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HEADQUARTERS OFFICEEMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION

PANCHDEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G. ROAD, NEW DELHI- 02

011-23234092 - 93Fax 011-23234537

www.esic.india.orgjd-med@esic.nic.inIP Ph.no Med·VI·IOOII074

No. Pt. A-281 121 1109 Med-VI Dated: 11/10/2010/.2.To,

The Dir(Med) Delhi & Noida,Al Medical Superintendents ofESIC Hospitals.

Sub.- Condition for granting Hospital Patient Care Allowance.

MadamlSir,

The matter regarding clarification on granting hospital patient care allowance to GroupC&D employees is being forwarded to Hq. Office.

In this connection, the instruction issued by the ministry of health vide their letter no. Z-28015/24/200 I-H dated 04/02/04 in which the condition regarding granting of hospital patientcare allowance is as under:-

The condition which an organization must satisfy before its employeescan be considered for grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance.

"Only persons (Group C & D, Non-Ministerial employees) whose duties involvecontinuous and routine contact with patients infected with communicable diseases orthose who have to routinely handle, as their primary duty, infected materialsinstruments and equipments which can spread infection as their primary duty may beconsidered for grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance. It is further clarified thatHPCA shall not be allowed to any of those categories of employees whose contact withpatients or exposure t61nfected material is of an occasional nature."

In this connection, I am directed to convey the order of Medial Commissioner that theabove instruction may consider while granting HPCA to the all concerned.

In addition to above the surplus Ambulance Driver and the same are being utilized asstaff car driver may be posted on rotational basis so that the every ambulance driver can getHPCA.

Yours fai thful Iy

Encl:- copy to letter no. Z-28015/24/2001-H ~)1~(JAIPRAKASH)Asst. Director

Copy to:-I. Dir(Med) Delhi w.r.t.letter no. DMA-20/14/42/89-E-II(M) dated 18/06/2010.2. All Ale officers ofDir(Med) Delhi I Noida and ESIC Hospitals for further

necessary action.System Division with the request to upload it on ESIC web-site.Guard file Ispare copy.

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364 I Letter in Mise. Generat/Fz

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No.Z.28015/24/2001-HGovenunent of India

Ministry of Hcalth& Family Welfare*****

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Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi., I '~}ated the 4'" February,2004.

~!".T~e Director General of H.~.lth Services,' . (A. v-i ~»« .<jNirrnau Bhavan, New Delhi. "'IV" ~4;). 'r \

Payn-ent 1)1' Hospital Patient Care Allowance/Patient Care Allowance tlGroup (~ z: :: (Non-Ministerial} employees .working in hospital:dispensaries and organizations .

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} am directed to state that ~Jinistry of Finance had suggested to this Ministry tr

a clear CJt policy fer psymer.; of Hospital Patient Care. AllowanceIPatient Cc

:\ilow,~;t' t: GmJpC & j) (Non-Ministerial) employees working in hospitr

dispensaries and organizations be evolved. Subsequently in consultation with Departrn

of Personnel &. Training and Ministry of Finance, it was decided that in "the light of

Cabinet decision or. the payment of Hospital Patient Care Allowance/Patient C

Allowance, it ::nay '.,.;'.+ be::p~rr.:Jri~te to 1.ay down the policy for Hospital Patient (

Allowance/Pauenr Care AnOwa:1C'~ as the major para-meters of the policy have alre

:'";f.:'-;, ·.k.:;de.~ [m:t:?ld, ,:I!i"l:::].::; a consoidared letter be issued in consultation with

General cfH:~l':h Services to ~e:-:::t()"ean unb!guity in this regard.

AGC0n~in~I:,' tb~ foHf.1wlOr G ..-idelines for implernenting Hospinil Patient

,<1n()wa.nce/P.li~'!::t Care Alklwp:~1~eare consolidered in consultation with the Dte. Ge

i) Eligibility {6r HospitalPadell( Care AJJowante:

Th- Hc!.)it!lJ "Olitiel'~ ("fire Allowance is admissible to all Group C & D

~.fini~ter3.I:. ~::,'cyp..~<.:e~'(chHj;nfnl.\r~i'1g personrel @ RC;.70:>/- per month and Rs.6~

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per month respectively working in General Hospitals (those with 30 b!fQsor more); and inSuper Speciality Hospitals (those with 10 beds or more), subject to the condition that no

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Night Weight age Allowance and Risk Allowance, if sanctioned by··the Central

Government, will be admissible to these employees,"

ii) Eligibility for Patieftt Cart! AllowAnce:

The Patient Care Altowanceis admissible to the Group C; & ~ (Non-Ministerial)

employees excluding nursing personnel @ Rs,690,' •. per month W~rlC:lngin the health caredelivery institutions/establishments (other than- hospitals) having J~:~s than 30 beds,

subject to the condition' that no Night Weightage Allowance ~ :Risk Altowance, if..sanctioned by tll&:: Central Government, win be admissible to ~ em.p~oyees, (Copies of. . . .

this M:'nis'il), s (; 'ders ~~~"Z ~,so ~-:/2,S,'~:~·i\·lH (H), dated .28.9. ' 9f;~ ;1:1<11.280! 5/41 !98-HfI .' ••

(i), dated 1, t. 1Q99 are enclosed).

Hi) The condition wbj(b an orgauration must satisrr brfore its employeesfit!.br (I)Riidp.~oed for Ira" t caf .I,!OJpital Patient care APQwance. :

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Ottly per~s (Group C " D. Non-Ministerial ~).~ reguJar duiies~.inV()~i«>nfjnliOus and' routine contact with patients infected .~h communicebte

T!d~:or tho.- who have to TOutindy ~ as their primafy:.dutY.~'infected materials,

,'/ instruments and eqmpm~ts. which can spread infecti~n' as t~r Prl~ dUW may' be, '.,

considered for gtaDt ofHbSpitai Patient Care .L\llowance, It is further ~ed that HPCA, .

, shall not be allowed to any·of those categories of employees wbese ~act with patifJl!ts '. "!I . -!

or·e.xpQSUt"e to. infected materials .is of an occasional nature, '

iv} The «;onditioDI whicb an orpaiution must satisfy ~fore its employteS. ~~Ul ~t; {"'U~iGer-C4 f~l Itu~t ut P.tien·l Care AnOwa~,eT: : .

The oersons (Giou, (. (it. D, Non-Ministerial) employees ·~n.ose regular duties~ '. ; .

inv ':;1'/'; (;·=m:i:.:'DUS:f)Ur~:;;·';':;ntn:~:,..•·:.~hpatients affected wirn c~rniti~nicable diseases or

,are handling infected materials, instruments and equipments ~Hich (:qn spread infection'. c.. ~ " t ',.

as ·teir primary du.y worb::u i~ b~ilih care ~eliv~ry lnstitl'.tio"-!sNh~r than Hospital (30beds for General riospital, 1.0bed:. fur Super Speeialny Hospit&.t) ~m&~'.'b~considered for

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••• CIf PtIiaIt Care AlIowaace. PeA shall not be allowed to arty Group -·C' & '0'

•••••• Ministerial) employees whose contact with patients or expo.sure. to infected

--.iala is of occasional nature.

y) TIledauificitioa oC Group C " D Civil posts.

Tl .~'d :;.isil}cat.io!~of ('tr.:lUP .: &. D CivU PO$tl for the payment of Hospital PatientCare .\)Jc".\"ncc!I'Plltient CS..I'e .A~I~CJWl16!;.1S notitied l;y Department or Personnel, "

Trai1ii"1!v.de tl:~> ·SOti:CC.l~·:('f1No. 130l2l1/98-Estt.(D), dated 20.4.1998 is as under:

GroUJ? •c· PoStS

co A ('~r:f~~[(';'."'~r'ost C~;~T;~S~ .'l1~'or I! ieate of pay with'} tr..a.~m of over

R~.·~·('H)t)I,,),.11 le3~ ·hn'": RS.9000/,.."-. --=-.........= --

GrOllP •U' posts

"'~"r,,~•.•.•.! r;,,;' ,.•,;.. ~~-" "'., ,-, '.. ¥'.' f th . ofwhi-1. .J',.' . 11'" - ' •. ::-.J ..'1. C" : .f!".~ ,. for: 0, a ..("~·te () pay P. M1l\XlmUm "-'I. I

D~part1re{.l of Personnel &. Trainlng vide their Office Memorandwn

No.3S034/1/97-Estt.(D)(Vol.lv), dated 10.02.2000 further clarified that the classificationof-t-he-' -po-:-~t-h,.ld ~~t ~.h~. Qffi~~c-~;;""~.~-~;h-~::e~.-e-"-c·:-f-to~~he:---sca-"le-o"]l"f-p-a~-r-()~f-:-;th;-e-po-s-:-lLh-e';-;d----- •..-~-.~-~-.~....- ..- ..-.--. .bytbe C("'·~.IT1~eT;~servant on regular basis and not with reference to the hijher pay Scale -~---- ---_...--.-._-.--.-----~~-..;....-~-----=~-,---~granted to the Government serven.t under Assured Career Progression (ACP) Scheme. In

view of t!,:r;: 'Dt-?artl1lent oP'>"'!T'u;:':\nel&- T :~tinir.u'!'clarification, t e . ,roup 'Ct employeesi . .

who have !)t'etl grance;' dre pay scate et' Group 'B' post under the ACP scheme would

continu~' to-~;~-(,!l"tir~~dt~~--~h~···;~~~l~~'l.!~;-~P.~!lj~N..P~\tj~_.Caa.._AJi~-;!an~atient Care '---- - _ ..

Allowance .

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. !. 'T't,p Pf)~.,bt,lPatient ~8"" .AJ!("WIJY.'.elPlJ.~ient'Care Allowance is payable to Group

C & D (N(,!".-Mi".i~tmr!) emolovees wl)"!d!'!-~ j~ .the hospitaJs/displ~!:aries etc. This ..

Allowance is not Ifdtl"!i:;si~le to Groun C &0 (Non-M;,,;stenal) employees working in

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""'.' lIJ't~rs Office dealing with such Healthcare Units/DispensariesIHospitals as•••• ..., work there. The HPCA or r(:A will be admissible to such employees only inilia event of .their transfer from-" Headquarters to the ,l::!ealthcare'

t1BiWDiIpIasariesIHospitals aJldsubjcct to the condition specified in (iii) and (iv) above .

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.•• ~Oil··M!l1isrer:al ports ""in be decided as per the recruitment rules of the

~- .• ~g}. the power to oeclarean employee as Non·Mi~isterial rests with the Headt "

of OMce, this should ~I~ dcr.e or!~}' witt· I~l~:- prior approval of the concernedadministrative Ministry in consultation with the Department of Personnel &: Training.

vi) The datf'.I of eligibilitv in each case.

".~, ,:,;ar~of Hospirol J'E,~:'~U ~~?.r~'A,lk.· ..••nncl.lPatient Care Allowance can ~e

considered fron. the dates :,': notit;~'f~ ~:.y~~F.ni;;t'"y"fHealth &. Family Welfare. The dares

of eligibility :~r payment of H,;';pitll Patiec: Ccce AU::.wancelPntifoftt Care Allowance

would be notified in consultation with the Ministry of Finance in' all cases of grant of

Hospital :"a.W.it ·:~i3.ie Allo,;t'H,'l('t-jPath!.:1t ::an.~ Allowance to the Group C & 0 (Non-

'Min;':tt"i'~'. ':r1p~~.t!,., j·1 "!le f l"j·. t" ..• "1 "f~"":" ,\1I':1"I',·,-y·" Or'~I>-?,h? 2801S/60/87-H.•• , "('. ',. 1 .l ,,3 4 ~. f ,. t. J ',1 \'- 'J,,""J 'L. ~ .•~& •• ~ ./" •.• t.t .;J t;.,·, .•. J •..,. .'

dated 5.::' 19:';-0 :;. eril":':s,<:l:'

These issues with the: zppruval of Department of Personnel &. T:aining vide their

U.C ';-;',;..] ~·;.10:·-.!.~~.Ai.~, J,..l.t;',; :~~. 5.:003 and ',1inistry of Fir-ence (Department of

Yours faithfully,

. ~angi~)Deputy Secretary to the Government oflndta

Copy to:-

1 T'ie Director G~n~r1J 0:: A,.!cit, i~entt:"tlRevenues, 1.P. Estates: New Delhi.2. The Director (CGHS), Nirman Bhav&1l, New Delhi.3 The Addniouai Director (CGHS), NirmanBhavan, New Delhi.

"'j.-:o \1~~<i.(::ii.;;~·"I'Ji"~:~T' Ient. Or RML Hospital, New Delhi.5. The Medical Superintendent. Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi.J. LIt; r ,'1I1""litll ..;.. J\J&;\J~~aiSl.IjJGlItflt:ncJent,' Cady Hardinge Medical College, 8

Associated Hospitals, New Delhi.