Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS)
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.943
TO BE ANSWERED ON 3RD MARCH, 2015
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONERS HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
943. SHRI M.P. ACHUTHAN:
SHRI D. RAJA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government is considering a proposal for ending the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in its current form and moving to an insurance based scheme called the Central Government Employees and Pensioners Health Insurance Scheme (CGEPHIS) ; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
(SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)
(a) & (b): There is no proposal for ending the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), at present.
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