At present, the CGHS Beneficiary issues are being raised more in case of Central Govt. Servicing and retired employees. So there are many resolutions has made by Department of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Main CGHS Benefits for Pensioners
CGHS department will bear major Treatment expenses in the old age of the pensioner as well as his eligible family members, when his monthly earning is very low i.e. dependent on only pension amount.
CGHS Beneficiary list is the detail of those people who are residing with the CGHS card holder and completely dependent as per CGHS guidelines. Also, disable son above 25 years old is eligible to be included in the CGHS beneficiary list.
Some queries and cases are being explained below.
Query: I have one servant, who has been providing personal service to me and my family since last 30 years and completely dependent on me for his survival. Can I include his name in my dependent family member list? … Sushil Thakkar, Mumbai
Answer: Yes. He can be included in a list of your family members to get the benefits of CGHS facilities during any illness, he or she or any of his listed family members has suffered from. But, everything is restricted in non-CGHS area or non-listed hospitals for CGHS card holders. So the CGHS card holders should choose the residence located in CGHS facilitate cities and well communicated to CGHS authorized hospitals.
Query: After retirement from service in 2008, I got a Lifetime Pensioner card for CGHS issued in Chennai. Now I am shifting to my native city Dehradun. Can I use the same CGHS Card in Dehradun, which was issued in Chennai? Do I have to pay again?
Answer: When Pensioners are being shifted from one CGHS facilitate city to another, will have to apply to the Additional Director of previous city for transfer of CGHS card. The card will be transferred through online procedures and a receipt will be provided to the beneficiary, through which, Adl. Director of the new city (Ahmedabad) will receive the information. Same Plastic cards with same Beneficiary ID will be valid. No extra contribution amount is to be paid in respect of pensioner beneficiaries holding life time cards.