Renewal of Medical Identity Cards SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Issue of Medical Identity Cards Uniformity and renewal

Headquarters Office,
Personnel branch,
Chennai – 3

Dt.14.12.2018

No: P(B)500/Retired Medical Card/HQrs

DRM/P/MAS, TPJ, MDU, SA, PGT, TVC, DY.CPO/CN/MS
CPD/RE/MS, WPO/GOC, LW/PER, CW/PER, CEWE/PER, WPO/S&T/PTJ
SPO/EWS/AJJ, SPO/TM/RPM, APO/STORES

Sub: Issue of Medical Identity Cards – Uniformity and renewal

Ref: Railway Board letter No. 2018/Trans.cell/Health/Medical cards Dated 08.06.2018.

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As per Railway Board’s letter cited above, a plastic based Medical Identity Card in the size of a Bank debit card has to be issued to all serving/retiring employees. A copy of the above letter is enclosed for information and guidance.

Accordingly it has been decided to issue a plastic based Multipurpose Smart Card, which shall replace the erstwhile Pensioner’s ID card, PRCP card and RELHS card.

Therefore, the Multi-purpose smart card may be formulated and issued with a unique alpha-numeric 12 digit number e.g., SR180601000 depicting the Zone, year, Admn. Unit, 4 digit running number with different colored strips on the top of the card as under:

1. Serving employee                                        Yellow
2. Dependents of serving employee               Maroon
3. Retired employee                                        Green
4. Dependents of retired employee                   Blue

The same card number which is issued to the retired/serving employees may be given to the dependents, suffixed by ‘S’ for Spouse; ‘C1, C2, C3’ for Children, and ‘M’ for Widowed mother.

The level of entitlement of medical facilities of serving/retired employees, and their dependents should be indicated on the card.

Medical Identity Card for beneficiaries upto the age of 15 years, should be made /and for 5 years, after which these cards should be renewed. For beneficiaries issued above the age of-15 years, the Medical Identity Card should be renewed on attaining the age of 40 ears and at the time of retirement.

The pattern of the 4 types of cards with relevant details is enclosed. The issue of Multipurpose Smart Card to retiring employees shall be dealt by Settlement section and issue of this card to serving employees shall be dealt by the cadre section concerned.

This has the approval of PCPO.

(SHIKHA LAL)
Deputy Chief Personnel Officer/IR&T
for POPC/MAS/HQ

Source: http://www.irtsa.net/

central government employees dont expect pay revision -parliment news 11-12-18

7th CPC Fitment and HRA  No Revision and Dont Expect

7th Pay Commission Fitment Factor and House Rent Allowance – No Change Therein is Envisaged

In wirtten reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on 11th December 2018 , Minister of State for Finance Shri P.Radhakrishnan said no change in 7th CPC Fitment Factor and House Rent Allowance.

Increase in Pay Fitment Factor and HRA

“The fitment factor for the purpose of fixation of pay in the revised pay structure based on the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission is 2.57 which is uniformly applicable to all categories of employees. As the same is based on the specific and considered recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, no change therein is envisaged.

The Government vide Resolution dated 6th July, 2017 decided that HRA shall be revised to 27%, 18% and 9% of Basic Pay in X, Y and Z cities when Dearness Allowance (DA) crosses 25% and further to 30%, 20% and 10% of Basic Pay in X,Y and Z cities when DA crosses 50%.”