Revision of the existing rates of Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance for eligible railway employees

Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their Office Memorandum no. Z.28015/119/2012-H dt. 17.12.2012 decided to revise the Hospital Patient care Allowance / Patient Care Allowance and directed all the Ministries / department to double  the existing rate of Hospital Patient care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance  to be paid to eligible central government employees. Consequent to the decision conveyed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their Office Memorandum  dated. 17.12.2012,Railway Board has decided to double the existing rates for payment of HPCA/PCA to all eligible Group ‘C’ & ‘ll’ (Non-Ministerial) employees working in Railway Hospitals and Health Units/ Clinics, w.e.f. 01.09.2008

OVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( RAILWAY BOARD )

RBE No. 15 / 2013
New Delhi dated 20.2.2013.

No. E(P&A)II-2013/AL-3

The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Production Units.

Sub : Revision of the existing rates of Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance to eligible Group ‘C’ & ‘D’ (Non- Ministerial) Railway Employees working in Railway Hospitals and Health Units/ Clinics, w.e.f. 01.09.2008.

Hospital Patient Care Allowance/Patient Care Allowance was introduced on the Railways in terms of Board’s letter no. E(P&A)II-98/HW-6 dt. 09.01.2008.

Consequent to the decision conveyed by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare vide their Office Memorandum no. Z.28015/119/2012-H dt. 17.12.2012,Board has decided to double the existing rates for payment of HPCA/PCA to all eligible Group ‘C’ & ‘ll’ (Non-Ministerial) employees working in Railway Hospitals and Health Units/ Clinics, w.e.f. 01.09.2008. The amount of HPCA/PCA would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. This is subject to the following terms & conditions :-

(i) HPCA/PCA may be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for less than one calendar month.
(ii) HPCA/PCA may not be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for more than one calendar month.
(iii) HPCA/PCA should not be admissible in case of unauthorized leave.

2. The other terms and conditions regarding admissibility of HPCA/PCA as contained in Board’s letter E(P&A)11-98/IIW-6 dt. 09.01.2008 shall remain the same.

3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(K. Shankar)
Director/E(P&A)
Railway Board.

Original Order:

http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/establishment/E(P%26A)/2013/Hospital_Allowance.PDF