Removal of age limit of 25 years of medical facilities for dependent Children (22.02.2018)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No.2008/H-1/2/15
New Delhi, dated 22.02.2018
The General Manager
All Indian Railways and Production Units
the Director General, RDSO, Lucknow and
The Chief Administrative Officers, DMW, Patiala and Rail Wheel Plant, Bela, Patna.
(Corrigendum)
Sub: Removal of age limit of 25 years of medical facilities for dependent Children of serving Railway employees and pensioners.
Ref: Board’s letter of even no. dated 16.02.2009
Guidelines were issued vide letter No.2000/H/PNM-AIRF dated 05.09.2000 elaborating/amending para 601 (5) and 601 (6) of IRMM, 2000 defining ” Family Members” for the purpose of medical facilities for dependent children of serving Railway Employees and Pensioners. In the instructions, provision pertaining to son read as under:
| (i) | Sons under 21 years of age provided they are wholly dependent on the Railway employee; and |
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| (ii) | Sons over 21 years of age without an upper age limit, even if not a student or invalid, provided he is wholly dependent on and resides with the Railway employee. |
2. The above provisions were amended/modified with the issue of corrigendum vide letter under reference as under " Unmarried sons over 21 years of age without an upper age limit, even if not a student or invalid, provided he is wholly dependent on, and resides with the Railway employee". It has, however, come to notice that the corrigendum was issued without obtaining financial concurrence.
3. The matter regarding obtaining of financial concurrence was taken up with Finance Directorate of this Ministry and Post - facto financial concurrence to the corrigendum issued vide letter of even number dated 16.02.2009 is hereby accorded to.
(Mrs.H.K.Sanhotra)
Dy.Director/H&FW
Railway Board