REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 63 ] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 2000/MAGHA 7,1921 258 GI/2000 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 3 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 1. Short Title and Commencement: (i) These Regulations may be called the "Paradip Port Trust Employees' (Contributory Outdoor and Indoor Medical Benefit after Retirement) Regulations, 2000". (ii) They shall come into force from the date of their Publication in the Gazette of India. 2. Extent of Application : (a) These Regulations are applicable to (i) retired Paradip Port Trust Employees and to their spouses (ii) surviving spouses of the employees who die while in service after completion of 10 years of continuous service in the Paradip Port Trust, and is eligible for family Pension and (iii) to surviving spouses of retired employees who die after retirement provided he or she is not gainfully employed in the Public/Private Undertaking and/or covered by any medical benefit scheme of the undertaking, either for himself or as dependent (b) "Retired Paradip Port Trust Employees" in relation to these Regulations means : (i) employees of all classes, viz., Class-I, II, III and IV, who retire from the Paradip Port Trust service, on attaining the age of Superannuation under the service regulations applicable to them; (ii) Class I and Class II officers who retire by giving the requisite notice, or pay and allowances in lieu of such notice, or may be retired by giving the requisite notice or pay and allowances, in lieu of such notice, after attaining the age of fifty (50) years and all Class III and Class TV employees who retire by giving the requisite notice or pay and MINISTRY OF SURFACE TRANSPORT allowances, in lieu of such notice, or are (Ports Wing) retired by giving the requisite notice or pay and allowances in lieu of such notice, after NOTIFICATION attaining the age of fifty five (55) years. New Delhi, the 27th January, 2000 G.S.R. 72(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred (iii) Employees irrespective of their Class, who were medically invalidated from service after by sub-section (1) of Section 124, read with sub-section completion of 15 years of continuous service (1) of Section 132 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 in Paradip Port Trust. of 1963), the Central Government hereby approves the Paradip Port Trust Employees' (Contributory Outdoor and (iv) Employees of all classes who retire from the Indoor Medical Benefits after Retirement) Regulations, Port service under Voluntary Retirement Scheme on or after 12-01-93. 2000 made by the Board of Trustees for the Port of Paradip and set out in the Schedule annexed to this Notification. (c) The option to enroll as members for obtaining The said regulations shall come into force on the medical benefits under these Regulations shall be given within a month of the date of retirement. In the case of date of publication of this notification in the official those who have already retired or died while in service Gazette. after completion of 10 years of continuous service or SCHEDULE medically invalidated from service after completion of PARADIP PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES' (CONTRIBU- 15 years of continuous service such option shall be TORY OUTDOOR & INDOOR MEDICAL BENEFIT exercised by the retired employees or by the dependant AFTER RETIREMENT) REGULATIONS, 2000 as the case may be within three months from the date In exercise of the powers conferred under Section those regulations come into effect. 28 of the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963 (38 of 1963), the 3. Contribution : Board of Trustees of Port of Paradip hereby makes the (a) To become member for availing medical following regulations, subject to approval of Central benefits under these Regulations is purely voluntary. Only Government as required under Section 124 of the those retired employees or surviving spouses of deceased aforesaid Act: 5 employees who make the payment either by deduction cant is eligible for the benefit under the Paradip from their retirement benefits or in cash, of the one time Port Trust Employees' (Contributory Outdoor lumpsum contribution as set out below, are eligible for and Indoor Medical Benefit after Retirement) availing medical benefits under these regulations for Regulations, 1997." themselves and/or their spouses for life. The amount of (c) In case it is found that the applicant is not one time lumpsum contribution will be determined by eligible for any benefit under these Regulations, he should the Board from time to time and atleast once in every be intimated so, in writing, by the concerned Head of three years. Department. Class of Employees Amount of lumpsum (d) If the applicant is found not eligible for benefit contribution under these Regulations the lumpsum payment made by Class-I Rs. 2,500 him will be refunded to him on the basis of the advice of the respective Head of the Department. Class-II Rs. 2,200 (e) On receipt of the recommendations from the Class-Ill Rs. 1,800 Head of the Department, the Chief Medical Officer will Class-lV Rs. 1,500 issue to the retired/invalid employee or spouse as the case may be, an identity Card in the prescribed proforma NOTE :—For the purpose of Regulations 2 and Annexure 'B' (attached)—with a copy of photograph duly 3 (a), the expression "Class-I, Class-II, Class-Ill and pasted on it. The second copy of the photograph should Class-lV" shall have the same meaning as assigned to be pasted on the application and kept for records. The them in the Paradip Port Employees' (Classification, cost of the Identity Card, if any, should be borne by the Control and Appeal) Regulations, 1967. The actual retired employee/spouse. classification, will, however, be determined with reference (f) If the retired employee or his spouse in case of to the post substantially held by the employees at the time death of employee is gainfully employed in public/private of his/her retirement/death/medical invalidation. undertaking and covered by any medical benefit scheme (b) This amount should not be considered as of the undertaking, or on the death of the beneficiary payment for any treatment. The contributed amount will under these Regulations, the fact should be intimated to be spent towards the development of hospital facilities. the Chief Medical Officer immediately in writing by the Contribution once paid will not be refunded on any retired employee/spouse or by the next kin of the deceased, circumstance. as the case may be. On receipt of such information, Chief 4. Registration : Medical Officer should take necessary action to cancel the Identity Card issued to him/her. (a) The application in the prescribed proforma— Annexure 'A' (attached)—for the medical facilities under (g) A monthly return in respect of such Identity these regulations should be made in duplicate to the Head Cards issued/cancelled during the month, should be sent of Department from where the employee retired/ to the Financial Adviser & Chief Accounts Officer on or invalidated or in case of his/her death, by his/her spouse, before 10th of the succeeding month. for verification of the particulars mentioned therein. (h) On receipt of the application and the lumpsum While submitting the application, 2 copies of passport contribution, the Chief Medical Officer of the Paradip size Photograph of the retired employee/his spouse should Port Trust, should grant the retired employee or surviving also be sent to the Head of Department alongwith a spouse, as the case may be, a registration number and declaration in the proforma Annexure 'C (attached)— he/she should be registered in the Hospital. He/she will that he/she is not gainfully employed in any public/private be entitled to outdoor medical attendance and treatment undertaking and/or covered by any medical benefit only in the Paradip Port Trust Hospital. scheme of the undertaking and the receipt of having 5. Scope : paid the lumpsum contribution referred to in preceding On payment of contribution, the medical attendance para. This declaration should be renewed every year on and treatment will be made available to retired employees the 1st of April. and their spouses on the same scale and conditions as is (b) On receipt of the application by the Head of normally admissible to employees in service subject to Department the contents of the application will be the following conditions : scrutinised with reference to records available in that (a) The treatment should generally be limited to department and forwarded to the Chief Medical Officer. outdoor only. Medicines available in the Port The Head of Department or an officer appointed by him, Trust Hospital can be supplied. Any medicine while forwarding the application to the Chief Medical not available in the Port Trust Hospital should Officer, should certify on the application as detailed be purchased at his/her own cost and should hereunder:— not be claimed for reimbursement. "I have personally verified the contents of the (b) Outdoor Medical attendance and treatment application with reference to records available with includes such Pathological, Bacteriological, this department and it is certified that the appli- Radiological (including taking of 'X' Ray 6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] Plates) or other methods of examination 7. Penalty: (including ECG and Ultrasound Scanning) (a) The renewal of the declaration referred to in as the Dy. Chief Medical Officer/Chief Regulation 4(a) above is the sole responsibility of the Medical Officer may consider necessary and retired employee/his spouse as the case may be. to the extent that the equipment and facilities (b) If a retired employee/his spouse/spouse of the are available at the Hospital. It will, if so eligible deceased employee who have enjoyed benefit considered necessary by Dy. C.MO./C.M.O., under these Regulations under one time lumpsum also include such physical therapy, dental payment is subsequently found to be gainfully employed treatment, hyperbaric treatment as may in the public/private undertaking during the period in which conveniently be given in the hospital. The he/she had availed the treatment, the cost of full medical Port will not take any liability for treatment treatment at outsiders rate with 5% penalty charges will be at other hospitals. levied, and collected from them and they will forfeit the (c) As far as practicable indoor treatment should right to avail further benefit under these Regulations. be avoided. If, in the course of medical 8. Miscellaneous: examination of a retired employee/his/her (a) The Chief Medical Officer shall ensure that the spouse, an emergency arises necessitating Medical facilities are extended only to the persons hospitalisation in the Paradip Port Trust enumerated in the identity cards. Hospital, such hospitalisation should be (b) The Chief Medical Officer shall maintain a limited to the minimum period considered separate register in the form shown in Annexure-'D' necessary by the C.M.O. (attached)—showing therein the person/persons to whom (d) Such medicines and injections as may be the medical facilities are extended under these prescribed at the Hospital will be supplied Regulations and this register will be made available for without any charge if they are available from periodical inspection by the FA & CAO or by an Officer nominated by the FA & CAO. the stock of medicines and injections maintained in the hospital. If any medicines 9. Interpretation : and injections are not available at the Paradip When a doubt arises as the interpretation of these Port Trust hospital, the same should be Regulations the matter will be referred to the Chairman, purchased by him/her at his/her own cost and Paradip Port Trust, whose decision shall be final. shall not be claimed for reimbursement. 10. The Board may make such changes in the (e) A maximum of 2 (Two) beds at a time will Regulations as considered necessary from time to time. be reserved for retired employees and/or [F. No. PR-12016/35/97-PE-I] spouses and these beds will be allotted to K.V. RAO, Jt. Secy. retired employees and/or spouses in ANNEXURE-A preference to serving employees and their PARADIP PORT TRUST dependants, as an indoor patient. APPLICATION FORM FOR JOINING THE PARADIP (f) If all or any of the beds reserved for retired PORT TRUST EMPLOYEES' (CONTRIBUTORY employees and/or spouses are not occupied, OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MEDICAL BENEFIT the unoccupied beds may be allotted to AFTER RETIREMENT) REGULATIONS, 1997 serving employees and their dependants. 1. Name of the retired employee : (g) A serving employee and/or his dependant (In Block Letters). who is allotted a bed from out of the aforesaid 2. (a) Designation & Class of post: 2(two) beds reserved for retired employees (b) Employee No./P.P.O. NO. : and/or spouses will not be discharged (c) Department : prematurely on the ground that an eligible 3. Date of (i) Appointment retired employee and/or his spouse (ii) Retirement : subsequently requires admission. 4. Last pay drawn : (h) Such hospitalisation should be limited to the 5. Name of surviving Wife/Husband : minimum period considered necessary by the Chief Medical Officer. Name Relations Date of Present (i) Ambulance service and medical attendance birth age of Trust's doctors at the residence will not be (i) available to retired employees/spouses. (ii) 6. Expenditure on the Regulations: 6. Name of the applicant : The contribution collected from retired employees/ 7. Permanet Address : their spouses under these Regulations will be credited to and the expenditure on providing the medical benefit will Signature of the Applicant also be met from the Welfare Fund under separate head Note :—Two copies of the Passport size Photographs of of Account. the members joining these Regulations must accompany. Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.