Medical facilities to govt employees
kehar singh
(Querist) 25 July 2015
This query is : Resolved
Sir,
I purchased hearing aids at the cost of Rs. 9500/- for the use of my mother, aged 82 and as per Sikkim Services (medical facilities) rules mother is also dependent family members within the definition of family.
When I submitted its bill for reimbursement the file sent back to me stating that as per rule reimbursement of cost of hearing aids purchased for other than Govt servant is not allowed.
When I check the rule it reads as "A regular Government servant only is entitled for reimbursement of hearing aids subject to maximum of Rs. 30000/-in a spell of 5 years."
Nowhere in the entire rule it is said that the hearing aids purchased for family members is not allowed.
I am of the opinion that the real interpretation of the said rule in the present form is that the claimant should be a regular Govt. servant and the cost should not exceed Rs. 30000/- no matter whether it is purchased for the use of Govt. servant himself/herself or for members of family.
Though my interpretation may also be wrong as such I request the learned members to give me the real interpretation of the above quoted rule please.
P. Venu
(Expert) 26 July 2015
You have wrongly understtod the Rule.
kehar singh
(Querist) 26 July 2015
My consciences says the spirit of the rule may be to allow the reimbursement if the item is purchased for the use of regular govt. servant only but the letter is not correct in the present form.
However, let us see what other learned members has to see.
kavksatyanarayana
(Expert) 26 July 2015
Only government servant is entitled means, no other family member is entitle for hearing aid. Hence the expert Mr.p venu sir is correctly clarified.
Rajendra K Goyal
(Expert) 27 July 2015
In light of the mentioned facts your mother is not entitled for reimbursement of the cost of hearing aid.
kehar singh
(Querist) 28 July 2015
ok, many thanks to all else i was making fool myself by interpreting in my own way.
