Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Railway pensioners/family pensioners
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA/
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS/
(Railway Board)
S.No. PC-VI/348
No. PC-V/2010/A/Med./1
RBE No. 146/2014
New Delhi, dated 19.12.2014
The General Managers/ CAO(R),
All Indian Railways & PUs (As per standard mailing list)
Subject:- Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to the Railway pensioners/family pensioners-regarding.
At present Fixed Medical Allowance is granted to the Railway pensioners/family pensioners residing in areas beyond 2.5 Kms of Railway Hospital/Health Unit for meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization. Orders were issued vide Board’s letter of even number dated 29.06.2010 (RBE No.92/2010) for enhancement of the amount of Fixed Medical Allowance from <100/- to ?300/-p.m. w.e.f. 01.09.2008.
2. In this connection, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoP&PW), the nodal department on the subject, have advised vide their O.M No.4/25/2008-P&PW(D), dated 19.11.2014 that the demand for enhancement of Fixed Medical Allowance has been under consideration of the Government for some time past and the amount of Fixed Medical Allowance has been enhanced from ?300/- to ?500/- per month, subject to the fulfilment of the conditions that (i) pensioner should be residing beyond 2.5 kms from the nearest health unit and (ii) the pensioner should not be availing OPD facility (except in case of chronic disease). The other conditions for grant of Fixed Medical Allowance shall continue to be as contained in Board’s letter No. PC-V/98/I/7/1/1, dt. 19.05.1999 (RBE No. 109/99) read with Board’s instructions dt.01.03.2004.
3. These orders will take effect from 19th November, 2014 i.e the date of issue of DoP&PW’s OM on the subject.
4. This issue with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministr 1
Sd/-
(N.P.Singh)
Dy.Director,Pay Commission-V
Railway Board
Source: NFIR
Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA)
C K Mansoor Rahman says
Sir, instead of granting FMA for those Railway Retired Pensioners who are residing in the metro cities at the rate of Rs.500 per month per pensioner and yearly Rs.6000/- for more than 2 lakhs pensioners, kindly issue cashless smart card to all RELHS members who are residing at metro cities with a facility to take medical treatment at any nominated private hospitals over all major cities of India at anytime,anywhere for maintaining good health. This type of cashless smart cards system not only useful for pensioners but also for the central government and a huge saving of money towards the payment of FMA .
This is just my humble ideas and suggestions for your kind perusal .