Fixed Medical Allowance to Railway pensioners/family pensioner

Railway Board Letter No
PC-V/2011/A/Med./1 dated 26.08.2011
Date
RBE No
117/2011
Circular Subject
Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance to Railway pensioners/family pensioner

 

Kindly refer to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 07-06-2011 enclosing therewith revised Undertaking Form for claiming Fixed Medical Allowance. In partial modification to the letter dated 07-6-2011 ibid, it is mentioned that para 2 of the said letter may be read as under:

“The revised Undertaking Form to opt for Fixed Medical Allowance is enclosed. In terms of para 4 of Board’s letter No. PC-V/98/I/7/1/1 dated 21-4-1999 (RBE No. 65/99), the Railway pensioners/family pensioners who retired prior to 21-4-1999 should submit the claim for Medical Allowance to their concerned Pension Disbursing Authority and those retired on or after 21-4-1999 should submit the claim for Medical Allowance to their concerned Pension Sanctioning Authority.”

2. Similarly, the text on top of the Undertaking in Annexure-I to the letter dated 07-6-2011 may be read as under:

“(to be submitted in DUPLICATE by pensioners/family pensioners to the concerned Pension Disbursing Authority (PDA)/Pension Sanctioning Authority (PSA), Whichever is applicable. PDA should retain one copy of the Undertaking and furnish the other to the PSA for necessary action.)”