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CHAPTER X
MEDICAL FACILITIES
1. Central Government Health Scheme:
The Central Government Health Schemes, which was started in 1954, is a social
service scheme providing comprehensive health care and family welfare services to the
Central Government employees and their families. All classes of Central Government
employees are entitled to medical treatment at CGHS dispensaries and hospitals for a
token contribution made on a graded scale. The beneficiaries can avail of services by
different systems of medicine: Allopathic and India Systems of Medicine- - Ayurveda,
Homeopathic, Unani, Yoga and Siddha (AYUSH).
1.1. Facilities provided to Members:
The following facilities are being provided to the beneficiaries through the
dispensaries, polyclinics, Government and recognized hospitals.
(i) Outpatient care facilities in all systems.
(ii) Emergency services in Allopathic System.
(iii) Free supply of necessary drugs.
(iv) Lab and Radiological investigations.
(v) Domiciliary visits to seriously ill-patients. All the Medical Officers are under
obligation to visit the patients who are unable to attend the dispensary. The
visits to be entered into a Register.
(vi) Specialist consultation both at the dispensary and hospital level.
(vii) Family Welfare Services.
(viii) Treatment at specialized hospitals, both in Government and private
recognized hospitals.
Facilities of CGHS are available in following 25 cities in India-
1. Ahmadabad 2. Allahabad 3. Bengaluru 4. Bhopal 5. Bhubaneswar 6. Kolkata 7.
Chandigarh 8. Chennai 9.Dehradun 10.Delhi & NCR 11.Guwahati 12. Hyderabad 13.
Jabalpur, 14. Jaipur 15 Jammu 16. Kanpur 17. Lucknow 18. Meerut 19. Mumbai 20. Nagpur
21 Patna 22.Pune 23. Ranchi 24. Shillong 25.Thiruvananthapuram
The list of private hospitals recognized under CGHS in 25 cities in the country is available
on the website of CGHS i.e. www.cghs.nic.in
1.2. Facilities for Pensioners:
(i) The same type of medical facilities are provided to the Central Government
Pensioners residing in CGHS covered areas as are being provided to the serving Central
Government employees.
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MEDICAL FACILITIES
1. Central Government Health Scheme:
The Central Government Health Schemes, which was started in 1954, is a social
service scheme providing comprehensive health care and family welfare services to the
Central Government employees and their families. All classes of Central Government
employees are entitled to medical treatment at CGHS dispensaries and hospitals for a
token contribution made on a graded scale. The beneficiaries can avail of services by
different systems of medicine: Allopathic and India Systems of Medicine- - Ayurveda,
Homeopathic, Unani, Yoga and Siddha (AYUSH).
1.1. Facilities provided to Members:
The following facilities are being provided to the beneficiaries through the
dispensaries, polyclinics, Government and recognized hospitals.
(i) Outpatient care facilities in all systems.
(ii) Emergency services in Allopathic System.
(iii) Free supply of necessary drugs.
(iv) Lab and Radiological investigations.
(v) Domiciliary visits to seriously ill-patients. All the Medical Officers are under
obligation to visit the patients who are unable to attend the dispensary. The
visits to be entered into a Register.
(vi) Specialist consultation both at the dispensary and hospital level.
(vii) Family Welfare Services.
(viii) Treatment at specialized hospitals, both in Government and private
recognized hospitals.
Facilities of CGHS are available in following 25 cities in India-
1. Ahmadabad 2. Allahabad 3. Bengaluru 4. Bhopal 5. Bhubaneswar 6. Kolkata 7.
Chandigarh 8. Chennai 9.Dehradun 10.Delhi & NCR 11.Guwahati 12. Hyderabad 13.
Jabalpur, 14. Jaipur 15 Jammu 16. Kanpur 17. Lucknow 18. Meerut 19. Mumbai 20. Nagpur
21 Patna 22.Pune 23. Ranchi 24. Shillong 25.Thiruvananthapuram
The list of private hospitals recognized under CGHS in 25 cities in the country is available
on the website of CGHS i.e. www.cghs.nic.in
1.2. Facilities for Pensioners:
(i) The same type of medical facilities are provided to the Central Government
Pensioners residing in CGHS covered areas as are being provided to the serving Central
Government employees.
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