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Organization : Department of Treasuries & Accounts Tamil Nadu
Facility :Government Employees Health Fund Scheme

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Government Employees Health Fund Scheme :
Introduction :
Government has been concerned at the distress caused to families of Govt. Employees , when the employee is struck by a major ailment and the remedies are also very expensive, causing great hardship to the Govt. employees. Hence the Govt. have decided to constitute a “Govt. Employees Health Fund” to provide financial assistance to Government employees to meet the expenses for certain advanced surgeries / treatment.

Salient Features :
** Employees can avail assistance as advance
** Employees can avail assistance as reimbursement of expenditure
** Employees can avail Loan facility

Applicability :
** Compulsory for all Government Employees
** Employees working under emergency provisions
** Officers of All India Service of the Tamil Nadu cadre
** Employees who are drawing Medical allowance
** All employees, irrespective of the pay are eligible for assistance
** Even a month’s subscription by an employee would make him entitled for availing the benefit

Sources :
The scheme is basically a self financing scheme and the source to meet out the expenditure for assistance are
** Govt. Contribution Rs.40,00,000/- per annum
** Monthly subscription from the employees at Rs10/- p.m. from December 1998 onwards.

Admissibility of assistance :
The assistance is admissible for treatment / surgery for the disease mentioned in G.O. Ms.No.400 Finance (Salaries) Department Dated :- 29.08.2000 at the accredited private Hospital. GO.Ms. No. 377 dated 13th October 2005 (Updation in Ms. No 400 Finance (Salaries) Department Dated:- 29.08.2000 )

Quantum of assistance
** The maximum assistance admissible is Rs.1,00,000/- or 75% of the actual expenditure whichever is less (G.O. Ms.No.236 Finance Dated :- 30.03.1995)
** For cancer treatment assistance under this scheme may be allowed for any No. of times not exceeding maximum ceiling of Rs.1,00,000/-.
** In all other normal cases assistance can be availed twice, not exceeding the maximum ceiling of Rs.1,00,000/-
** In case of eye surgeries (Twice) maximum assistance is Rs.30,000/- not exceeding the overall ceiling of Rs1,00,000/-.

Loan facility :
The Loan Facility to a maximum of Rs.1,00,000/- is also allowed for the treatment in foreign countries. This will bear 10% interest.

Submission of Application :
The employee shall prefer the claim to the sanctioning authority through his / her office in the prescribed format (vide Govt.Letter No.46490 Finance (Salaries) / 98 – 99 Dated :- 11.08.1999) along with original vouchers, within 60 days from the date of discharge from the Hospital.