On 13.08.2015 Sh A.P
Nagrath Advisor IR Rly Bd.(Retd.) Patron
RREWA Gurgaon(An affiliate of BPS) along with DR Y.P. Anand CRB (Retd.) &
Sh M.P. Budhiraja met Hon'ble MOSR & apprised him of the factual situation
in regard to the health care of retired railway.The delegation proposed to the
Hon'ble MOSR as follows:
- On long term basis, IR may adopt ECHS scheme, which is
for ex-servicemen and has proved to be a great success. ( Of course there are
45 lakh ECHS beneficiaries as against about 4 lakh RELHS beneficiaries,
so IR may need to augment their facilities only at a much smaller scale)
- In the meantime All hospitals and diagnostic
laboratories recognised by CGHS should be accorded recognition by IR at
CGHS rates. This should be done in a time-bound manner.
- As an immediate measure, the instructions
issued by Railway Board on 18.7.2012 in regard to treatment
in emergencies, must be implemented forthwith, holding the Zonal Railways
accountable.
- Reimbursement claims must be settled in a
time-bound manner fixing accountability.
- Earlier BPS sent twits on this issue to
Hon'ble P.M. & The Hon'ble Minister for Railways and also discussed in detail with 7th CPC. BPS hope for positive
results soon
S.G. BPS
