7th Pay Commission report on Fixed Medical Allowance
Fixed Medical Allowance
It is granted to pensioners for meeting expenditure on day to day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization, presently payable at the rate of ₹500 pm. Demands have been received to increase the rate of this allowance to ₹2,000 pm.
Pensioners are not covered under the CS (MA) Rules. Pensioners residing outside CGHS areas are entitled to Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) @ ₹500 per month for their OPD/IPD needs. Such pensioners can also avail IPD/OPD under CGHS subject to some conditions.
Analysis and Recommendations : The Commission notes that this allowance was enhanced from ₹300 pm to ₹500 pm from 19.11.2014.
As such, further enhancement of this allowance is not recommended.
The Commission has received representations seeking enhancement in Fixed Medical Allowance, currently payable at the rate of ₹500 per month for pensioners not covered under Central Government Health Service (CGHS).
Authority: 7th CPC Report
Fixed medical allowance for central govt. employee @2000/- per month is not only genuine but appropriate also ,since the employee retires more or less when he gives up his entire service for the nation and rest of life with various ailments . Therefore, the fixed medical allowance should be treated as fixed medical compensation and amount should not be less than Rs.2000/- please.
Central pensioners are more in number than those in service. Glaring injustice in granting medical allowances to pensioners is a travesty oj justice. Next Ge n. Election will say yjigd
Rs. 2000/_ as fixed medical allowance is very genuine. My wife is a heart patient and going under the treatment of Hero Heart DMC. I am spending Rs. 2200/_ per month on her. Govt. should reconsider to enhance ATLEAST Rd. 2000/_ per month for day to day requirement of medicines.
Telecom pensioners are getting only Rs500/- pm as fixed medical allowance (FMA).
The demand was Rs.2000/-pm . I am astonished to read that the commission has not accepted this genuine demand of pensioners. Think of costs of medicines. Rs.500/ -is one time fee of the doctor. Rs2000/-pm is the very much genuine demand, it should be reconsidered.
Satpal singh JTO Retd.
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whether bsnl pensioners are eligible for medical allowance?