FAQ on Central Government Health Scheme : More questions clarified as FAQ
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued recently some clarifications as in the form of Questions and Answers, now further the Department has once again issued with more details of the scheme on its portal. Lot of questions and answers is given with detailed references, certainly it could be very useful for the both sides of employees and Department authorities.
1. Who are entitled for CGHS facilities
a. All Central Govt. employees and their dependant family members residing in CGHS covered areas.
b. Central Govt Pensioners and their eligible family members getting pension from Central Civil Estimates
c. Sitting and Ex-Members of Parliament
d. Ex-Governors & Lt. Governors
e. Freedom Fighters
f. Ex-Vice Presidents
g. Sitting and Ex-Judges of Supreme Court & High Courts
h. Employees and pensioners of certain autonomous organizations in Delhi
i. Journalists (in Delhi )Accredited with PIB
j. ( for OPD & at RML Hospital)
k. Delhi Police Personnel in Delhi only
l. Railway Board employees
2. In how many cities CGHS is presently operative?
CGHS facilities are available in 25 cities in India
1. Ahmedabad 2 Allahabad 3 Bengaluru 4 Bhopal 5 Bhubaneshwar 6. Kolkata 7. Chandigarh 8 Chennai 9.Dehradun 10.Delhi & NCR 11.Guwahati 12. Hyderabad 13. Jabalpur, 14. Jaipur 15 Jammu 16. Kanpur 17. Lucknow 18. Meerut 19. Mumbai 20. Nagpur 21 Patna 22.Pune 23. Ranchi 24. Shillong 25. Thirruvananthapuram
