofGovernment Specialist or CMO and without prior permission, subject tothe reimbursement being restricted to CGHS rates or actual expenditure,whichever is less.

(Ui) Delegation of Powers for Settlement of MedicalReimbursement Claims (at approved rates) of Individual PensionerBeneficiary, etc.:

Additional Director,GHS of City/Zone

Director, CGHS

Additional Secretaryand DG, CGHS

1,00,000

1,50,000

1,50,000

Settlement ofHospital Bills(at approved

rates)

Settlementof medical

reimbursementclaims

Claims / Hospital Billsin respect of Unlisted

procedures / implants"

7,00,000 7,00,000

15,00,000

25,00,000

15,00,000

25,00,000

*Ifthere is no CGHS package rates for treatment / CGHS ceiling ratefor implant, approval shall be granted as per AIIMS package rate (if onlyprocedural charge, it shall not be considered as package rates) / AIIMSrate for implant and if there is no CGHS / AIIMS rate approval shall begranted as per actual rate.

-OM, dated 5-10-2016

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SECTION 7 - DA and BRA1.Dearness Allowance

Page 63- Allowance.-2. Rates of Dearness .

.' table with"Substitute the eX1stmg

the following:

Rate (% of Basic Pay)

Date from which payable

_ OM, dated 4_11-2016".

0%2%1-1-2016

1_7-2016

(4)'ttee

artmental Promotion ComnuSECTION 8 - Dep tion Committee

1. Departmental Promo

?lIge 71.-. ofDPC-

Timely conventng . 2016" after "23-4-2015".dd" nd27-10-In the citation a a

(5)

16_ Medical Attendance Rules

SECTION6. Medical Advance

Page 189.-Amount of advance.- d 1 (b) with the following:-

.' Paras. 1 (a) anSubstitute the eX1stmg . d e ofthe approved

90% Med1cal a vance- f major or(a) "For indo~r t7;~f~~door treatments, :e::~~~e ;hysician of

CGHS package ra es . t of a certificate from e. d' ases on rece1pmmor 1se , . d hospital.

Government I recogmze . . . d to 90% of the totalAdvance 1SIirnite . I d' g tests I

(b) For outdoor tr~amentl'-timate of expenditure me u 10diture if tota es

estimated .exp.en than ~ 10,000.investigatlon 1Smore f ipt of the request for

. bin 10 days 0 recetAdvance to be release~ w1Dt rtment I Ministry I Office.

h Administratlve epa 6"advance by t e -OM, dated 17-10-201 .

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~ecember, 20166

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SECTION 24 - Retirementon S7 P UperannuationPaee 320._ . reparation ofpensJ'r: , 0 on papers

Add the followinpapers to the Accoun~sabmanew Para. below Forward'

Icer as 4 (a)._ 109 of pension"4 (a) Indication f

latest revised Fo 0 Aadhaar Numer in .forwarding the p=i~n~~;r:~~a:p~~~ber s1~~~~0~~:~f::ied ~h~~:

Page 332.- - OM, dated 20-1 0-2016"

14. Dearness Relief t P . .o ensloners / F .

7.Rates ofDeamess Relief, amily PensionersSubstitute th '. .

e eXIsting table with the foll .to OWmg:_

Date from which payable

1-1-2016 Rate ofDeamess ReI" f

1-7-2016re per month

No Dearness Relief2%of8 .asrc Pension / Family p .enSlon

- OM, dated 16-11-2016".(7)SECTION 25 S i- en ority a d P5. ModifiedA n rom0tion

sSured Career Pro .Page 358._ gresslOnSCheme(MACPS)

Substitute the first P .ara, wIth the fol! .Th to Owmg'_

e Modified Assur d .the recODUnendati e Career Progressio Swill continue to be ~~f!he Seventh CPC acce;t ~~eme, in the light ofup to Higher Admin' DI~tered as before and a ~ y the GovernmentSeventh CPC will b ISt~tIV~ Grade (HAG) le:)l~~ble to all employee;

e e ectIve from 25th JUly ~o16 anges according toI. The SCheme: ' .

Substitute the existm' g Para. 1 with h1 Th I t e following'_

. ere shall be thr .per Seventh CPC R ee fmancial Upgradat'

eCODUnendations, counted ~ons unde~ the MACPS asom the dIrect entry grade

SwamysnewS 7 December, 2016

on completion of 10, 20 and 30 years service respectively or 10 years ofcontinuous service in the same level in Pay Matrix, whichever is earlier.

- OM, dated27/28-9-2016 .Conditions for grant of benefits:Substitute the existing Para. (i) with the following:-(i) The MACPS envisages merely placement in the immediate next

higher level in the Pay Matrix as given in Part - A of Schedule of theCCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016. Thus the level in the Pay Matrix at thetime of financial upgradation under the MACPS can, in certain cases whereregular promotion is not between two successive levels in the Pay Matrix,be different than what is available at the time of regular promotion. In suchcases, the higher level in the Pay Matrix attached to the next promotionpost in the hierarchy of the concerned cadre / organization will be givenonly at the time of regular promotion.

-OM, dated 27/28-9-2016.Page 360.-

Substitute Para. (xix) and its citation with the following:-

"(xix) For grant of financial upgradation under MACPS, the prescribedb mch-mark would be "Very Good" for all the posts.

- OM, dated 27/28-9-2016".

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We are receiving hundreds ofletters seeking clarification on various service matters,Ic., miority, fixation of pay, LTC, entitlement ofleave, etc. The required clarifications arev '/Y much available in the relevant reference books. Some readers seek our suggestion /Idvl(; • h) by-pass or circumvent the provisions of a given rule. We do not have the time tor ply to th se letters. Still, if there is any hard case ofan individual being put to hardshipdu to ignorance or misinterpretation of any' rule by the concerned office, we advise theIIn -( d individual about his rights / eligibility as per rules quoting the appropriate ruleand OM, wherever necessary.

Oflate due to technological advancement, every office has got a FAX OR Emailid. ur 'ompany also has these facilities, which are intended for our business purposes.But we are now receiving requests for clarifications through FAX or Email. Theserequests con ist of two, three and even six pages in some cases. In many cases, seekingclari fications may NOT cost anything to the sender, because they are sent during officehours in office stationery through office equipment at the cost of the office even if it isfor the ender's personal case. But at the receiving end, it affects us not only by wayof cost of stationery but also by engaging the machine and the connected personnelwho are meant for more important purposes.

As a policy, the management has decided to ignore all such messages receivedthrough FAX / Email and hence they will not be sent to the Editorial Board. We appealto all our readers once again - NOT to seek any clarifications through FAX / Email.

- Editorial Board

Purtt« II/III

Medical Facllltle

Pension and Gratuity

Issues raised by Pensioners Associations and Pensionersfor redressall action by banks.

Indication of Aadbaar number in Pension papers of ailemployees.

Payment of Commuted Value of Pension - Issuanceof separate Authority for Commuted Value of Pension(CVP) and revision of pension.

Implementation of the recommendation of the VIICPC - Option regarding commutation of additionalamount of pension.

Issue of Pensioners' Identity Card to pensioners.

Implementation of Government's decision on therecommendations of the Seventh Central PayCommission - Revision of disability pension ofpre - 2016 disability pensioners-Clarification.Extension of date for submission of Annual LifeCertificate up to 15th January, 2017.

I. Import

SI. Ministry/ DateNo. Dept.

214. Health 5-10-16

215. Health 17-10-16

216. 21-10-16

217. 28-10-16

218. Finance

219.

220. 2-6-16

221. 20-10-16

222. 21-10-16

223. Pen. &P.w. 24-10-16

224. 26-10-16

225 Pen. &P.w. 11-11-16

226. Finance 15-11-16

SwamysnewS December, 2016

Delegation of powers for settlement 01 reunbur -mentclaims 1 permissions 1 ex post facto approv I III re peerof Pensioner CGHS beneficiaries, etc.Grant of9O"1omedical advance for all treatments (!PO ndOPD) under CGHS and CS (MA) Rules, 1944.

Renewal of recognition of Medipulse Hospital,Jodhpur for treatment of Central Government employeesunder CS (MA) Rules, 1944.

Renewal of recognition of Pushpanjali Hospital andResearch Centre (P) Ltd., Delhi Gate, Agra for treatmentof Central Government employees under CS (MA)Rules, 1944.

Pay, DA, etc.

4-11-16 Recommendations of the Seventh Central PayCommission - Decision of Government relating togrant of Dearness Allowance to Central Governmentemployees - Rates effective from 1-7-2016.

9-11-16 Rate of Dearness Allowance applicable with effect from1-7-2016 to employees of Central Government andCentral Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw theirpay in the pre-revised pay scale 1grade pay as per SixthCentral Pay Commission.

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SI. Ministry /No. Dept.227. Pen. & P.W.

Date Particulars

16-11-16 Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Governmentpensioners 1 family pensioners - Revised rate effectivefrom 1-7-2016 on implementation of decision taken onrecommendation of Seventh CPC.Recruitment, Seniority, DPC and Promotion

Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS)for the Central Government Civilian Employees -Implementation of Seventh CPC recommendations.

Timely and advance action in convening of DepartmentalPromotion Committee meeting in terms of ModelCalendar.Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties onpromotion-Role of Departmental PromotionCommittee.Miscellaneous

Settlement of audit objections - formation ofCommittee.

228. Per. & Trg. 27/28-9-16

229. Per. & Trg. 27-10-16

230. Per. & Trg. 21-11-16

231. Finance 10-8-16

214G.!., MH & F.W, o.u. No. Z. 1502517912IDIRlCGHS,

dated 5-10-2016

Delegation of powers for settlement of reimbursement c1aimslpermissions ex post facto approval in respect of Pensioner CGHS

beneficiaries, etc.

With reference to the above subject, the undersigned is directed tostate that, that the matter has been reviewed by the Ministry in view ofthedifficulties faced by the CGHS pensioner beneficiaries. Therefore, with aview to streamline and to simplify the procedures, it has now been decidedto further delegate powers to the Additional Directors of CGHS cities Izone in respect of CGHS pensioner beneficiaries, etc., as under:

(I) Permission I ex post facto approval in non-empaneUed hospitals IDiagnostic Labs !Imaging Centre:

Requests for permission expost facto approval for elective treatment /investigations in non-empanelled hospitals / diagnostic centres in respect ofPensioners/ex-MPs/freedom fighters, etc. shall be considered by AdditionalDirector of concerned CGHS city/zone subject to the reimbursementbeing restricted to CGHS package rates or actual expenditure, whicheveris less.

(ii) Permission / ex post facto approval in cases involvingprocedural lapse:

Requests for approval of elective treatment / investigations inern panelled hospitals / diagnostic centres without recommendation of