ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Office of the Managing Director
Mushirabad: Hyderabad-624
No.W6/863(1)/09-PO-I
Circular No.PD- 36/2009 Dt. 31-12-2009.
Sub: MEDICAL ATTENDANCE – Providing Medical Facilities to the Retired Officers/Employees and their spouses of APSRTC - Revising the limit on Medical expenditure to Rs. 4 lakhs between the retired employee and spouse from the existing Rs. 2 lakhs each - Reg.
Ref: 1. Circular No.PD-58/2005 dt.8.12.2005.
2. Circular No.10/2007, dt.01.03.2007.
3 Circular No.38/2008 dt.08.08.2008.
4. Circular No.PD-21/2009 dt.18.07.2009.
5. Circular No.PD-22/2009, dated 03.08.2009.
6. Representation from APSRTC Retired Officers’ Welfare Association dated 29.10.2009.
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The APSRTC Retired Employees Medical Facilities Scheme 2003 was introduced vide Circular No.PD-58/2005 dated 08.12.2005. Under the scheme and as per the Circulars 1 to 3 cited, the Retired Employee along with spouse is eligible for medical treatment in APSRTC dispensaries and Hospital at Tarnaka on par with in service employees and for providing specialist treatment at other Hospitals in the field of Heart, Kidney, Brain surgery, Cancer etc., subject to a maximum of Rs.1.00 lakh each or 2.00 lakhs between both of them during their life time. In the event of death of retired Officer/Employee, the spouse will continue to avail the benefit during his/her life time.
Instructions were issued vide Circular 5th cited enhancing the above ceiling limit to Rs.2.00 lakhs each to the retired Officer/Employee and his/her spouse, pending ratification by the Board. The Board vide Resolution No.93/2009, dated 14.09.2009 ratified the enhancement of ceiling limits.
The President, APSRTC Retired Officers’ Welfare Association vide representation 6th cited, has requested to extend the eligibility of Rs.4.00 lakhs either individually or jointly as was the case when the limit of medical expenses was Rs.2.00 lakhs between the retired employee and spouse, considering the prevailing high cost of treatment at Corporate Hospitals.
Considering the above representation and the hardship faced by the Retired Officers/Employees in meeting the high cost of medical expenditure, the Chairman with the concurrence of FA/CAO has accorded approval -
(a) Revising the limit on Medical expenditure to Rs. 4 lakhs between the Retired
Employee and spouse “as against the existing “Rs. 2 lakhs each for Retired
employee and spouse”.
(b) Vesting powers with the Managing Director to sanction Medical expenditure,
with the concurrence of Chief Accounts Officer, under the Retired Employees
Medical Facilities Scheme -2003.
The APSRTC Retired Employees Medical Facilities Scheme 2003 is modified to the extent above.
The other conditions stipulated in the circulars under reference cited remain unchanged.
These instructions will come into force with immediate effect.
SD/-S.S.P.YADAV
VICE-CHAIRMAN &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
To
All Officers of the Corporation
//ATTESTED//
DY CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGER (IR & W)
Copy to: AG,APS RTC Branch, Mushirabad, Hyderabad.
Copy to: Secretary to Corporation, Board Office.
Copy to: PA to VC&MD.
Copy to: PRO, Msrd, Hyd for translation into Telugu.
Copy to: PO (Trg.), Head Office for inclusion in monthly Index of Circulars.
Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC National Mazdoor Union, 20/1, Vigyanpuri,
Vidyanagar, Hyderabad.
Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC Employees’ Union, Satyanarayanareddy
Marg, Azamabad, Hyderabad.
Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC Staff & Workers Federation, Hyderabad.
Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC Security Staff Welfare Association,
Hyderabad.
Copy to: General Secretary, APSRTC Class-II Supervisors’ Association, Flat No.102,
H.No.16-1-30/A/36, Star Balasai Nest, Lokayuktha Colony, Saidabad,Hyd.59.
Copy to: Notice Board & In-charge Record Room.