EPFO: Enhancement in the rate of Fixed Medical Allowance from 1200/- to 2000/-

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation

(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)

Dated: 13.06.2013

1 am directed to convey the approval of the 76th Executive Committee, CBT, EPF held on  25.02.13 and Hon’ble Labour & Employment Minister, Government of India for enhancement of the Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) for pensioners and employees of EPFO from Rs. 1200/- p.m. to Rs.2000 p.m w.e.f. 1st March, 2013, subject to the following condition:-

(i) The enhancement of fixed medical allowance will he available to serving employees and pensioners (including family pensioners) of the Employees Provident Fund Organization. The serving employees  of the Organization who are in the Head Office at New Delhi and Regional/Sub Regional Office at Delhi and at stations which are covered by the Central Government Health Scheme will not be eligible for Fixed Medical Allowance. As soon as any employee is covered by Central Government Health Scheme, the fixed medical allowance admissible to him/her shall be stopped.

(ii) If two or more members of family are working, in the EPF Organization, only one of them will be eligible for the facility of fixed medical allowance.

(iii) In the case of an employee whose wife/husband spouse is an employee of a Government or any other organization (including private firm/office) he/she will he required to give an undertaking that his/her spouse is not availing of medical facilities in case, if any granted by their respective employers.

(iv) The Fixed Medical Allowance will be in lieu of the medical facility available for outdoor treatment under the Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules 1944 as adopted by the EPF Organization for its own employee and pensioners.

(Authority: Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. or India. letter no.G-25012/2/2011-SS-I dated 07.06,2013)

Yours faithfully,

sd/-

(V.N. SHARMA)

ADDL. CENTRAL P.F. COMMISSIONER (HR)