Health Insurance Scheme for pensioners including those residing in Non-CGHS Area: ATR 28th SCOVA

S.No

Issue

Discussion held during previous meeting

Action Taken

2

Para 4(ii) of the minutes:-

Health Insurance Scheme for pensioners including those
residing in Non-CGHS Area

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare informed that a draft
EFC Memo was circulated by them but only DoPPW have
furnished comments on this Draft EFC Memo. The
comments/views from other Ministries/Departments are still
awaited so that the Final EFC Memo could be circulated by
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Secretary (P&PW)
asked all the concerned Departments to furnish comments on
Draft EFC Memo within a week.

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was also requested to
consider the request of Disabled War Veterans(India), New
Delhi to include Prosthesis in the Insurance cover.

(Action:- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(i) The final EFC Memo is under finalization based on the
comments received from concerned Ministries/Departments.

(ii) In the Second Review Meeting held on 20.12.2016,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has informed that the
Heath Insurance Scheme i.e CGEPHIS will not be offered to
Ex-servicemen as this Scheme is for supplementing the CGHS
whereas they are covered by ECHS (Ex-Servicemen
Contributory Health Scheme).

In response to the request of Disabled War Veterans(India)
that the Defence Civilian Pensioners from Non-CGHS area may
also be covered under the proposed Health Insurance Scheme.
Secretary(P&PW) asked Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare to arrange a meeting of concerned Pensioners
Association i.e Disabled War Veterans (India) with the
Director (CGHS (P)).

Ø Disabled War Veterans (India) was requested to send a
request to Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, so that the
issue of prosthesis may also be taken up by Department of
Ex-Servicemen Welfare with the Department of Empowerment of
persons with Disabilities.

DOPPW

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to indicate the
latest status of EFC Memo during the meeting. Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare has also been reminded on EFC
Memo vide reminders dated 17.11.2016 and 04.01.2017.