GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1334
ANSWERED ON-17.12.2013
Eye tests in CGHS empanelled hospitals labs
1334 . SHRI BASHISTHA NARAIN SINGH
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Eye Specialists visiting the CGHS dispensaries are referring eye tests to CGHS empanelled hospitals Diagnostic labs and imagaing centres in Delhi;
Press Information Bureau
Government of India
CGHS Facilities
CGHS is basically providing the dispensary services through its Wellness Centres manned by the General Duty Medical Officers. However, CGHS also provides the services of medical specialists through the Polyclinics and Central Government hospitals. In addition, the CGHS medical specialists also visit designated dispensaries on stipulated days in each week to provide medical consultation to the beneficiaries. Due to shortage of specialists in CGHS it is practically not feasible and financially viable to provide Specialist facilities in each CGHS Wellness Centre. Moreover, CGHS is also engaging contractual specialists against the vacant posts of specialists to provide the medical consultation services to its beneficiaries. CGHS has a dedicated wing of specialists at the Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi for its beneficiaries. The CGHS beneficiaries are also allowed to consult specialists at Dr. RML Hospital and other Government hospitals in NCR in respective specialties. In addition, CGHS has empanelled a large number of private hospitals to provide inpatient medical care to its beneficiaries on the advice of Government specialists.
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Government of India
Criteria for Setting up of CGHS Dispensary
The criteria fixed for setting up a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensary in a particular area are as under:
(i) In an existing CGHS city: For opening of a new Allopathic CGHS dispensary in an existing CGHS city, there has to be a minimum of 2,000 Card holders (serving employees of Central Government and Central Civil pensioners).
(ii) Extension of CGHS to a new City: For extension of CGHS to a new city there has to be a minimum of 6,000 Card holders.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(CENTRAL GOVT HEALTH SCHEME)
O/O ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR, CGHS, CKANDIGARI4
4th floor, Kendriya Sadan
SECTOR-9A, CHANDIGARH—160009
No: AD/CGHS/CHD/RMRCB/20l3/4879 - 4908
Tele Nos: (0) 0172-2740716
AD Fax No.0172 —2740555
Dated: 30.08.2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject : Notification of fresh empanelment of Private Hospitals & Diagnostic Centers under Contentious Empanelment Scheme of CGHS, Chandigarh.
In response to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi’s O.M No. S.11011/23/2009—CGHS D.II/Hospital Cell (Part IX) dated 14.02.2013 & letter No. S.11045/23/2013/CGHS D.II (HEC)/CGHS(P)/Pt) dated 15.07.2013 for continuous fresh empanelment of private hospitals & diagnostic centers for city of Chandigarh, a committee consisting of two senior most CMOs headed by undersigned and selected the private hospitals & diagnostic centers for Chandigarh. The qualified list of Hospitals & Diagnostic Centers is according to category and purpose attached as Annexure “I” with this O.M.
Govt. of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Office of the Additional Director,
Central Govt. Health Scheme,
Seminary Hills, Nagpur - 440 006.
No. CGHS/NP/Admn/Hosp. EMP/2013/1328
Date:- 29.08.2013
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Empanelment of private hospitals (including dental clinics and eye care centres and diagnostic centres under CGHS, Nagpur.
I. The undersigned is directed to invite reference to this Office Memorandum No: CGHS/NP/Admn/HEMP/20l3/943 dated 22.07.2013 vide which the list of private hospitals (including dental clinics and eye care centres) and diagnostic centres empanelled under CGHS Nagpur have been notified under different categories.
X-ray machines have been installed in some dispensaries/Poly clinics/ First Aid Posts in the following cities:
| Name of City | No. of total machines | No. of machine working |
| Bangalore | 1 | 1 |
| Chennai | 2 | 1 |
| Jaipur | 1 | 0 |
| Hyderabad | 1 | 1 |
| Mumbai | 1 | 1 |
| Kolkata | 1 | 0 |
| Delhi | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 6 |
This Ministry has been receiving complaints/grievances in respect of the following major aspects.
1.Administrative:- Misbehavior by medical and paramedical staff, Shortage of staff, Punctuality etc.
2. Technical:- Delay in settlement of medical reimbursement claims (MRCs), Supply of substitute medicines instead of the prescribed by the Govt. specialists, Delay in supply of indented medicines, etc.
3. Related to empanelled hospitals:
Denial of credit facility, Misbehavior of hospital doctors/staff, overcharging, etc.
4. Related to Internet accessibility
Disruption in services due to breakdown in internet connectivity, etc.
To redress the grievances/complaints, the following steps have been taken:
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Department of Health & Family Welfare
Nirman Bhawan, Maulana Azad Road
New Delhi 110 108
No. 4-2/2006-C&P/CGHS (P)
Dated the 9th July, 2013
NOTIFICATION
Sub: Merger of 19 Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 CGHS covered cities with CGHS.
In pursuance of the decision taken by the Government on recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, the following 19 (nineteen) Postal Dispensaries presently functioning in 12 (twelve) CGHS covered cities, i.e., Ahmadabad (3), Bhopal (I), Bhubaneswar (I), Dehradun (I), Guwahati (2), Jaipur (2), Jammu (I), Jabalpur (I), Lucknow (3), Pune (2), Ranchi (I) and Shillong (I) are hereby merged with the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).
2. All serving employees and pensioners of Department of Posts (DoP) and Department of Telecom (DoT) who are residing/settled in the above 12 cities and are beneficiaries of the 19 Postal Dispensaries shall now be covered under CGHS and the Postal Dispensaries shall be rechristened as CGHS Wellness Centres. CGHS membership to the pensioners will be confined to those who are residing / settled in these 12 cities only.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO-489
ANSWERED ON-30.04.2013
Attendance check in CGHS Dispensaries
489 . SHRI DILIPBHAI PANDYA
(a) the norms for surprise inspections to check attendance in CGHS dispensaries in Delhi and NCR;
(b) whether it is a fact that some of the CGHS dispensaries have been inspected only once during the last two years or have not been inspected at all;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) whether Government proposes to make it mandatory to carry out four to five inspections in a year to check attendance of doctors and other staff members of these dispensaries so that beneficiaries do not face any difficulty?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)
(a)to(d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.489 FOR 30TH APRIL, 2013
(a): The Zonal Additional Directors of CGHS are expected to conduct surprise inspections of the dispensaries in Delhi/NCR and report the outcome of the inspections indicating the areas such as punctuality, availability and behaviour of officers/staff, special care for pensioners/senior citizens, deficit areas/complaints and also the good work done in each of the dispensaries inspected, etc.
(b)&(c): No. Surprise inspection of the CGHS dispensaries are conducted by the Additional Directors of respective zones on regular basis and report submitted to higher officers.
(d) Ministry has already issued instructions to the Zonal Additional Directors to conduct at least five surprise inspections of the dispensaries in Delhi in a month and report the outcome.
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