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Thursday, January 22, 2015

RELHS Facilities to the Family Pensioners other than the spouse and they are also entitled to draw FMA

RELHS FACILITIES TO THE FAMILY PENSIONERS OTHER THAN SPOUSE AND THEY ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO DRAW FIXED MEDICAL ALLOWNCES ASPER PRESCRIBED RATES: RELHS facilities to family pensioners, other than spouse i.e Widowed / Divorced / Unmarried dependent daughters of Rly. Pensioners and to their Though in view of Rly Board’s letter No 2013/H/16/1/Misc dated 09.01.2013 & No 2003/H/28/1/RELHS dated 16.3.2009 All family pensioners are entitled to join RELHS but as the new RELHS cards are issued by the personnel branch (and not the Medical branch) they go by manual provision & as per the eligibility criteria prescribed vide Para 612 (2) iii of Indian Railway Medical Manual 2000 only the spouse family Pensioner is eligible to join RELHS Thus unless the eligibility criteria laid down in IRMM is amended Family pensioners other than the spouse will remain deprived of RELHS facilities. Inspite of the issue being raised from different Forums like Human Rights Commission & SCOVA. Directorate General Railway Board has not taken adequate clarifactory steps by way of amendment to IRMM, to ensure that facility is made available to all Family Pensioners & their dependent Kids Railway Board therefore is requested to disclose with file noting the action taken to amend eligibility criteria laid down in IRMM 2000 and to ensure that RELHS facility is available to all Family Pensioners without any hassle Disclosing also the status of various representations on the subject.nnormaly the family pensioners are also entitled to draw Fixed Medical Allownces asper aplicable rules and also asper the prescribed rates.