7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

CGHS Facilities Enhanced for PIB Accredited Media Persons The Government of India has liberalized the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) facilities for PIB accredited media persons. All facilities available to the PIB accredited journalists will now also be available to their eligible dependent family members. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has streamlined the procedure making it easier for media persons to avail of facilities in empanelled private and Government hospitals. Media persons can now get OPD consultation from any Government hospital and procure the medicines through the concerned CGHS Wellness Centres. Media persons can also get treatment at any of the empanelled hospitals on the basis of the CGHS card issued to them. Empanelled hospitals will charge only the CGHS rates for the facilities for which they are empanelled. The necessity of permission letter for investigations has been done away with and CGHS beneficiaries can get investigations done at emp...

This is extra boost for sportspersons to achieve medals in sports events. There will be chance to get three promotions in their service. The proposed policy will cover all the sportspersons working in Central Government Ministries and Departments.  Out of turn promotion for sportspersons The Union Cabinet today approved a policy to promote sportspersons for excellence in international sports events, by giving upto three out of turn promotions in their service career for winning medals in Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and World Championships. The sportsperson winning a medal or more than one medal in a Game/Team Events/Championships in a particular year will be eligible for an out of turn promotion in that year. Further record-breaking medal winning performance in National Games will also be considered for one out of turn promotion during the service career. Two out of turn promotions will be given for performance as a Coach, if he/she has trained a sportsperson who...