Massive Dharna Programme was held infront of office of Addl. Director, CGHS under the banner of Confederation of Central govt. employees & Workers, Mumbai Unit, demanding improved CGHS facilities in the City of Mumbai on 30.8.2018.
Mumbai
Date
: 14-08-2018
To,
The
Addl.Director,
Central
Government Health Scheme,
Mumbai.
Madam,
Sub : Problems faced by CGHS
beneficiaries in Mumbai Region – reg
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In the joint meeting of the
Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, Mumbai and the
Pensioners Association held on 13-08-2018, the following problems faced by the
CGHS beneficiaries came to the fore :
1. It is a matter of great concern as all the
available hospitals in Mumbai, empanelled under CGHS, are short of basic
infrastructure with poor treatment facilities. However, the CGHS beneficiaries
are forced to go to such Hospitals against their own wish in the absence of
empanelment of important/multispeciality hospitals under CGHS in the city of
Mumbai. The rights of the patients to
avail best available treatment in the hospitals of their choice are denied in
the process, thereby violating their rights. It may be mentioned here that the
Hon’ble Supreme Court in a recent judgment has said that the Govt. employees
are entitled to have best medical facilities available. However, the CGHS
authorities are taking hardly any efforts to empanel best hospitals avaialble
in the Mumbai.
2. In the meeting of the Sub-Committee
(Medical) of Central Govt. employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee, Mumbai,
thirteen major hospitals expressed their willingness to render their services
to the CGHS but were skeptical about the complicated payment system. The CGHS
has not acted on this report so far.
3. As per our information, there are 32,951
cardholders and 1,22,639 beneficiaries among the serving officers and officials
and 23,388 card holders and 47,890 beneficiaries of Pensioners as on January, 2018. Therefore, even if we are
to take only the serving employees and Officers, the approximate amount of
subscription calculated on the basis of the minimum amount of Rs.350/-, comes
to 1.15 crore per month and Rs. 13.84
crores annually from the City of Mumbai. If we are to go by the exact figure including
the amount collected from the retiring employees/officers this will increase further
and the per annum subscription coming in to the coffers of the CGHS will be a
staggering amount. However, inspite of collecting such a huge amount from the
stake holders, the services provided by the CGHS is poor in the City of Mumbai.
No other city in the whole country will have such abysmal situation as far as
the functioning of the CGHS is concerned. It is pertinent to mention here that in
a city like Hyderabad the beneficiaries are provided with 51 reputed hospitals
whereas a city like Mumbai with large number of Central Govt. offices is given a raw deal as far as the medical
facility is concerned. The CGHS authorities always find it convenient to take
shelter under the argument of a
legal
petition filed by a Pensioner who is not
following up the case presently as he is
not in the best of health. The settlement of this legal hurdle will again
burden the CGHS to put in concerted efforts, therefore it was never their
priority. This whole mismanagement of the CGHS in the City of Mumbai is a fit
case to be taken to the Consumer Redressal forum as the consumer rights of the
beneficiaries are violated by the CGHS authorities without providing the
service for which they are compulsorily made to pay.
We have had various rounds of talks
with the CGHS authorities at various levels but so far the problems have turned
from bad to worse. In our joint meeting
held on 13-08-2018 the members of the Confederation consisting of various
organizations of Central govt. Employees and the members of Pensioners
Association have expressed their strongest displeasure towards the CGHS
authorities functioning at Mumbai in this regard. Therefore, it has been decided to take to agitational
path against the callous attitude of the CGHS authorities by staging a One Day Dharna
program on 30th August from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m in front of the CGHS office at Old CGO
Building, Ground floor , Mumbai -400020.
If the issues are not resolved, the
Confederation and the Pensioners Association will be constrained to chalk-out further
course of action in the days to come.
Yours
faithfully,
(R.P. Singh) (Ajay Patole)
President, Mumbai Gen. Secretary, Mumbai.
Copy
To:
1. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,
New Delhi.
2. The Secretary General , Confederation(CHQ),
New Delhi.
2. The Chairman, CGEWCC, Mumbai. 
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