RIGHTS PANEL
DIRECTIVE TO CGHS
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08th July 2013 12:52 PM
The State Human Rights
Commission has directed the Director of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)
to include one hospital in each district in the panel of the scheme to enable
all the retired employees to get the benefits of the government’s health
insurance scheme.
He also directed the
Director and the Central Secretary to submit the report in this regard on
August 7. The direction was following a complaint filed by Leela George, a
retired central government employee.
There is only one
hospital in the state empanelled in the health insurance scheme, which is in
the capital city. There are only three consulting centres under the scheme
which are also situated here. This makes it difficult for the pensioners
residing in other districts to avail the benefits of the scheme.
The retired employees
became members of the scheme by paying from Rs 15,000 to 20,000. The members of
the scheme also had given up their medical allowance of Rs 3,600. The Commission
also directed that the facility for free treatment for the members of the
health insurance scheme be made at the hospitals which are empanelled in
the Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme.
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