DEFENCE CIVILIAN MEDICAL AID FUND----DETAILS

Important Circular

  

No.AN/VII/7089/DCMF
Office of the CGDA,
Ulan Batar Road, Palam,
Delhi Cantt – 110 010
Dated: .4.2010

  

To

    The PCDA
    The PCA (Fys), Kolkata
    IFA Wing (For circulating to IFAs)
    The CDA
    The CFA (Fys)

  

Sub:- Defence Civilian Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF)
Ref:- In continuation of this HQ office letter
of even No. dated 26.10.2009

  

         

1.   DefenceCivilian Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF) was established in 1953 as Defence Civilians Welfare (TB, Cancer and Leprosy ) Fund to provide financial assistance to its members in case they or dependents suffer from specified ailments. The membership of the fund is on voluntary basis and is open to all civilians employees, whether industrial or non-industrail. Though, it was established since long and has been providing relief to its members in Defence establishments in their hour of distress and the fund considerably  expended during these years among Defence Civilians, it is still not much popular in Defence Accounts Department. This came into question by some of the members while attending the 54th Annual Meeting.

2.     Therefore, the steps need to be taken to popularize
the fund among the DAD personnel. In this regard a copy of Salient Features /
Benefits provided by the fund is enclosed herewith for necessary action at your
end so that the membership percentage is enhanced in the ensuing years.

  

(Satish Kumar)

For CGDA

   DEFENCE CIVILIANS MEDICAL AID FUND MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE

      

SALIENT FEATURES

  

1. CONSTITUTION : The fund was established in 1953 as
Defence Civilians Welfare (TB, Cancer and Leprosy) Fund, Presently it is known
as Defence Civilians Medical Aid Fund (DCMAF). It is Society registered w.e.f.
31.01.1977 under Societies Registration Act 1860.

  

2. OBJECTS : The Fund provides financial assistance
to members in case they or their dependents suffer from specified ailments.

  

3. MEMBERSHIP : The membership of the Fund is open on
voluntary basis to all civilian employees whether industrial or non-industrial
paid from Civil Estimates or Defence Services Estimates. The present membership
of the Fund is about 2,06,512.

  

4. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION :
The existing rates are as under- 

Grade Pay	Annual Membership	Full Service Membership
1S to PB-1	Rs. 60/-	Rs. 400/-
PB-2	Rs. 100/-	Rs. 600/-
PB-3	Rs. 200/-	Rs. 800/-
PB-4	Rs. 400/-	Rs. 1000/-

  

5. GOVERNING BODY :

The Fund is managed by a Managing Committee constituted as under:-

Defence Secretary : Chairman

Additional Secretary (A) : Sr. Vice-Chairman

Joint Secretary (Training) & CAO : Vice-Chairman

Deputy Chief Adminstrative Officer : Hony – Secretary

  

(Training, Coord & Welfare)CGDA, AG, Air Officer-in-Charge,
Personnel, Air HQ, SPD (Civ), Naval HQ, Director of Personnel, DRDO, DGOS, DGEME,
DG(Pers) E-in-C’s Branch, DGQA, DGOF, DGAFMS, DGMS (Army, Navy, Air), Addl.
DGAFMS (MR), Joint Secretary (E), MOD, Director-in-Charge of Welfare in CAO’s
Office, A Civilian Rep from AFHQ/ISOs, Indian National Defence Workers
Federation, Kanpur, All India Employees Defence Federation, Kirkee, Pune,
Bhartiya Pratiraksha Mazdoor Sangh, Kanpur and Labour Welfare Commissioner from
Ord Fys.

  

6. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Executive Committee consists
of undermentioned officers:-

Joint Secretary (Training) & CAO – Chairman

Addl. DGAFMS (MR) – Member

Dy. CAO (TCW) – Hony. Secretary
  

7. FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE FUND AS ON 28TH FEB 2010
(APPROX)

In Fixed Deposits – Rs.8,20,00,000/-

In Saving Banks – Rs.8,58,192/-

  

8. EXISTING BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THE FUND

(A) NUTRITIOUS DIET ALLOWANCE

TB & Leprosy – Rs.1000/- per month

Cancer – Rs. 1500/- per month

Anaemia During Pregnancy & Lactating
Mother – Rs. 800/- per month

Burn Injuries – Rs. 150/- per month

  

(B) AFTER CARE ALLOWANCE
TB & Leprosy – Rs. 800/- per month

Cancer – Rs. 1500/- per month

  

(C) DIALYSIS ALLOWANCE

Dialysis Allowance – Rs. 1000/- per month

  

(D) SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE

For TB, Caner and Leprosy, Paralytic Stroke, Accidental Injury – Rs. 100/- per
day

  

(E) RE-IMBURSEMENT OF COST FOR MAJOR OPERATIONS

For Coronary By-Pass Surgery, Valve Replacement,

Renal Transplantation, Joint Replacement with Surgery,

Implantation of Pace-Makers, Implantation of Stents – upto Rs. 15000/- of
disallowed amount

  

(F) ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

For Procuring Blood for Transfusions – Rs.600/- per month

For Cataract Operations with Implantation of Intra-Ocular Lens,

Purchase of Wheel Chairs, Tricycles for Physically Handicapped,

Prosthesis for Burn Injuries – Rs. 5000/-

For Purchase of Artificial Limbs – Rs.3000/-

For Purchase of Support Shoes (Calipers) – Rs. 2000/-

For Hearing Aid – Rs.1500/-

For Purchase of Crutches, Neck Band for Cervical Spondilitis = Rs. 1000/-

  

(G) EX-GRATIA GRANTS

(I) To the members

In case of loss of one limb/eyes – Rs.15000/-
In case of loss of one limb/eye – Rs.10000/-

(II) To the family of members
If member dies due to TB, Cancer and Leprosy, Heart ailments for which Member
availed assistance from the Fund earlier – Rs.20000/-
If member dies due to an Accident – Rs.50000/-