Issue of PPOs and making entry of payment of Medical Allowance to Pensioners/ Family Pensioners

No.AIRF/44                       Dated: April 19, 2011

The Secretary(E),
Railway Board,
New Delhi

Dear Sir,

Sub: Issue of PPOs and making entry of payment of Medical Allowance to Pensioners/ Family Pensioners

   Complaints have been pouring in our office from the pensioners regarding non-payment of Medical Allowance along with Monthly Pension by the disbursing banks due to non-availability of entry for making payment of Medical Allowance in the PPOs. Banks are asking concerned pensioners to bring letters from their departments for making payment of Medical Allowance along with Monthly Pension.

   Retiring employees had given options for joining RELHS before retirement. One month’s contribution for becoming member of RELHS has been recovered by the administration from payment of settlement dues. They have been issued RELHS Card by the administration, but in the absence of any entry regarding payment of Medical Allowance in the PPOs, banks are refusing to make payment of Medical Allowance to a person who has recently retired on 30.11.2010.Individual employee has to go pillar to post for advising banks for making payment of Medical Allowance but this is not being done easily and takes lot of time in contacting persons from table to table and getting the work done.

   In view of the above, it is felt necessary that the Headquarters office should issue necessary instructions to the DRMs/Sr. DFMs and CWMs of all the Zonal Railways and Production Units for getting entry of Medical Allowance payable to retiring employees after obtaining certificates of not availing Outdoor treatment from Railway Hospitals/Health Units. This will mitigate hardships of Pensioners/Family Pensioners.

Yours faithfully,

(Shiva Gopal Mishra)

General Secretary

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