The person residence city will decide the CGHS beneficiary status. The person may work anywhere but the beneficiary and his family should reside in any of the 27 cities listed in the CGHS covered cities to avail facilities from Central Government Health Scheme.
People who are Eligible for facilities under CGHS
Here is the list of people who can get benefits from Central Government Health Scheme.
- All Central Government Employees and their families(except Railways and Delhi Administration)
- All Pensioners from Central Government and their families (except pensioners from Railways and Armed Forces)
- Widows of Pensioners from Central Government who are getting family pension.
- Delhi Police Personnel including their families
- Civil Employees of Defense paid from defense (except at Mumbai)
- Child Drawing pension on death of Central Government employee including minor brother and sister of child.
- Ex Governors and their families
- Ex Vice President and their families
- Central Government servants who are deputed to semi-Government and autonomous bodies including their family members.
- Military Officers on deputation to civil departments and getting their emoluments from Civil Estimates
- Families of Central Government employees who are temporarily (6 months) transferred out of CGHS covered cities. The employee must have deposited contribution towards CGHS in advance.
- Employees of Central Government not residing in CGHS covered cities. (They can avail facilities at nearest CGHS covered cities)
- Ministers of Central and State Government and their families.
- Parliament Secretary of central government and their family.
- All Parliament members and their families.
- Ex members of parliament and their families.
- Judges of Supreme Court and high court.
- Retired Judges of Supreme Court and high court.
- Employees of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan who are in cities Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai
- Families of Deceased members of parliament
- Pensioners of the Ordnance Factories
- Retired employees of Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Retired Divisional Accountants of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department
- Employees of Central Council of Indian Medicine
- Persons employed in semi-government and autonomous bodies who are permitted to join the Central Government Health Scheme
- Freedom Fighters and their family members who are receiving central pension under the Swatantra Sainik Samman Pension Scheme.
- All India Service Pensioners who retire while serving under the State
People who are not Eligible for facilities under CGHS
- Those family members who are still staying with beneficiary but no longer dependent on him.
- Independent Brother and Sister even if they are minor
- Married Daughter staying with parents but has not separated.
- Central Government Employees who live in cities not covered under CGHS
Who are Dependents and Family Members?
- Husband/Wife (If more than one wife) and judicially separated wife
- Parents (Step parents not included)
- In case of Adoption Real Parents not included
- If Adaptive father has more than one wife only first wife is included
- In case of female employee parents and parents in law (certain terms and conditions for residency and dependency to be proven)
- Children (Including step children, legally adapted children)
- Son is eligible till he starts earnings or attains age of 25 years.
- Daughter is eligible till she starts earning or get married (no age factor)
- Son who is suffering from permanent disability (mental or physical) till any age
- Widow Daughter
- Unmarried widow sister
- Dependent brothers
- Step mother
- Divorced and legally separated daughter..
Sir, If i am living in Palanpur, Gujarat and want to prepare CGHS card for taking treatment in CGHS approved hospitals in Ahmedabad hospital. is it possible?
Yes, you can..
I am working as senior resident at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. It is a tenure engagement for a period of 3 years. But it has a pay scale and is treated as a post. Am I eligible for cghs benefits.
I am working in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in Bangalore, Karnataka, can I avail CGHS facility?
Contact with your Administration or HR Department for this..
Sir
I am a central govt. employee and we had a dispensary and Medical officer.
Can we get CGHS facility?
AFTER RETIRING FROM THE TELECOM DEPT. IN 1999 I HAD BEEN STAYING IN A NON-CGHS AREA. AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION I HAD BEEN STAYING IN NON-CGHS AREA WHILE ON JOB AT TELECOM DEPT. THEREBY I HAD NEVER BEEN A BENEFICIARY OF THE CGHS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN STAYING IN KOLKATA, I HAD GONE TO THE CGHS OFFICE TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED FORM. BUT SURPRISINGLY I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR THE ERSTWHILE TELECOM EMPLOYEES AND THE PENSIONERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO BECOME A BENEFICIARY OF THE CGHS, BECAUSE THE TELECOM AUTHORITY HAVE THEIR OWN SET-UP AND THEREBY THEY HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THE CGHS. AND THAT IS WHY, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL OF THE CGHS KOLKATA, I AM NOT ELLIGIBLE TO BECOME A BENIFICIARY OF THE CGHS. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES KINDLY LET ME KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET THE BENEFITS FROM THE CGHS ?
You can get benefit no..
I am employed in kendriya vidyalaya sansthan at lucknow. Am I love you eligible for CGHS facilities?
yes of course
I work in darjeelingg buy my family residing in Kolkata can i get chhs card
Yes, you can..
if my family residing outside around 50 km away from delhi while im serving at muzaffarpur …can we take this type of facility from delhi for my family member or no
Yes if you both have CHGS Dispensary nearby..
Madam I am working in Delhi my parents are staying in Hyderabad they are eligible for CGHS card any documents pls share . ramuu418@gmail.com
As a railway employee, I am not eligible for CGHS scheme.However Railway Officers’ who move to the ministry of Railways and retire from the ministry can choose post retirement medical care either with the railways or with CGHS. I had opted for railway medical facilities at the time of retirement from the ministry.Can I now change my option to CGHS?
Yes, you can..
I am working in Jaisalmer(Rajasthan) and my family resides in Belagavi(Karnataka), can I avail CGHS facility in nearby city Bengaluru? If yes then what’s the procedure to register and if no then why?
If Belagavi is your home town than yes..
I am working in Sainik school of Bijapur, Karnataka, can I avail CGHS facility?
Check with your admin.
I retired as Professor from H.N.B. Garhwal University which is central University ( A Autonomous organisation under MHRD. May I know whether I am eligible for CGHS facilities or not, I came to know that if a person who was not covered by CGHS earlier, he/she may deposit a fix amount as per his grade pay to avail CGHS facilities.
Yes, you can. Apply at Additional CGHS Director Dehradun..
IS Employee Provident Fund Organization Employee are eligible for CGHS benefit?
Not Mandatory. EPFO & ESI are Sister Concerns.
Actually, I want to know that my father had served in EPFO and expired while in service. Here, I want to clear that before joining EPFO, my father had worked in Ministry of Industries, after closing the cement Industries dept, my father was posted to EPFO. In this case, Can my mother eligible for CGHS benefit.
Yes you are. Contact Admin Section of PF Offce where your father was last posted. They will help you..
I am a female central government employeee. Can I include my husband in definition of family and avail CGHS facility , if he has his own source of income ?
Yes you can add him..
If my husband has esi medical card from private organisation. So can I put his name under my cghs dependent.
No you can’t
CGHS doesn’t include the facility for the treatment of the cases such as Rheumatology, scleroderma, arthritis. And the reputed hospitals such as Fortis – Vasantkunj (Dr. Ashok Kumar), Max Hospitals – Saket and Panchseel Marg (Dr Prasan Deep Rath) are experts in rheumatology. but these hospitals are not covered under CGHS panel. I asked the hospital staff and they replied that they are not covered under CGHS panel, and the CGHS panelled hospitals replied that CGHS doesn’t covers rheumatology treatment.
Then, How can I get treatment for rheumatalogy.
Please suggest, as this is a very severe disease and the treatment is little expensive.
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Due to 7cpc recommendation s and subsequent circular of Cghs my ward entitlements has changed from general to semi private. What is the procedure to get new card with new ward entitlement.
Contact your HR Admin or CGHS Director’s Office in your area.
I am serving in JAISLMER raj as defence civil employee my home town is mullanpur dist LUDHIANA pb can i avail th cghs facility
Of course you can
I am working as PA in dept of post with grade pay 2400 in barasat. Am I eligible for CGHS?
Mam, Barasat division is near about 70 to 80 km away from kolkata main city. Am I eligible to get the benifit of cghs from any dispensary of cghs or recognised hospital of cghs?
Yo can if you want to go that far..
Hello my father is retired from Western railway , at retirement time he has not enroll for any health schemes. Can he take advantage of CGHS schemes? Or any other scheme if you know plz share with reply.
Yes he can enroll now too..
For enrollment it mentioned to get a draft of suitable amount is to be prepared. How much amount of demand draft is to be prepared for enrollment?
There are 2 options to pay for it. One you can pay on yearly basis. Second you can pay for lifetime membership by paying 10 years contribution.
Hello Ms. Anu,
My father is a central excise and customs department employee retired in January 2017, he worked in Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) and is also currently residing in Tirupati. We noted that in the website https://cghsonline.in/eligibility-criteria-at-cghs/ under the category “People who are not Eligible for facilities under CGHS” 4. Central Government Employees who live in cities not covered under CGHS. Does this mean my father is not eligible for CGHS? Earlier we were planning to apply for CGHS in Chennai (~150 kms away from Tirupati). Is it possible to apply at Chennai? Also, is there a time limit post retirement date with in which we have to apply for CGHS scheme?
What is the benefit of taking facility that is away 150 km. You can apply by showing your address at Chennai..
Is there a time limit with in which we have to apply for CGHS scheme? Since my father is residing in Tirupati right now, is it true that people not living in CGHS area is not covered under CGHS?
There i no Time Limit. And yes it is true..
Son of a Central Govt. Employee in the cadre of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) is above 25 years and suffering from cancers. Is there any rule on the power of the Secretary of the Ministry in the Govt. of India under which the MTS is a permanent employee, to extend the facility of reimbursement of treatment cost for such person?
You are at wrong place to get this answer. Check with proper authorities or use RTI..
I am serving as airman in Indian Air Force, can i avail CGHS facility?
Yes..
I am working in GPO Kerla and my hometown is Sonepat Haryana but sonepat is not covered under CGHS but the other district Gurgaon of Haryana is covered under CGHS. My office says to take sign on paper form CGHS dispencery Gurgaon that my home town covered under CHGS. is it possible.
Thankyou for the article. My mother has retired as a principal from Kendriya Vidyalya. Though she has not served in Mumbai, we currently reside in Mumbai. Will she be eligible for CGHS? She is a cancer patient and we urgently need assistance.
Regards
Vijay
Yes she is..
I’m residing non cghs area
How can I get medical treatment
Like CGHS Beneficiaries
My grandfather is dependent on me.Is he eligible for cghs card
Yes, you can..
Army person eligible hoto
h ki nhi
Yes they are..
I am a central govt employe in dept of ITBP (CAPF) under MHA
I want to know that am I eligible for CGHS. Second thing is that my family is residencies in JAIPUR in rental home. where I apply for CGHS card
Yes he can
my sons age 28,his vision in left eye is weak by birth, low vision upto what level is eligible as dependent
Total blindness is taken for dependent..
hello. My Husband is having a cghs card. whether I as wife can avail cghs facility. I have my own income from house and some from my profession?
he is working in PUNE and we reside in mumbai.
Yes you can..
i am retired from delhi state govt , i have lifetime dghs medical card , now i am shifting in bangalore permanently , how can i awail cghs medical facility from my lifetime dghs medical card
It can be transferred..
How can it transferred kindly tell me what is the procedure
Please contact Addl Directors Office CGHS in your area..
I work in central excise and custom dept in Ahmedabad, gujarat and my parents live in a village near hisar city in haryana . Can i avail benefits of cghs for them?? Please reply early my mother need surgery immediately.9996065516 i appreciate if i could get info via what’s app or msg too.
Thanks
Yes you can..
kindly solve my problem , i am retired from delhi state government after retirement i take DGHS life time medical medical card under DGHS , now i am permanently shift Bangalore , can i used DGHS card in CGHS hospital and its empanelled hospitals
The Directorate General of Health Services (Dte.GHS) is a repository of technical knowledge concerning Public Health, Medical Education and Health Care. It is an attached organisation of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The Dte.GHS is headed by Director General of Health Services (DGHS), a Secretary level officer of Central Health Services, who renders technical advice on all medical and public health matters to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Directorate co-ordinates with the Health Directorates of all States/UTs for implementation of various National Health Programmes through its Regional Offices of Health and Family Welfare. The Dte.GHS oversees the functioning of Central Government Hospitals and their management. It also addresses health concerns of the people through its Subordinate Offices/Institutes spread all over the country.
still not clear how we used my lifetime dghs card in bangalore where i have shift permanently
mam,mai daily office time par,working days mei, cghs bangalore additional director office no’s 080-25538300, 080-25530827, 080-25530825 par call karti rahti hoon pure din par koi phone nahi uthata hai , main two times email bhi bhej chuki hoon par aaj din tak kahi se koi bhi reply nahi mila , mujhe unse pata karna tha ki dghs life time medical card ko kis tarah convert karana hai permanently bangalore me cghs cashless medical facility lene ke liye.
Visit in person or file RTI..
Mam RTI online kaise bheju kya tareeka hai
You have to send RTI by Speed Post not online..
Mam , apke support r guidance ke liye mai aapki bahut aabhari hoon , many many thanks to u , aaj meri addl.dir.ji se direct baat ho gayi hai r unhone mujhe pura procedure bata diya hai , mam agar aap guide na karti to mere liye ye jankari milna namumkin tha , aap ki help se hi ye hua , mam aapka bahut bahut dhanyavad
Mam I have been transferred to Kolkata but my parents are residing in my hometown Meerut. My father is on life saving drugs. Will I have to surrender CGHS cards because of transfer? Or is there a procedure where my parents continue to avail CGHS facility at Meerut?
You can transfer only your Card..
Helo I am working in capf under MHA in new delhi. My family living in bhiwani (haryana). Am I eligible for cghs card and also tell me about my family
My father retired from Central Government Service in 1990, and his current Pension is at a Basic of Rs. 27,300/- per month (after 7th Pay Commission). Does that change his CGHS entitlement? He is currently entitled to General Ward category.
It is still same for you..
Hello mam, mai BSF me malkangiri odisha me service karta hu. Mera ghar kanpur se 50 km door bindki me hai but meri family kanpur me rahti hai rent me . Kya mai cghs card banwa sakta hoon . Banawa sakta hoon to uske liye kya karana padega pls suggest me.
Hi, My father had a CGHS card. He passed away couple of years back. My mother wants to apply for a card for herself. Whom can I approach for the same?
Thanks,
Rajeev
Addl Director CGHS Office in your area..
Hello my father is sub inspector of police in Uttar Pradesh is he eligible for CGHS facilities?
Yes, of course..
Sir,I am serving in crpf. And my posting is in koraput,ODISHa which is a non- cghs area but my family residing in Bhubaneswar cghs area. Can I apply cghs card for my family members.
MAM MY RELATIVE IS RETIRED ON 17TH JANUARY 2001 IN CITY OF BHAVNAGAR BUT HE CAN’T GET THE BENEFIT OF THE MEDICAL ALLOWANCE IN HIS PENSION. HIS PPO NO. IS WR/12722/650512.. HIS NAME IS ABDULREHMAN KARIMBHAI KURESHI. HE IS RETIRED AT GRADE OF B/FTR-II MECHANICAL 4000-100-6000-0-0.. I JUST AWARE OF THE FACILITY OF CGST OR NOT. IF HE IS GETTING THE FACILITY OF THE CGST (MEDICAL ALLOWANCE).. SO TELL ME THE PROPER WAY THAT HOW COULD WE DO FOR GETTING IS THE FACILITY OF THE CGST… IN MEAN WHILE IF WE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO THIS FACILITY… WHICH G.R. OF WHICH REASON… PLEASE GIVE ME THE PROPER ANSWER OF ME… I HAVE NOT ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RULES… PLEASE GIVE ME PROPER ANSWER… MAM…. THANKING YOUR HONOUR’S….
sir im working department of posts as iam elgible fir cghs
I have been serving in Ranchi,jh as a civil employee paid from defence.But my family resides in Murshidabad,WB which is not a cghs covered area.So pls tell me if I can get cghs facility.And to which office I should contact.
I am csir employees in Delhi am I eligible for cghs card
sir/madam ,
i am border security force retired person . residig in tirupathi . i am drawn medical allowance 1000/- per month . in this city no any cghs welness centre . kindly inform i am eligible for cghs card or not
Mam i am a capf (CISF) personnel from Faridabad (delhi ncr) posted at non cghs covered city in MP. But my parents live in Faridabad. Can i apply for cghs card for them and avail facility at faridabad.
I am a retired Headmaster from the education Department under Andaman and Nicobar administration.Am I eligible for getting CGHS card ? I am drawing pension from CPA. What should I do to get the CGHS plastic card.
sk.chatterjee.
I am working in CRPF and posted out of Delhi but my family is residing in Delhi cghs covered area. Can my family avail cghs facility.
Hi. I am working in central government office in pay level 12. My dad retired from patna University, currently basic is lesser than 9000. Can I get CGHS benefits for my dad as dependent.
I’m employed at kvs jabalpur .can me and my family eligible for cghs card after retirement .
I retired as Associate Professor from HNB Garhwal University in May 2015. Now I reside in New Delhi. During service period CGHS was not available at my place.
Can I avail CGHS Card facility now at New Delhi ? Yes, then how to proceed.
Please help. Thanks.
Sir I am working under central autonomous body and I am covered by CS-MA rule. So I wanted to know that under this condition can I apply for CGHS Card for me and my dependents.
If so kindly provide me the rule.