Non issuance of medicines by CGHS dispensaries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO-286

ANSWERED ON-11.02.2014

Non issuance of medicines by CGHS dispensaries

286 .    SHRI BHARATSINH PRABHATSINH PARMAR
*286. SHRI BHARATSINH PRABHATSINH PARMAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that CGHS beneficiaries, who visit the OPDs of CGHS empanelled hospitals on their own are not issued medicines by CGHS dispensaries on the prescription of doctors of these hospitals;

(b) if so, what are the norms in this regard; and

(c) whether Government will direct the CMOs of CGHS dispensaries to issue medicines to the beneficiaries, particularly senior citizens who are unable to stand in long queues of Government hospitals?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD)

(a)to(c):           A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 286 FOR 11TH FEBRUARY, 2014

Private Hospitals are empanelled under CGHS for indoor treatment. Medicines are issued at Wellness Centres on the basis of prescriptions issued by CGHS and other Government Medical Officers only.

In case of Cardiac Surgery, Cancer Treatment, Knee/Hip Joint Replacement, Renal Transplantation, Neuro surgery, where initial treatment was undertaken with prior permission, there is provision for obtaining post operative follow-up treatment in OPD with permission in hospitals empanelled under CGHS and in such cases OPD medicines advised are issued through CGHS Wellness Centres.

In respect of other post operative cases, where permission was granted, there is provision for issue of OPD medicines on the prescriptions of empanelled hospital for upto one month.

There is no proposal to allow direct OPD consultation in CGHS empanelled hospitals for CGHS beneficiaries other than in the conditions under which follow up treatment is permitted.

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Current Affairs - 12 February 2014

Congress Campaign Committee

• Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been made the Chairperson of the party’s 50-member Campaign Committee for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in which Rahul Gandhi will be the Co-Chairman.
  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be a member of the committee along with several union ministers.
  
• The meeting of the AICC declares that 2014 election campaign will be led by Rahul Gandhi .
• However, Congress leaders have also been maintaining thereafter that Mr. Rahul’s position in the party is number two after Ms. Sonia and that the party will be led by the Congress President and the Congress Vice President in the next polls.
• No Chief Minister, PCC chief or CLP leader figures in committee.
• Senior ministers A. K. Antony, P. Chidambaram, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Salman Khurshid, Kamal Nath, Anand Sharma and Jairam Ramesh; former Chief Ministers Sheila Dikshit and Ashok Gehlot and senior party leaders Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora, Janardan Dwivedi, Madhusudan Mistri, Digvijay Singh, Ambika Soni and B. K. Hariprasad are among the members of the Committee.
• Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, V. Narayanasamy, Jitender Singh, Rajeev Shukla, Manish Tewari and J. D. Seelam also figure in the list.

Right to die with dignity

• The Supreme Court reserved verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking the “right to die with dignity” for terminally ill patients who are likely to go into a vegetative state.
• In its petition, Common Cause, a non-governmental organisation, said that when a medical expert opined that a person with a terminal disease had reached the point of no return, the patient should be given the right to refuse life-support systems. A three-judge Bench, comprising Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, reserved verdict.
• Appearing for the petitioner, counsel Prashant Bhushan submitted that those at the end of their life and likely to go into a state of terminal illness or permanent vegetative state were deprived of their right to refuse unwanted treatment, such as being fed through tubes and kept on ventilator and other machines to prolong their life artificially. A person whose life was ebbing away should be allowed to die.
• Opposing the petition, Additional Solicitor-General Siddharth Luthra said doctors would be going against the Hippocratic Oath if they removed life support. The 16th Law Commission was against the proposal as it was liable to be misused in India.

130 pending Bills

• With only two Bills introduced in the middle of commotion in the Rajya Sabha and one in the Lok Sabha, the number of Bills pending before Parliament has climbed to 130.
• Key social sector legislation, including the Grievance Redressal Bill and the Whistleblower Protection Bill, will lapse if they are not passed in the next 10 days.
• At the beginning of the last session of the 15th Lok Sabha, 126 Bills were pending before both Houses, the oldest among them dating back to 1987, according to data compiled by PRS Legislative Research, an independent, non-partisan parliamentary research group. Another five date back to 1990-2000 and 30 to 2001-2010.
• Some Bills have been passed by one House but not the other, one of the most notable of them being the Women’s Reservation Bill, passed in 2010 by the Rajya Sabha. Bills introduced in the Upper House will survive the end of this Lok Sabha, but those introduced in the Lok Sabha will lapse if not passed in this session.
• Important pending Bills include the Disabilities Bill and the Judicial Appointments Bill.
• Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi appealed to the Opposition for cooperation in the passage of six anti-corruption Bills, with the Bharatiya Janata Party insisting that it is keen to pass legislation if the government is able to get the House to run.
• The 15th Lok Sabha has passed only 165 Bills so far, making it the least deliberative full-term Parliament ever.
• In the five sittings since the beginning of this session, the Lok Sabha has lost 95 per cent of its time to disruptions, while the Rajya Sabha has lost 91 per cent of its time. The session ends on February 21.

Number one car exporter

• Nissan has displaced Maruti to become the second-largest passenger car exporter from India. Hyundai remains the number one car exporter.
• Nissan has been shipping more India-built cars than Maruti in the past two months, and it has now emerged as the second big exporter of cars with its total volumes standing at 94,931 units when compared with Maruti’s exports of 79,945 units in the first 10 months of current fiscal. In the year-ago period, Nissan and Maruti exported 80,867 units and 95,526 units, respectively.
• Though the domestic car market is going through its worst phase with plummeting sales, exports continue to maintain some momentum with a marginal growth. Over all passenger vehicle exports, however, have seen a rise of seven per cent, driven by a significant growth in exports of utility vehicles.
• Many global brands have made Indian operations as their manufacturing hub for small cars and have been attempting to sell India-built cars in more markets in view of the slump in domestic sales as also to take advantage of weak rupee.

Interim railway budget

Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge has presented interim rail budget for the next fiscal in what will be his personal first and the last such exercise for the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

Highlights of interim railway budget 2014-15:

Following are the highlights of the Interim Railway Budget 2014-15 presented in the Lok Sabha by Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge:

• 17 new premium trains to be introduced
• Rs.19,805 crore budgetary support needed for the fiscal 2014-15
• Electrification of 4,556 km railway line was completed against a target of 4,500 km
• Target of doubling gauge was also surpassed: 2,227 km was completed against a target of 2,000 km
• Seeks approval of spending for first four months of fiscal 2014-15
• Railway services to expand to hinterland and frontiers of India
• To start train services for Vaishno Devi shrine to Katra in Jammu and Kashmir
• Setting up 11.2 km tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir

IPL 2014 auctions

• All-rounder Yuvraj Singh drew the biggest bid after the first four rounds of the Indian Premier League players’ auction with Royal Challengers Bangalore clinching his services for a whopping Rs. 14 crore in Bangalore.
  Tamil Nadu wicket-keeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik emerged as a surprise big draw going for Rs. 12.5 crore to Delhi Daredevils, who had decided not to retain a single player before the auctions.
• Batsman Kevin Pietersen, whose England career came to an abrupt end after a disastrous Ashes campaign, fetched a huge Rs. 9 crore purse, bought by Delhi Daredevils, the franchise he played for last season.
• Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson (Rs. 6.5 crore, Kings XI Punjab), Indian opener Murali Vijay (Rs. 5 crore, Delhi Daredevils), South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis (Rs. 5.5 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders), Robin Uthappa (Rs. 5 crore, KKR), West Indian batsman Dwayne Smith (Rs. 4.5 crore, Chennai Super Kings), Amit Mishra (Rs. 4.25 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Aaron Finch (Rs. 4 crore, SRH) were some of the players who triggered intense bidding wars in first three rounds of the auction.
• As many as 514 players are going under the hammer over two days, 318 of whom are Indians, including uncapped players, who are being auctioned for the first time.

Real Madrid’s third Copa del Rey final

• Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid reach its third Copa del Rey final in four seasons with a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid and a 5-0 victory on aggregate.
• Atletico beat Madrid at its Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to lift the trophy last season, but exits the domestic cup competition with doubts about its surprise Spanish league aspirations.
• Madrid will face either Barcelona or Real Sociedad in the April 19th final, with Barcelona leading 2-0 going into the second leg at San Sebastian.

Source : upscportal

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RTI Process gets Further Boost with the Introduction of ‘e-Indian Postal Order’ for all by the Department of Posts

‘Locality-Based Pin Code Search Directory’ and Value Addition to ‘e-Post Service’ also Launched* 

 India Post (Dept. of Posts) here today launched electronic Indian Postal Order (e-IPO) for Indian Citizens living in India. Earlier last year the Department had launched the e-IPO on 22^nd March, 2013 for Indian Citizens living abroad across the globe to facilitate them for paying online fee for seeking information under the RTI Act, 2005.e-IPO is a facility to purchase an Indian Postal Order electronically for paying RTI fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal https://www.epostoffice.gov.in or India Post web-sitewww.indiapost.gov.in. After paying the fee on-line one just need to annex the print-out of the receipt to the RTI application. Launching the service, Smt. P.Gopinath, Secretary, India Post, said that this has been achieved through a concerted and coordinated effort of her Department, N.I.C. and the Department of Personnel and Training. She generated the FIRST e-IPO for Indian Citizens living in India on the occasion and presented it to an RTI activist.  

            Under this service, the applicant needs to register at e-Post Office portal of India Posthttps://www.epostoffice.gov.in or through India Post web site www.indiapost.gov.in (where a link for e-Post Office has been provided) to create his/ her profile for the first time. Both Debit and Credit cards of any Bank powered by Visa/ Master can be used for this purpose.

            Smt. P. Gopinath also  launched two other services on the occasion: (i) Locality-based Pin Code Search Directory and (ii) Value addition to e-Post service.

            ‘Locality Based Pin Code Search Directory’ will facilitate the public to locate Pin Code up to locality level for usage of correct Pin Code on their mail articles thereby helping in expediting mail processing. This facility can be accessed through India Post web-site. 

Presently, ‘e-Post’ facilitates the customer to send their messages to any address in India with a combination of electronic transmission and physical delivery through a network of almost 1,55,000 Post Offices.  In addition, corporate customers can also avail e-Post facility at special rates and other value additions. Today the following value additions to the e-Post service has been done:

(i)         Many to One : This facilitates sending of same ePost message from many senders to one recipient on recipient’s email box; and

(ii)        One to many  : This facilitates sending of same ePost message from a sender to multiple recipients on recipient’s email inbox.

 डाक विभाग की सचिव श्रीमती पी. गोपीनाथ 13 फ़रवरी, 2014 को नई दिल्ली में विभाग की 3 ई मूल्य वर्धित सेवाओं, ई आईपीओ, ई पोस्ट और क्षेत्र आधारित पिन कोड खोज निर्देशिका का शुभारंभ अवसर पर संबोधित करती हुई।
The Secretary, Dept. of Posts, Smt. P. Gopinath addressing at the launch of the value additions to the 3 e- services of the Department, namely e-IPO; e-Post and Locality-based Pin Code Search Directory, in New Delhi on February 13, 2014.

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Electronic Indian Postal Order-extension of service to Indian Citizens residing in India

Electronic Indian Postal Order-extension of service to Indian Citizens residing in India

No.1/44/2009-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 13th February, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :  Electronic Indian Postal Order-extension of service to Indian Citizens residing in India.

In continuation to this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/03/2013, it is intimated that Department of Posts has extended the “e1P0″ (electronic Indian Postal Order) service to Indian citizens residing in India also w.e.f. 13.02.2014, for purchasing Indian Postal Order electronically by paying a fee online through e-Post Office Portal i.e.http://www.epostoffice.gov.in. It can also be accessed through India Post website www.indiapost.qov.in

2. It is reiterated that:

i) This facility has been provided for Indian citizens to facilitate them to seek information from the Central Public Information Officers (CP10s) under the RTI Act, 2005. Debit or Credit Cards of any Bank powered by Visa / Master can be used to purchase e-IPO

ii) The user needs to get registered at the website. He has to select the Ministry / Department from whom he desires to seek the information under the RTI Act and the elP0 so generated can be used to seek information from that Ministry / Department only. A printout of the elP0 is required to be attached with the RTI application. If the RTI application is being filed electronically, elP0 is required to be attached as an attachment

iii) This facility is only for purchasing an Indian Postal Order electronically. All the requirements for filing an RTI application as well as other provisions regarding eligibility, time limit, exemptions etc. will continue to apply.

3. An eIP0 so generated must be used only once with an RTI application. To check any multiple use of the same elP0, the Public Authority shall maintain a record of the eIPOs so received. In case of any doubt, the details of elP0 can be verified from the above mentioned site / portal of India Post.

(Sandeep Jain)

Director(IR)

1. All Ministries / /Departments of the Government of India
2. Union Public Service Commission, Lok Sabha Secretariat, Rajya Sabha Secretariat, Cabinet Secretariat, Central Vigilance Commission, President’s Secretariat, Vice-President’s Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Planning Commission, Election Commission.
3. Central Information Commission
4. Staff Selection Commission
5. 0/o Comptroller & Auditor General of India, 10, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET – 2014-15

Achievements / Initiatives

·         Major landmark achievement in National Project of Kashmir –

·         State of Meghalaya and capital of Arunachal Pradesh to be on Railway Map by this fiscal.

·         Gauge Conversion of strategically important 510 km Rangiya – Murkongselek line in Assam to be completed by this fiscal.

·         XIth Five Year Plan Targets exceeded in New Lines (2,207 km) , Doubling (2,758 km) and Electrification (4,556 km), Production of Diesel  (1,288) & Electrical (1,218) Locos and Acquisition of Wagons (64,875)

·         Dedicated Freight Corridors on the Eastern and Western Routes – leading to strategically critical capacity augmentation.

·         Railways met from its own means the total additional impact of Rs one lakh crore due to implementation of 6^th Pay Commission

·         In 2013-14, 1532 km of New Lines, Doubling and Gauge Conversion commissioned.

·         Production commenced at the new factories – Rail Wheel Plant, Chhapra ; Rail Coach Factory, Rae Bareli ; and Diesel Component Factory, Dankuni.

·         Specially designed coaches for adverse weather condition for rail travel in Kashmir.

·         Successful development of Corrosion resistant, lighter wagons with higher pay-load and speed potential upt 100kmph.

·         Railways sportspersons dominate national events by winning titles in 23 disciplines and runners up in 9 disciplines. In various international championships a total of 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze Medals won.

·         Unigauge Policy started in 1992 has converted 19,214 km to Broad Gauge, benefitting several States including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Tamil Nadu.

Measures for improving Safety & Security

·         No unmanned Level Crossing.   A total of 5,400 unmanned level crossings eleiminated – 2,310 by manning it and 3,090 by closure / merger / construction of ROBs or RUBs.

·         Improved audio – visual warning to road users in advance of approaching trains.

·         Induction of indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System

·         Development of ‘crashworthy’ coaches

·         In last five years, offering employment to over one lakh persons in Group C categories and to 1.6 lakh persons in erstwhile Group D categories.

·         Provision of Vigilance Control Device in all locomotives

·         Various measures to prevent fire incidents on trains –

Ø  Fire retardant materials

Ø  Multi-tier protection for electric circuits

Ø  Portable fire extinguishers in coaches

Ø  Induction based cooking to replace LPG in pantry cars

Ø  Intensive checks against explosives and inflammable materials.

Financial Health

·         Rail infrastructure by cost sharing arrangement with State Governments; Karnataka, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana agreed to several projects

·         Several Public Private Partnerships (PPP) projects are in the pipeline.

·         FDI being enabled to foster creation of world-class rail infrastructure.

·         Rail Land Development Authority raised Rs 937 crore so far.

Modernisation and Technology Induction

·         High Speed Trains

Ø  Joint feasibility study by India and Japan for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Corridor to be co-financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency

Ø  Business Development Study by SNCF for Mumbai – Ahmedabad corridor.

·         Semi- High Speed Projects

Ø  Exploring low cost option of speeds 160- 200 kmph on select routes

Green Initiatives

·         Railway Energy Management Company becomes functional. Windmill and solar power plants to be set up with 40% subsidy from Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.

·         200 Stations, rooftops of 26 buildings and 2,000 level crossing gates to be covered.

·         Railways bagged 22 out of 112 awards given by the Government.

·         ‘Green Curtains’ along the track close to major stations; Pilot work at Agra and Jaipur

·         Coverage of Bio-toilets in 2,500 coaches and would be increased progressively.

Passenger Friendly Initiatives

·         Overwhelming public response to e-booking of ticket

·         On-line tracking of exact location and running of train movements

·         51 Jan-Ahaar outlets for Janta Meals ; 48 passenger escalators commisionsed at stations and 61 more being installed ; air-conditioned EMU services in Mumbai from July 2014 ; information display system in important trains to indicate stations & arrival time.

·         ‘Upgradation’ scheme extended to AC Chair Car and Executive Chair car passengers.

Demand Management through Dynamic Pricing

·         Premium AC Special train introduced in Delhi – Mumbai Sector with shorter advance reservation period and dynamically varying premium over tatkal fare

Enhancing Market Share

·         Clearing missing links in Carrying Capacity + 8 tonne routes; freight train speeding ; upgradation of rolling stock ; increasing length of trains ; tariff and incentive schemes to encourage traffic to rail and minimizing empty running.

Rail Tariff Authority

·         Independent Rail Tariff Authority set-up to advise on fixing of fares and freight, to engage all stake-holders

Information Technology

·         Initiatives taken include – proliferation of cash accepting Automatic Ticket Vending Machines ; ticketing on mobile phones in unreserved segments ; system update on PNR status; online booking of retiring rooms at important stations ; online booking of meals for selected en-route stations ; introduction of e-forwarding note and electronic transmission of railway receipts for freight customers

Revenue Freight Traffic

·         Loading target of 1047 Million Tonnes for 2013-14 would be surpassed

·         Empty Flow Discount Scheme to be implemented

·         Carrying Capacity + 9 tonne + 1 tonne routes being planned

·         Easing of some restrictions on movement of imported commodities through Containers

·         Carrying capacity of 20 feet containers increased by 4 tonnes

·         Parcel Terminals & Special Parcel Trains with scheduled timings.

·         New policy on parcels to encourage transportation of milk.

·         New concept of ‘hub and spoke’ for parcel business

·         Third party warehousing in Special Parcel Terminals envisaged.

Financial Performance 2012-13

·         Loading of 1,008 Million Tonnes surpassed the R.E. target of 1,007 Million Tonnes

·         Paid full dividend Rs 5,389 crore to General Exchequer

·         90.2% Operating Ratio in 2012-13

·         Repayment in full with interest of Rs 3,000 crore loan from the Government

·         Railway Fund Balances of Rs 2,391 crore

Financial Performance 2013-14

·         Loading Target raised to 1,052 Million Tonne from B.E. 1,047 Million Tonne.

·         Freight Earnings Target revised to Rs 94,000 crore from B.E. Rs 93,554 crore

·         Stringent Financial control exercised and Ordinary Working Expenses pegged only at Rs 560 crore higher than Budget Estimates, despite various post-budgetary factors

·         Plan Outlay revised to Rs 59,359 crore

·         Operating Ratio likely to be 90.8%

·         Fund Balances to continue to grow to Rs 8,018 crore

Budget Estimates 2014-15

·         Loading target of 1,101 Million Tonnes

·         Gross Traffic Receipts targeted at Rs 1,60,775 crore with Passenger Earnings (Rs 45,255 crore), Goods (Rs 1,05,770 crore), Other Coaching & Sundry Earnings (Rs 9,700 crore)

·         Ordinary Working  Expenses placed at Rs 1,10,649 crore, higher by Rs 13,589 crore

·         Pension Outgo budgeted at Rs 27,000 crore against Rs 24,000 crore for 2013-14

·         The entire Dividend of Rs 9,117 crore to General Exchquer will be paid

·         Fund Balances likely to be Rs 12,728 crore.

·         Operating Ratio budgeted at 89.8%

Annual Plan 2014-15

·         Annual Plan envisaged at Rs 64,305 crore with a Budgetary Support of Rs 30,223 crore , Internal Resources of Rs 10,418 crore and Extra Budgetary Resources of Rs 19,805 crore

·         New Surveys : 19 New Lines & 5 Doubling

New Services

Ø  New Trains

·         17 Premium trains

·         38 Express trains

·         10 Passenger trains

·         4 MEMU

·         3 DEMU

Ø  Extension and Increase in frequency

·         3 Extension of trains

·         3 increase in frequency

Source: http://pib.nic.in/archieve/rbudget2014highlight.htm

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