ALLOWANCES ADMISSIBLE TO CHS OFFICERS

ALLOWANCES ADMISSIBLE TO CHS OFFICERS

B. Non Practicing Allowance (NPA)

CHS officers are granted Non Practicing Allowance at the rate of 25% of

basic pay subject to condition that pay plus Non Practicing Allowance does not exceed

Rs.29500/-p.m. vide this Ministry’s letter No. A.45011/11/97-CHS V dated 7.4.98. Non

Practicing Allowance is treated as Pay for all service matters. In other words it is taken

into account for computation of D.A., entitlement of T.A./D.A. and other allowances as

well as for calculation of retirement benefits in terms of letter No. A.27023/1/87-CHS V

dated 22.9.1987.

C. Conveyance Allowance

CHS officers working in hospitals, CGHS dispensaries and some institute e.g. Central

Research Institute, Kasauli, National Institute of Communicable Diseases etc. are granted

Conveyance Allowances for attending hospitals outside duty hours, paying domiciliary

visits, collecting samples and visiting field centres and for performing other official

duties respectively, at the following rates:

For those who maintain own Motor Car Rs.1650/- p.m.

For those who maintain own Scooter/ Motorcycle Rs. 540/- p.m.

For those who do not maintain either Car or Motorcycle/ Rs. 450/- p.m.

Scooter

D. Annual Allowance

With a view to encourage academic and research pursuits, CHS officers are

granted Annual Allowance at the following rates:

(i) For Teaching, Non-Teaching, Public Health

and GDMOs having recognised PG qualification Rs. 500/- p.m.

(ii) For GDMOs without PG qualification Rs. 300/- p.m.

E. Post Graduate Allowance

A medical graduate appointed to the post of Medical Officer or Senior

Medical Officer including Chief Medical officer (Non-Functional Selection Grade) for

which possession of a recognised post graduate qualification is not essential, are given

over and above the pay admissible in the relevant scale, Post-Graduate allowance of

Rs.300/- per month or 500/- per month, as the case may be, for possessing recognized

Post-Graduate Diploma(s) or Post graduate degree respectively vide order No.

A.45012/13/97-CHS V dated 5.10.98. This allowance is however, not admissible to

deputationist.

F. Residential Telephone

Vide Order No. Z.16023/2/95-CHS V dated 26.3.98 and 2.12.98, CHS officers in

the scale of pay of Rs. 12000-16500 and above and 25% of officers working below the

scale of pay of Rs. 12000-16500 are eligible for grant of residential telephone on

functional basis.

G. Reimbursement of Newspaper

In terms of letter No. Z.16023/2/95-CHS V dated 24.7.98 CHS officers are

entitled to reimbursement of cost of Newspaper purchased by them at their residence in

the following manner:

Level of CHS Officers Maximum number of Indian Newspaper

Director General of Health Services No limit

Additional D.G.H.S. or equivalent 03

Senior Administrative Grade 02

Below Senior Administrative Grade 01

Apart from the above mentioned allowances, CHS officers are granted all other

allowances which are admissible to Central Govt. employees.

NON-MEDICAL SCIENTISTS

During the year, 29 Group ‘A’ Non-Medical Scientists were promoted to

various scientist levels. A proposal for grant of In-situ promotion in respect of 42

officers (scientist level II to IV ) has been forwarded to the UPSC for holding the DPC.

A proposal for In-situ promotion of 5 officers to the grade of Scientists –V level (Rs.

18400-500-22400) was also forwarded to the Union Public Service Commission for

holding the DPC.

DENTAL POSTS:-

Non-Functional Selection Grade was introduced in the grade of Dental Surgeons

and three Staff Surgeons were placed in Non-Functional Selection Grade. Another three

Dental Surgeons will be placed in Non-Functional Selection Grade soon.