Fixed Medical Allowance @ Rs.2000 p.m. is admissible to only one of the spouses if both are staff pensioners of EPFO – Order dated 25.02.2025
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT,
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
HEAD OFFICE
NBCC Centre, Block-2, Ground Floor- 4th Floor,
East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nic.in
No.A-45011/64/2023-HRM-VII/1240
Dated: 25 FEB 2025
T0,
All ACC(HQYACC Zones/Director (PDNASS)
All Regional PF Commissioners-in-charge of Regional Offices/Zonal Training Institutes/ Regional PF Commissioner (ASD), Head Office
Subject: Admissibility of FMA to one of the spouses if both are EPFO Staff pensioners-reg.
Reference: HRM-8/V/12/1/2003/FMA/Vol-II/26632 dated 14.03.2014
Madam/Sir,
The Employees & Pensioners of the EPFO, who are not covered under Central Government Health Scheme, (CGHS) are paid Fixed Medical Allowance (FMA) per month to cater to the cost of medicines/treatment, etc, where hospitalization is not involved. At present, FMA is being given to employees/ pensioners @ Rs. 2000 p.m.
Issue regarding admissibility of FMA to both the spouses who are both staff pensioners of EPFO, has been considered by the competent authority and it has been decided that FMA is admissible to only one of the spouses if both are staff pensioners of EPFO.
[This issues with the approval of Competent Authority]
Yours faithfully,
(Indraj Singh)
Regional P.F. Commissioner-II (HRD-ID)
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