Review of Functioning of CGHS

The performance of the CGHS is regularly reviewed by the Government. The committee of secretaries has also been regularly reviewing the functioning of the CGHS since December 2008 and has been giving directions to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare for making it beneficiary friendly. Some of the recent initiatives are listed below: 1. … Read more

Medicines Prescription by Doctors of Central Governemnt Hospitals

No. 5-11025/45/10-MH-I Government of India Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Directorate General of Health Services (Medical Hospital-I Section) Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Dated the 26th May, 2010 ORDER It has been observed that Doctors in the Central Government hospitals and autonomous institutions under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare prescribe specific brands of … Read more

CGHS website launched

A website meant to cater to the beneficiaries of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) in Bangalore was inaugurated here on Wednesday. A workshop ‘Reaching out to the beneficiaries,’ an innovative initiative from CGHS Bangalore, held under the aegis of the Chairman, Central Government Employees Welfare Committee (CGEWCC), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, … Read more

Alternative Medicine (CGHS)

The Centre is planning to provide Ayush facilities in 10 Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) dispensaries by March 2012.The move is after the government failed to meet its target of setting up 21 dispensaries for Ayuveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) systems under the CGHS. Though the government has announced its plans to set up … Read more