Payment of Uniform Allowance to CGHS Employees
Uniform Allowance in Cash to Group C and Group D Employees of CGHS Employees in lieu of supply of Uniform
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued an OM to pay uniform allowance in cash to the Group C $ D employees of CGHS. The OM is reproduced below:-
F.No. 35 2/2011-12/MSD/CGHS
Government of India
Office of the Additional Director (MSD)
D17 Area, Udyan Marg, Sec-11
Gole Market, New Delhi-110001
Dated 09.04.2015
Office Memorandum
Sub: Payment of Uniform Allowance in Cash in lieu of uniform to Group C&D employees of CGHS
The undersigned is directed to refer to office memorandum No. 14/8/90-JCA dated 29.06.1990 and 14/8/86-JCA (Vol. III), dated 23.07.1987 regarding supply of uniform to certain identified category of group C&D employees and considering the request of All India CGHS employees Association on the above noted subject, it has been decided to pay Uniform Allowance in cash in lieu of uniform to entitled group C & erstwhile group D employees (now called group C) staff except nursing staff.
2. The scale of payment will be as under.
| S.No. | Category | Amount of Uniform Allowance |
| 1. | Group C (Para Medical) | Rs. 500/- |
| 2. | Erstwhile group D (now group C) including drivers | Rs. 2,500/- |
3. There will be no change in Payment of Washing Allowance.
4. The Entitled group C and group D (now group C) employee will have to submit undertaking that they would wear complete uniform and penalty by way of withdrawal of uniform allowance would be initiated in case of non compliance in addition to disciplinary action.
5. This issue with the concurrence of integrated finance division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare vide their diary no. c-2777 dated 27 3.2015
(Sunil Kumar Gupta)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Download Ministry of Health and Family Welfare OM F.No.35 2/2011-12/MSD/CGHS dated 09.04.2015

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