7th CPC Report on Patient Care Allowance (PCA)
7th Pay Commission Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA)/Patient Care Allowance (PCA)
Patient Care Allowance (PCA)
Patient Care Allowance (PCA) is admissible to Group `C’ and ‘D’ (non-Ministerial) employees excluding nursing personnel working in the health care delivery institutions/establishments (other than hospitals) with less than 30 beds, subject to the condition that no Night Weightage Allowance and Risk Allowance, if sanctioned by the Central Government, will be admissible to these employees.
Similarly placed employees working in hospitals are eligible for Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA). This allowance is not admissible to Group `C’ and D (Non-Ministerial) employees working in the headquarters.
Non- Ministerial Employees
The rules provide that only Group `C’ and `D’, non- Ministerial employees whose regular duties involve continuous and routine contact with patients infected with communicable diseases or those who have to routinely handle infected materials, instruments and equipment, which can spread infection, as their primary duty can be considered for grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance.
It is further provided that HPCA shall not be allowed to any of those categories of employees whose contact with patients or exposure to infected materials is of an occasional nature.
Present rates of HPCA and PCA
The present rates of these allowances are: Hospital Patient Care Allowance Rs. 2,100 pm for Group `C’ staff and Rs. 2,085 pm for Group `D’ Staff. Patient Care Allowance Rs. 2,070 pm for both Group `C’ and ‘D’ staff.
Patient care Allowance as per 7th CPC
Sanctioning of Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) / Patient Care Allowance (PCA) as per cell R1H3 of the Risk and Hardship Matrix.
| Level of Pay Scale | Rate of Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) & Patient Care Allowance (PCA) |
| Pay Matrix Level 8 and below | Rs. 4100 per month |
| Pay Matrix Level 9 and above | Rs. 5300 per month |
Top developments on HPCA and PCA
- HPCA and PCA to Non-Ministerial Employees working in Railway Hospitals – 23.9.2018
- 7th CPC Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) – Clarification Orders issued on 17.5.2018
- Non-revision of rate of Hospital Patient Care Allowance – Confederation – 22.3.2018
- Non-payment of Hospital Patient Care Allowance/Patient Care Allowance (HPCA/PCA) to the Kitchen Staff working in the Railway Hospitals – 25.11.2016
- Grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance – NFIR – 23.4.2016
- Grant of Hospital Patient Care Allowance – 3.11.2015
- Continuation of HPCA/PCA -clarification reg. – 14.10.2013
- HPCA Rule – HPCA/PCA Allowance
Also Check: Central Government Pay Matrix Table 2022 PDF
HPCA ALLOWANCE IS EXEPTED FOR INCME TAX
No All the allowances are no exception from Income tax.
hospital Ward Sahiyka Civilian Staff in central Government are eligible of night allowance is yes or no.
Are para vets eligible for PCA/HPCA?
if a person transfer to Hospital for a period of two months will he eligible for PCA . is there a minimum period fixed for pCA i.e. 01 month,2 months, 3 months etc.
Are Doctors mbbs bhms bams bums are eligible for HPCA?
AS PER THERE PAY IS more than level 9?
Nurses working in naval hospital more then 30 beds are eligible for pca?
PCA is eligible with the condition they shouldn’t get night weightage allowance, risk allowance. & also they shouldn’t non-ministerial staff (group C & D) working in hospital headquarters having HPCA allowance.
I am posted Command Military dental centre as a safaiwala.
Can I eligible for PCA?
Yes
I’m a lab tech in ESI hospital .we get pca rs.690.is the revised rates of hpca not applicable to ESI .we get salary from state govt.
Sir, I am SI/Pharmacist in CRPF what I am entitle for PCA/ HPCA or not please give me reply.
I am a Speech therapist and usually works with critical condition patients , am I eligible for PCA ?
I m working as telephone operator in naval hospital Asvini. Am I eligible for HPCA
I am at the Post of SI/Radiographer in Composite Hospital BSF Srinagar, My grade pay is 4200/-.
Am i elligible for Patient Care Allowance/ Hospital Pateint Care Allowance.
PCA (with the condition of other than Hospital )& HPCA(working in Headquarter) are admissible to Group C & D (non-ministerial) employees only.
store keeper is eligible for hpca
I am working in govt dispensery. post of MTS I am eligible PCA?
Sir I am working in hospital office room and issuing references for patients and doing hospital credit bills. My designation is work assistant A. I am eligible for pca or not please tell me sir
Sir Hospital and ambulance driver also connected with tha patient
Patient care allowance (PCA) rebate in tax
No. All the allowances are to be taxed.
Is HPCA admissible to temprorary status employees?
A clerical staff is posted in lab and deal with patients for thier registration. Is he eligible for pca.
Yes clerical staff is eligible for PCA
Kya aap sirf 10 se 11 din duty karte hai uske bad maternity leave par chale jate hai
Kya jis mahine me aap ne 10 ya 11 din duty kiya hai us month mein hpca milega
A clerical staff post in labolatery and deal with patients for thier registration and deliver report. Are they eligible for pca.
Doctor are handling most infected patient in hospital including HIV, HCV, Hbsag, infective disease, skin conditions still they are not getting HP CA or any other risk allowance in Delhi Govt,central govt , So someone can provide me the answer
Anser to Dr.S.Das : As per finance ministry from 1/7/2017 they are eligible 20% of nonpracticing allowance as per their basic pay.
Midwife sister also working in the hospital, they are work in labour room and taking care of ANC and PNC therefore deserve the PCA
The lady health visiors working as defece civilian in gp c are not getting pca. What is the authority letter to start pca?
due to non issue of office memorandum by govt pca not granted to min staff posted in hospital kindly provide the same.
Please tell me whether pca is admissible to level 8 and above ministerial cadre as per 7th pay commission report or not?
All are eligible of central government employees, RS.50,000/- or actual price of PC, which is lower. 5 times in entire service.
Earlier upon implementation of 7th CPC, PCA was increased to 4100 to for group C in a hospital under MoH&FW .. now again they have reduced it to 2100
Is there any circular regarding degreasing the same to 2100 which was otherwise increased to 4100 after implementation of 7th cpc.
Help me sir, if circular available in this regard may be shared here.
Thank you.
Will Lower Division Clerk In Ministry of Health and family Welfare (CGHS) is eligible for HPCA/PCA???
Kindly tell HPCA/PCA should be given or not Amblence Driver of Command Hospital Indian Air Force
All allied (para) medical staff should be entitled for pca/ hpca according to revised pay scale as all are working in routine contact with patients.
No government order has been issued on revised rate of Hospital Patients Care Allowances till date after implementation of revised allowance wef 01 Jul 2017. Request issue government order of Hospital Patients Care Allowances at the earliest.
Are the nursing officers working in leprosy hospita under MOHFW eligible for HPCA? If you have any DOPT orders kindly send to the following email address.
No
when will hpca/pca clear order /OM will be issue for defence hospitals staff
All the laboratory technologists handle hundreds of pathological sample and are vulnerable to infections and ultimately life threatening diseases too. therefore we deserve the HPCA and appeal the authorities to evaluate the decisions .
Clerical staff also working in the hospital,hence they are also eligible for PCA.
Since clerical staff not handling patient and infective material so they are not eligible
even the pharmacists also are handling the patients they are only dispersing the medicines
is it phamacists getting patient care allowance working in medical establishments
Staff joined as group’c’ & serve in same working area by map their designation are they eligible for the patient care allowance. With regards
Group B employee under level 6 to 8 holding post of Malaria Inspector are entitled for grant of HPCA/PCA under 7th CPC or not ?
Why couldn’t issue letter for hpca
Kindly tell PCA should be given or not to Clerical staff of Health centre Deptt. Of Delhi University
as per the Govt notification`the rates has been revised to 4100 upto level 8 and 5300 to the employees in level 9 and above. it was further notified that the same is applicable to Ministirial staff also. Till date no such order seen after the notification. Old rates are still applicable. when will be the orders issued.
sir in view of 7 th pay commission whom will get the HPCA . Clarify it clearly as it is very confussing. As in AIIMS no any technical staff will get the HPCA instead of they routinely in contact with the patients to with draw the blood samples and after that doing blood tests always having the risk of infections. What will be the provision in 7th pay commission ????????????
PCA are admissible to ministerial staff as well on the premise that the entire Polyclinic area carries the risk of communicable diseases.Please give clear clarification thanks.
No payment in railway at present because no letter issue by railway board in this regarding
Sir when will the OM publish for HPCA/PCA as per 7th pay commission
Is in 7 CPC HPCA/HPCA is applicable to para medical staff of defence forces also
What about clerical staff working in hospitals who comes under ministerial staff? Please give clear clarification
Hospital Patient Care
Allowance (HPCA)/Patient
Care Allowance (PCA)
Retained. Rationalised. To
be paid as per Cell R1H3
of the newly proposed
Risk and Hardship Matrix.
HPCA and PCA are
admissible to ministerial
staff as well on the premise
that the entire hospital area
carries the risk of
communicable diseases.
This practice should be
stopped and HPCA/PCA
should be admissible to
only those employees who
come in continuous and
routine contact with the
patients.
Ministerial Staff to continue to get HPCA/PCA
as per R1H3 (24100 for level 8 and below and
25300 for level 9 and above)
The employees working as a Group B non or B Gazetted in central government hospital. Performance duties such as : checked and passed patient’s medical treament all type of bill ,all investigation are in it, group C and D who come in cotinunous and routine contact with the patient and us daily. 2. Daily all patient and all employees entered in same gate and we contact in other deparment ,ward, opd for office work, is it also the risk of communicable diseases in any hospital. HPCA/PCA can be paid as per cell R1H3 .Kindly clarify it.
Is PCA/HPCA enhanced to Rs.4100/- or otherwise, as after four months it is not included in our pay as no such order has been issued till date. Kindly share if there are any news regarding this matter.
MTS(ward sahayika), MTS(Sweeper),MTS(dhobi) – group C post working in Hospital under Indian Navy, Ministry of Defence used to get HPCA in 6th CPC but currently only MTS(Sweeper) getting this allowance because as per their Commanding Officer’ s office instruction MTS (ward sahayika/sahayak), MTS(dhobi)…etc are non ministerial, non industrial post & MTS(Sweeper) is a ministerial post & only ministerial staff are eligible for HPCA in 7th CPC. I think 7th CPC ,DoPT & concerned Department should give clear instructions about HPCA in respective units
जो ड्राइवर दिन-रात हॉस्पिटल में ड्यूटी करते हैं उनको भी पेशेंट केयर अलाउंस में होना चाहिए
Why the DOPT wasn’t issue a clear orders with detail clarrification about hospital patient care allowance. If ministerial staff can get hpca. then give clarrification about 30 bed & other conditions, all health ministerial subordinate official staff of all categories group c&D or as per new pay level can get hpca.please give clarrification.
Where is the order for PCA/HPCA in respect of 7th CPC
Hospital Section of Min. of Health has asked for clarification from Dept. of Expenditure as Nursing is already getting Nursing Allowance & Doctors are getting NPA.
Office Memorandum is awaited & only after that, the allowance could be given.
what is the presant situation of office memorandum for hpca?
Non ministerial hospital staff group c admissible or not admissible give the reply anyone
If an employee appointed in group C ,as a pharmacist and promoted group B, does that mean a group B Pharmacist are not eligible for PCA . The job of Pharmacist is a direct contact with patients,then how government deny the PCA to Pharmacist.the is playing a negative attitude towards the Pharmacist proffession,I request all Pharmacist to raise their plight to concerned authorities.
I am not understanding that why ward attendant like MTS (Ward Sahayika), MTS (Dhobi), MTS (Barber) – Non Industrial, Non Ministerial category employees working in Hospital under Ministry of Defence not getting Patient care allowance ? These employees were getting same allowance in 6th pay commission. I think Central Government need to think to extend this allowance to at least these employees, who are in Pay matrix level 1 as per 7th CPC
As per the Govt decision on 7th CPC, officials from level 1 to 8 are entitled for HPCA @rs. 4100 and officials in level 9 and above will get HPCA @ rs. 5300 per month.
Does this mean that HPCA has nothing to do with whether group B post? shall an officer of the rank of Group B in Level 10 is entitled for HPCA working in ministerial Group B post. pl. answer.
Nursing assistant in army medical corps is eligible hpca/pca pls clarify me thanks a million
we have a CAT order for giving PCA to group B technical staff also. kinldy copntact me if any one requires the order from CAT, Ernakulam bench. My number is 9645385739
clerk are not entitled as they are not in touch of any of the patient….medical personal and group c and d deployed in any hospital are eligible for HPCA.
I am confused as recommendation of cpc to give HPCA up to 9 mtx. level. does it means group B will be entilted.
As per the Govt decision on 7th CPC, officials from level 1 to 8 are entitled for HPCA @rs. 4100 and officials in level 9 and above will get HPCA @ rs. 5300 per month.
Does this mean that HPCA has nothing to do with whether group B post? shall an officer of the rank of Group B in Level 10 is entitled for HPCA working in ministerial Group B post. pl. answer.
Hpca/pca should be given to group-B para medical staff also as there is no difference in nature of duties when group C staff promoted to group-B
As per the Govt decision on 7th CPC, officials from level 1 to 8 are entitled for HPCA @rs. 4100 and officials in level 9 and above will get HPCA @ rs. 5300 per month.
Does this mean that HPCA has nothing to do with group of posts as previously only group c & d officials were entitled for it?
Anyone pls reply.
Govt. decision is not clear.What about clerks working in military hospitals who remain in constant toiuch with patients and staff attending the patients.Are they also entitled for HPCA?
Paramedical staff, such as lab technicians, radiographers and physiotherapists should also be considered for hospital patients care allowance above group C & D categories because they don’t get NPA like doctors.
What about for GP 4200/- who are working in routine contact with patients infected with communicable diseases or those who have to routinely handle infected materials, instruments and equipment, which can spread infection and no any allowance is given.
Doctors getting npa which no other categories get
Pharmacist other than railways did not get the PCA , what they have to do?
Doctors doesn’t get it , very ironical fact
Patient Care Allowance (PCA) is admissible for medical attendant/ dresser in health central universities.
Patient Care Allowance (PCA) is admissible for data entry operators in health sector.
I am totally agree with Mr. Rajesh K Pathak. There should be no differentiation between group ‘B’ and group ‘C’ employees working in hospitals for ‘ Patient Care Allowance’.
Why there is discrimination between group ‘B’ and group ‘C’ employee working in hospitals for ‘ Patient Care Allowance’.Both groups are handling with very infectious material of patients and handling very harmful carcinogenic chemicals for the patients investigations.Group’C’ is getting PCA but Group’B’ not.Why ?
Group ‘B’ employees are not getting any extra facility over Group’C’ but because of PCA they are getting less salary.
senior technical assistance group B who is doing same pathlogical and micrological test and technical assistance group C is doing but technical assistance in medical college receiving H P.C.A.whereas senior technical assistance not receiving H.P.C.A.
Whether Pharmacist in Group ‘B’ whose regular duties involve continuous and routine contact with patients infected with communicable diseases or those who have to routinely handle infected materials, instruments and equipment, which can spread infection are entitled for getting PCA/HPCA under 7th CPC
hi,
I am Tulshidas,working as pharmacist in central government org.since last six years. I came to know that the railway pharmacist are getting PCA (Patient care allowances), but in our org. we did not get it. If the Pharmacist of railways get it then why we not? Please help