CGHS Facilities to Sports Authority of India (SAI) Employees

739. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the pensioners of Sports Authority of India (SAI) are not getting any hospital facilities as per Central Government rules;

(b) if so, whether the employees of SAI are getting medical facilities during their services as per Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) rules and facilities, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of medical rules of SAI, establishments and the reasons not for extending CGHS/CS-MA rules to SAI pensioners; and

(d) the details of proposal of the Government to extend medical facilities to SAI employees during their superannuation?

(a) to (d): The pensioners of the SAI are paid a Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) of ₹1000/- along with their monthly pension, as per the Order dated 19.07.2017 of the Department of Personnel & Training Government of India. The serving employees of SAI are presently provided medical facilities for treatment in any of the hospitals recognized by the State Governments/ CGHS. 

The guidelines also cover the hospitals fully funded by either the Central Government or the State Government, subject to the condition that the medical expenditure will be reimbursed to the employees at the rates fixed by the Government under CGHS Rules. Further, a proposal of SAI for providing CGHS facilities to its serving and retired employees was considered in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and it was decided not to extend CGHS facilities to the new organizations/areas/groups that are already not covered under it, due to severe resource constraints.

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