Procedure for payment and reimbursement of medical expenses under ECHS

No.22A(10)/2010/US(WE)/D(Res)Nol-VIII

Government of India

Ministry of Defence

(Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare)

New Delhi, the 14th February 2014

To

Managing Director

Central Organisation,

ECHS New Delhi-10

Subject: Procedure for payment and reimbursement of medial expenses under ECHS: Processing of bills by Bill Processing Agency (BPA)

Sir,

1. Further to Gol letter No. 24(8)/03/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 19 Dec

2003 and 22A(10)/10/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 23 Feb 2012 and 05 Nov 2012.

2. I am directed to convey the sanction of the Government to extend the On-Line bill processing by the Bill Processing Agency (BPA) to under mentioned Regional Centres w.e.f. 1st April 2014.

(a) Bangalore.

(b) Chennai.

(c) Coimbatore.

(d) Dehradun.

(e) Jabalpur.

(f) Jammu.

(g) Mumbai.

(h) Nagpur.

(i) Patna.

(j) Allahabad.

(k) Ahmedabad.

(I) Ambala.

(m)Bareilly.

(n) Delhi(II).

(o) Guwahati.

(p) Hisar.

(q) Ranchi.

(r) Visakhapatanam.

3. One dedicated broadband Internet circuit {2Mbps(1:1)} and one standard 2Mbps broadband connection for each of the Regional Centres processing bills on line is sanctioned.

4. Procedure for Bill payment as authorised vide Govt letter 22A(10)110/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 23 Feb 2012 and 05 Nov 2012 will be followed by all Regional Centres and Polyclinic. All other contents of Govt letter mentioned in this para remain unchanged.

5. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence (Finance) vide their U.O. No.33(07)/2011-FP dated 02-12-2013.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(H.K. Mallick )

Under Secretary to the Govt of India

Source:http://www.desw.gov.in/sites/upload_files/desw/files/pdf/US-WE-14-Feb-2014.pdf

REFUND OF CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PRE 1996 RETIREES

REFUND OF CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PRE 1996 RETIREES

Appx A

(Ref to Para 3(a) of C&L Sec SN No

13/49717-C/AG/ECHS dt 21 Feb 14)

REFUND OF CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PRE 1996 RETIREES

1. Though pre 1996 retirees were exempted from making contribution for becoming members of ECHS vide Hon’ble Supreme Court Order on Writ Petition (Civil) No 210 of 1999 dt 22 Aug 2006, however there are no instrs from the Govt regarding refund of ECHS contribution in r/o pre Jan 1996 retirees who had already made the contribution prior to the Judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Contempt petition in this regards filed by Reid Defence Officers Association vide (C) No 16 of 2007 in WP (C) No 210/1999 was dismissed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 03 Nov 2008.

2. However, the case for refund of ECHS contribution for pre 1996 retirees who became ECHS member by paying ECHS contribution has been taken up with MoD since 20 May 2010 by Central Org ECHS. MoD had intimated that it has been decided to examine the case after Cabinet decision on the recovery of excess amount of NPA granted to retired Armed Forces doctors is available. Since the NPA issue has now been settled, Do ESW has again been requested for issuing favourable instructions.

Source:http://echs.gov.in/images/pdf/ops/ops100.pdf

The fate of Merger of DA, Interim Relief and Retirement Age to 62 after announcement of General Election.!!

With the announcement of poll dates, the Model Code of Conduct for governments and political parties will come into force with immediate effect. The government will no longer be able to take or announce any major decisions which will be considered as sops to woo voters. This brings an end to all hopes of benefit to the government employees. Earlier there were lot of expectations from the central government employees that government will roll out sops. There were talks of DA merger, interim relief and hiking of retirement age to 62. Even various union leaders had expressed views that some of these may be implemented.

The employees especially at lower levels reeling under the impact of rise in prices of essential commodities had considered these demands as genuine and expected the government to do something. The only thing that the government did was announcement of the seventh pay commission. And, it is not only election gift this announcement also was in accordance to 13th Finance Commission’s recommendations [click here to view] and demands from various employee union/federation.

All hopes are now going in the goal of newly constituted 7th CPC and employees have to wait for its Interim Report as Govt approved terms of 7th CPC with condition to give interim reports if any required. However the recommendations of 7th CPC to be implemented after Govt approval all these exercise will take more time and expectation for merger of DA/DR from 7th CPC in view of coming pay revision is also an illogical fact. Then what about Interim Relief? The word “Interim Relief” is not mentioned in 7th CPC terms of reference approved by Govt. Now 7th CPC have to invite Organisation/Employee Union for representation/discussion and merger of da and interim relief may be approved in this way. Implementation of main recommendations of 7th CPC is not expected before 2016. As per media hype the government has given another election rarity as announcement of 10% DA hike. All employees knows that this is only a procedure that will be automatically done once in 6 months and is based on inflation data.

Meanwhile the confederation have issued a circular expressing the dissatisfaction over the Cabinet approval of the Finance Ministry’s proposal on terms of reference of the 7th CPC. Demonstrations are planned on March 7th across the country and indefinite strike after elections.

Source:http://karnmk.blogspot.in/2014/03/merger-of-da-interim-relief-and.html