Rights
panel directive to CGHS
The State Human Rights Commission
has directed the Director of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) to include
one hospital in each district in the panel of the scheme to enable all the
retired employees to get the benefits of the government’s health insurance
scheme.
He also directed the Director and
the Central Secretary to submit the report in this regard on August 7. The
direction was following a complaint filed by Leela George, a retired central
government employee.
There is only one hospital in the
state empanelled in the health insurance scheme, which is in the capital city.
There are only three consulting centres under the scheme which are also
situated here. This makes it difficult for the pensioners residing in other
districts to avail the benefits of the scheme.
The retired employees became members
of the scheme by paying from Rs 15,000 to 20,000. The members of the scheme
also had given up their medical allowance of Rs 3,600. The Commission also
directed that the facility for free treatment for the members of the health
insurance scheme be made at the hospitals which are empanelled in the
Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme.
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