The Ministry of Railways in India has addressed the issue raised by AIRF regarding the denial of medical facilities to Quasi-Administrative Staff and other categories of staff in the absence of UMID cards. The Establishment Directorate and PED/Staff have decided that Quasi Administrative staff cannot be included in IPAS/HRMS and cannot be linked to UMID. As a solution, the staff can continue to avail of Railway Medical facilities on their old medical card under temporary registration in HMIS. This decision has been approved by the Competent Authority.
Denial of medical facility to Quasi-Administrative Staff and other Categories of staff in the absence of UMID Card
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA भारत सरकार
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS रेल मंत्रालय
(RAILWAY BOARD रेलवे बोर्ड)
No. 2023/H-1/19/01/AIRF
New Delhi, Dated 20.03.2023
Pr. Chief Medical Directors,
All Indian Railways.
Pr. Chief Medical Officers,
All Production Units.
Sub:- Denial of medical facility to Quasi-Administrative Staff and other Categories of staff in the absence of UMID Card.
AIRF has raised the issue of denial of medical facility to Quasi-Administrative Staff in the absence of UMID card and requested for issuance of UMID Medical Cards to these staff or alternative arrangements/procedure so that medical facility could be availed by the Quasi-Administrative Staff.
The matter of issuance of UMID Medical Cards to Quasi-Administrative Staff was referred to Establishment Directorate and PED/Staff has minuted as under:
“There should not be any inclusion of Quasi Administrative staff in IPAS/HRMS & hence they may not be able to be linked to UMID & will have to be dealt as at present or any solution to be indicated by Health Dte.”
In order to provide Railway Medical facilities to Quasi Administrative Offices’ Staff and other categories of staff who are eligible to take treatment as per IRMM 2000 but cannot be issued UMID card, it has been decided that these staff may continue avail Railway Medical facilities on old medical Card under temporary registration in HMIS.
This has the approval of Competent Authority.
(Dr. K. Sridhar/ डॉ. के. श्रीधर)
Executive Director, Health (G)/ कार्यकारी निदेशक (G)
Railway Board/ रेलवे बोर्ड
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
Tele.No.:011- 47843132
Email ID: edh[at]rb.railnet.gov.in
Source: secr.indianrailways.gov.in