Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance doubled

Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance doubled

The Cabinet today approved revision of rates of Risk Allowance. Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance payable to about two lakh entitled Central Government employees to double the existing rates with effect from 1s` September, 2008.

The proposed revision in the rates of the Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance will provide succor to the employees at risk due to the nature of their duties. It will also result in considerable financial savings as compared to the Risk Insurance Schemes/Packages.

The financial implication of doubling the extant rate of Risk Allowance, Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance would be Rs.42.16 crore per annum, as against Rs.503.26 crore plus service tax (approximately) {Rs.40.50 crore plus service tax per annum for insurance policy and Rs.462.76 crore plus service tax for purchase of annuity} for implementing the Risk Insurance package.

The amount of Risk Allowance, Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance would be automatically raised by 25 per cent every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50 per cent. The proposed revision in the rates of Risk Allowance, Hospital Patient Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance will benefit certain categories of Central Government employees engaged in duties involving special risks.

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9 thoughts on “Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance doubled”

  1. ARVIND KUMR JAIN

    Sir, we are working as Medical Social Worker in different departments of hospitals.We directly involve with patients, weather it is T.B. patient or medical patient or psychiatry patients. I am working as Medical Social Worker, my post is non gazetted group B. I am not getting Patient Care allowance. As per govt rules weather I am entitled of Patient Care Allowance or not. If I am not then I request you to kindly start giving patient care allowance to me and all other social workers working in different hospital.

  2. “Risk Allowance, Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance doubled” as approved by finance minister, order on Risk Allowance was issued on Oct.18th,but oorder on Hospital Patent Care Allowance and Patient Care Allowance is still pending.Please expidite the status.

  3. yes, in bsf all paramedical staff not include staff nurse(they are getting nursing allowance)getting pca from 2009 .

  4. I AM WORKING THE AIRPORT HEALTH ORGANISATION,KOLKATA-700052.N.S.C.B.I.AIRPORT I GOT THE PATIENT CARE ALLOWANCE RS-690/-THE CONTINUA BUT I AM GETTING THE DOUBLE OF PATIENT CARE ALLOWANCE INTEL.

  5. Lakshmipathy kuberan

    sir, we are uniformed para medical staffs (pharmacist, nursing assistant, lab technician, x-ray technician, staff nurse etc.,) please clarify either we r entitled for patient care allowance or not.

  6. Lakshmipathy kuberan

    Sir, we r working in para military hospital, we are uniformed staffs (combatised) are we eligible for Hospital patient care allowance, as per central govt. rules those who are not getting other allowance are eligible, is it true? or we are eligible for the said allowance please clarify clearly. thanks.

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