Question : MEDICAL FACILITIES TO OFFICIALS ON TOUR

to Unstarred Question No. 2925 dated August 18, 2004 and state:

(a) whether the Government has made any special provision to provide medical facilities to the Government servants who remain on tour for long spells ;

(b) if so, whether the Government is aware that employees of Lok Sabha and Rajya Saha Secretariats residing in the Central Government Housing Complex, Vasant Vihar face a similar problem due to tours and late sittings ;

(c) if so, whether the Government proposes to reconsider its decision to provide medical facilities to the said employees and there families at the extension centre of CGHS Dispensary in CBI quarters , CGH Complex, Vasant Vihar:

(d) if so, the details thereof and other alternative steps proposed to be taken for arrangements to open the said extension centre in the evening along with emergency services for the family members of the said Secretariats; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a)&(b): As per Department of Health`s O.M.No.S-11011/7/99-CGHS(P) dated 30.9.99, the serving Central Govt. employees(including employees of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Sectts.) holding CGHS cards, while on tour or visit can in unforeseen emergency take treatment in any CGHS dispensary/recognised hospital or at the Authorised Medical Attendant/Govt. recognised private hospital in the case of a non-CGHS area.

(c)to(e): Due to constraints of resources and manpower, there is neither any proposal to open the extension centre of CGHS Dispensary in CBI quarters, CGH Complex, Vasant Vihar in evening alongwith emergency services nor can the services at the said extension centre be provided to the employees of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Secretariats residing in nearby colonies since there is no sanction for opening a full-fledged CGHS dispensary in Vasant Vihar. The present CGHS facility at the extension centre is for the beneficiaries residing in the CBI quarters and the extension centre is being run by the CGHS with only a limited number of staff who have been withdrawn from the CGHS dispensary No.50, R.K.Puram-III. Therefore, all the Central Govt. employees residing in the colonies located nearby cannot be extended CGHS facilities from the said extension centre.