HEALTH CARD CONTRIBUTIONS

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
A B S T R A C T
Employees’ Health Scheme (EHS) – Recovery of contribution from the
Salaries/Pensions of December 2013 payable in January 2014 onwards and
depositing the amount with Government contribution in the Public Account – Orders
– Issued.
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FINANCE (TFR) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No. 331, Dated: 11.12.2013
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms.No.174, Health Medical and Family Welfare (M2) Department,
dated 01.11.2013.
2. G.O.Ms.No.175, Health Medical and Family Welfare (M2) Department,
dated 01.11.2013.
3. G.O.Ms.No.176, Health Medical and Family Welfare (M2) Department,
dated 01.11.2013.
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O R D E R :-
In the reference first to third read above, orders were issued for
implementation of Employees Health Scheme (EHS) by providing Cashless Medical
Treatment to the State Government Employees, Pensioners and their dependents.
2. In continuation to the orders read above, the following orders are hereby
issued regarding recovery of contribution towards EHS from the salary/pension of
employees/pensioners eligible for EHS as indicated below starting from December
2013 payable in January 1st 2014 onwards; the source of finances for
implementation of the Employees Health Scheme and creation of Public Account.
Categories eligible for EHS:
a) Serving employees:
1. All regular State Government employees. A State Government
employee will have the meaning as defined under Fundamental
Rules.
2. Provincialised employees of local bodies.
b) Retired employees:
1. All Service Pensioners
2. Family pensioners
3. Re-employed service pensioners
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Categories not eligible for EHS:.
a) Those who are covered under other insurance schemes such as CGHS,
ESIS, Railways, RTC, Aarogya Bhadratha of Police Department and Aarogya
Sahayatha of Prohibition & Excise Department;
b) Law officers (Advocate General, State Prosecutors, State Counsels,
Government Pleaders and Public Prosecutors);
c) Casual and Daily paid workers;
d) Biological parents if adopted parents exist;
e) All independent children; and
f) AIS Officers and AIS pensioners.
i) All Drawing and Disbursing Officers/Pension Payment Officers are
hereby instructed to recover the contributions from the Employees/
Pensioners as ordered in the reference first read above from the
salaries/pensions of December 2013 payable in January, 2014
onwards. The contribution is as under:
a) Rs.90/- per month (for Slab A consisting of employees with Pay
Grades from I to IV and Slab B consisting of employees with Pay
Grades from V to XVII).
b) Rs.120/- per month (for Slab C consisting of employees with Pay
Grades from XVIII to XXXII).
c) The Pay Grades for three Slabs under other Pay Scales, such as
University Grants Commission Pay Scales, will be those equivalent
to the corresponding Pay Grades under the State Government.
d) The contribution for service pensioners or family pensioners will be
according to the present Pay Grade of the post from which the
pensioner retired from service.
(ii) If both of the spouses are Government employees or Service
Pensioners, contribution by any one of the spouses is sufficient. In
such a case, the applicant shall give a declaration to the effect that the
other spouse is a Government employee / Service Pensioner, duly
indicating the Employee Code/Pensioner Code of the other spouse. All
the Drawing and Disbursing Officers are instructed to obtain an
undertaking from the employees in the proforma annexed to this order
with immediate effect.
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iii) (a) The proportionate Government Contribution is as follows:
i) Rs.135/- per month for Slab A and Slab B category of
employees and pensioners.
ii) Rs.180/- per month for Slab C category of employees and
pensioners.
(b) The Government contribution for Employees Health Scheme will be
made under the following head of account:
2210 Medical and Public Health Services
01 Urban Health Services – Allopathy
001 Direction and Administration
SH(10) Government Contributions for Employees Health Scheme
320 Contributions
iv) The contribution of the employees and pensioners on one hand and
Government contribution together shall be deposited under the
following heads of account under Employees Health Scheme Account
along the lines of Contributory Pension Fund.
K. Deposits and Advances
(b) Deposits not bearing interest
8342- Other Deposits –
M.H.118 – Employees Health Scheme
S.H.(04)-A.P. State Government Employees Health Scheme.
001- Employees Contribution
002- Pensioners Contribution
003- Government Contribution
iii) In respect of employees who are on long leave the contribution towards
Employees Health Scheme shall be recovered from their leave salary.
vi) In respect of employees who are under suspension and those who are
on leave without pay, the concerned employee shall contribute the
amount to the EHS fund through a challan in the first week and furnish
the same to the Drawing and Disbursing Officers of the last station they
have worked. The services under Employees Health Scheme shall be
suspended temporarily if they fail to comply with the above instructions.
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3. These orders are also available in Andhra Pradesh Government Website
http://www.aponline.gov.in and http://www.apfinance.gov.in.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
L.PREMACHANDRA REDDY,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT (IF) (FAC)
To
All the Secretariat Departments.
All the Heads of Departments.
The Principal Secretary to Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
All Special Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to Government.
All the District Collectors and District Magistrates
The Chief Executive Officer, Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Information and Public Relations, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner, Printing, Stationery & Stores Purchase (Printing Wing) A.P.
Hyderabad.
The Secretary, A.P. Public Service Commissioner, A.P. Hyderabad.
The Registrar General of A.P. High Court, Hyderabad.
The Registrar of A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.
The Director of Treasuries and Accounts, A.P. Hyderabad.
The Director of Works Accounts, A.P. Hyderabad.
The Pay & Accounts Officer, Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (A&E) A.P. Hyderabad.
The Principal Accountant General (Audit) A.P.Hyderabad.
All the District Treasury Officers in the State.
All the Chief Executive Officers, Zilla Parishad in the State.
All District Panchayat Officers.
All the District Educational Officers.
All the Recognised Service Employees Associations.
All the Recognised Pensioners Associations.
Copy to:
HM & FW(M2) Department
The Director (IT) Finance Department.
All the Officers in Finance Department.
All Sections in Finance Department.
Finance (BG.I/BGVI/DCM.II/Expr.M&H.I) Department.
Budget Computer Section.
SF/SCs.
// FORWARDED :: BY ORDER //
SECTION OFFICER
PROFORMA
To
The (Designation of the Drawing and Disbursing Officer/Pension Payment Officer)
(Office)
(Station)
I (Name, Designation and Office) hereby exercise my option to be covered
under Employees Health Scheme and authorise deduction of Rs.........(in
words...............) as my contribution towards Employees’ Health Scheme (EHS) from
the salary/pension of December, 2013 payable in January, 2014 onwards at the
rates prescribed in G.O.Ms.No.174, HM & FW (M2) Department, dated 01.11.2013
and subsequent orders that may be issued from time to time revising the premium.
OR
I (Name, Designation and Office) hereby declare that my spouse is a
Government employee/pensioner and he/she is contributing for Employees Health
Scheme (EHS) and a copy of undertaking given is enclosed.
*( Strike whoever is not applicable)
Yours faithfully