Fixed Medical Allowance
No. 04/07/2020 -P& PW (D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare
Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market,
New Delhi, Dated: 07th February, 2025
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Grant of Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) to Central Government employees covered under National Pension System – reg.
Undersigned is directed to refer to the Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare’s OM of even number dated 06.12.2023 extending the benefit of Fixed Medical Allowance to the Central Government civil employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) on their retirement from service and who are eligible for CGHS facility but are residing outside CGHS area as per the applicable rate, if they do not avail any CGHS facility or avail only the IPD facility under CGHS.
2. The above instructions also include prescribed forms and formats for claiming the benefit of FMA by above employees. These forms and formats have been revised including PRAN details in these forms / formats as per the reference received from the office of Controller General of Accounts vide their ID note No. TA-3-6/3/2020-TA-III-Part(1)/11948/412 dated 18.12.2024. Revised Forms /Formats to be used for the above purpose are enclosed with this OM.
3. As informed by the Office of CGA vide their ID note dated 18.12.2024, the revised Head of Account for this purpose would be as under:
| 2071 | Pensions and other Retirement Benefits |
| 2071.01- | Civil |
| 2071.01.101 | Superannuation and Retirement Allowances |
| 2071.01.101.01 | Ordinary Pensions |
| 2071.01.101.01.00.04 | Superannuation and Retirement Allowances, |
| 071.01.101.04 | Ordinary Pensions (AIS) |
| 2071.01.101.04.00.04 | Superannuation and Retirement Allowances, Ordinary Pension (AIS) |
| 2071.01.101.05 | Additional Relief on Death/Disability of Government Servants Covered by the New Defined Contribution Pension Scheme (NPS) Ordinary Pensions (Invalid Pension) |
| 2071.01.101.05.00.04 | Superannuation and Retirement Allowances, Additional Relief on death/disability of Government Servants covered by the New Defined Contribution Scheme (NPS) Ordinary Pension (Invalid Pension) |
| 071.01.105.02.00.04 | Family Pension |
4. It is also clarified that the rate of FMA prescribed for Central Government employees retired under NPS is equal to the rate of FMA granted to Central Government employees covered under old pension scheme i.e. Rs 1000/- per month. However, the release of FMA into the account of the Central Government employee retired under NPS had been prescribed vide OM dated 06.12.2023 on quarterly basis through the respective bank.
5. It is further clarified that the release of FMA for the period September to November shall be in the first week of December. However, the release of FMA from the month of December onwards shall be subject to submission of life Certificate by the beneficiary.
6. Hindi version will follow.
Encl: as above
(S. Chakrabarti)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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