AFVOA Newletters of Year 2005

Page 10 of 75 Woken Up A woman who plays cards one night a month with a group of friends was concerned that she always woke up her husband when she came home around 11:30. One night she decided to try not to rouse him. She undressed in the living room and, purse over arm, tiptoed nude into the bedroom - only to find her husband sitting up in bed reading. "Dammit woman!" he exclaimed. "Did you lose everything?" ECHS 37. A copy of the Central Organisation ECHS letter No B/49784/AG/ECHS dated 15 Jan 2005 is given below. Please refer Corrigendum No 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 01 Apr 2003 to GOI MOD letter No 22(1)/01/US(WE)/D(Res) dated 30 Dec 2002 Based on the GOI Min of Health and Family Welfare, Dept of Health OM No. S- 11011/6/98 CGHS(P) dated 20 Sep 04 a case has been submitted by the MOD and it has been decided at the appropriate level that with effect from 01 Apr 2004, the rates of the ECHS contribution will be as per the new slab given below:- Existing slab New slab Contribution in Rs. Pension/Family pension (Rs per month) Revised pension/family pension(Uncommuted basic pension + Dearness pension) (Rs per month) Upto Rs. 1500/- Upto Rs. 3000/- 1800/- Rs. 1501/- to Rs.3000/- Rs. 3001/- to Rs. 6000/- 4800/- Rs. 3001/- to Rs. 5000/- Rs. 6001/- to Rs. 10,000/- 8400/- Rs. 5001/- to Rs. 7500/- Rs. 10,001/- to Rs. 15000/- 12,000/- Rs. 7501/- and above Rs. 15001/- and above 18,000/- The ECHS subscription will be charged from the pensioners/dependents on the basis of their uncommuted basic pension plus Dearness Pension. Refunds of excess remittance of ECHS subscription over and above the subscription paid should be made as per procedure mentioned at para 27 of CGDA’s ‘Most Important Circular’ No AT/IV/4807/ECHS dated 29 Oct 2003. Extract of the same as follows:- “The refund of excess remittance of ECHS subscriptions over and above will be afforded by the concerned PCDA/CDA to the beneficiaries on receipt of a pre- receipted contingent bill duly countersigned by the ECHS authorities along with a xerox copy of the MRO.” This has the concurrence of the MOD. Wide publicity should be given to this letter. Sd xxxxxxxx (VK Dua) Lt Gen (Retd) MD, ECHS