Option for Employees to avail of CGHS benefits either for their Parents or Parents-in-law



1/3604489/2023

File No. H.11020/2/120203ter No. 8210227)

H.11020/2/2023-EHS

Government of India

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Directorate of CGHS

CGHS Bhawan, RK Puram

Sector-13, New Delhi

DatedJuly, 2023.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Option for Central Government Employees to avail CGHS benefits either for their Parents or Parents-in-law - regarding.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the Office memorandum No. 4(1)-18/63-H, dated 03.03.1987, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, whereby a female Central Government employee was given the choice to include either her parents or parents-in-law for the purpose of availing the benefits under Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) subject to the conditions of dependence and residence, etc., being satisfied.

2. The matter has been reviewed and the undersigned is directed to convey the approval of Competent Authority to say that hereinafter, both male and female Central Government employees will have the choice to include either their parents or parents-in-law for the purpose of availing the benefits under CGHS subject to the conditions of dependence and residence, etc., being satisfied.

3.The contents of Para 2 above shall be added to the definition of the term 'Family' for CGHS benefits.

4.This OM shall supersede all other OMS issued in relation to this subject.

To:

1 All Ministries/ Departments, Government of India

2 Additional Director, CGHS (HQ) /Adl.DDG (HQ)

3. All Additional Directors /Joint Directors of CGHS cities outside Delhi

4 All Pay & Accounts Officers under CGHS

5 Additional Director (SZ)/ (CZ)/(EZ)/(NZ), CGHS, New Delhi

6 JD (Gr.)/JD(R&H), CGHS Delhi

7 CGHS Desk-l/Desk-II/CGHS-I/CGHS-II, Dte.GHS, Nirman Bhawan. New Delhi

8 Estt./Estt.II/Estt.III/Estt. IV Sections, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Director, CGHS

Manoj Jain

Date: 26-07-2023 13:16:44