CGHS ISSUES – Infrastructure and Posting of Manpower: Minutes of the 34th SCOVA meeting held under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble MOS(PP) on 11.03.2025

[Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s O.M. No. 4/14/2025-P&PW(D)/E-10522 dated 25.03.2025]

Pensioners’ Associations from Pune, Jammu, Bengaluru, Chennai, Balasore and Nagpur raised various issues related to CGHS which include:

Adequate manpower posting at all Wellness centers(WCs)
Opening of new WCs at Pune, Bengaluru, Balasore, Nagpur, Chennai, Puducherry and Jammu
Opening of a polyclinic at Jammu with testing lab facilities
In addition to the empanelled labs already available, setting up of a diagnostic lab
Timely payment of bills of the vendors
Empanelment of private hospitals at the district H.Q. (Pune and other places) under CGHS
Continuous supply of life saving medicines
Extending the services of CGHS to employees of the Central Government offices which may have been closed on account of administrative restructuring
Reduction of delay in release of medical reimbursement claims
Improvement of the existing infrastructure like buildings and facilities of WCs (Chennai, Bengaluru and Nagpur)

DG CGHS informed that the proposal for recruitment of manpower for CGHS Wellness Centres is in active consideration through Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and the issue of manpower shortage would be resolved soon.
DG CGHS was requested to consider the issues related to upgradation of existing WCs, improvement of infrastructure and manpower on priority as per the availability of resources
The issue of empanelment of private hospitals without opening of WCs, being a policy matter was decided to be examined separately.
CGHS was requested to examine the need of opening of new WCs in States/UTs after assessing the requirement based on the present population/beneficiaries at a place. CGHS was requested to consider opening of a Polyclinic with a testing lab facility at Jammu.
Emphasis was given to consider maintaining continuous supply of life saving drugs in the WCs based on previous demands rather than just based on demand of indent.

(Action: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare/CGHS)

CGHS ISSUES – Infrastructure and Posting of Manpower: Minutes of the 34th SCOVA meeting