<p>Indian Railways Health Service Association (IRHSA) has demanded the Centre to restore its conveyance allowances and other benefits, which has been reduced arbitrarily.<br /><br />The Association in its letter to the Union Finance Secretary said that while the entire cadre of Central Government Doctors (CHS) including the IRHS, were working tirelessly & risking their lives to treat patients during the pandemic, reduction of their conveyance allowance and other benefits was disheartening.<br /><br />The Dearness Allowance (DA) indexed Conveyance Allowance for doctors is based on a number of emergent domiciliary visits, emergency and recurrent hospital visits out of duty hours and on-duty official movements in and out of duty hours within the jurisdiction by their own vehicle.<br /><br />While other department employees get fixed Conveyance Allowance based on the distance covered on duty including out of jurisdiction by own vehicle.<br /><br />However, the Finance Ministry has mixed up the two different entities of Conveyance Allowance to doctors and other department employees. As a result of which, Conveyance Allowance for doctors has been reduced to less than 50% of the last drawn amount of Rs 7425.<br /><br />"It is unfortunate that central government doctors, who are working hard, the so-called corona worriers and front runners in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, face significant salary deduction to the extent of 15,000/- (@ level 10) to 30000/- (@ level 14)," said the memorandum the copy of which also sent to the Prime Minister Office, Finance Minister, and the Railway Board.<br /><br />While requesting the government to restore all benefits, the Association also demanded to increase Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) to 40%. The Association also pointed out that their non-practicing allowance was reduced to 20% from the pre-existing 25%. As NPA is also a part of basic salary it has impacted the pensions of doctors to a great extent.<br /><br />The association also made a plea to the government to compensate doctors for loss of their salary due to the feezing of DA at 3% each in January and July as they were working during the entire lockdown period.</p>
<p>Indian Railways Health Service Association (IRHSA) has demanded the Centre to restore its conveyance allowances and other benefits, which has been reduced arbitrarily.<br /><br />The Association in its letter to the Union Finance Secretary said that while the entire cadre of Central Government Doctors (CHS) including the IRHS, were working tirelessly & risking their lives to treat patients during the pandemic, reduction of their conveyance allowance and other benefits was disheartening.<br /><br />The Dearness Allowance (DA) indexed Conveyance Allowance for doctors is based on a number of emergent domiciliary visits, emergency and recurrent hospital visits out of duty hours and on-duty official movements in and out of duty hours within the jurisdiction by their own vehicle.<br /><br />While other department employees get fixed Conveyance Allowance based on the distance covered on duty including out of jurisdiction by own vehicle.<br /><br />However, the Finance Ministry has mixed up the two different entities of Conveyance Allowance to doctors and other department employees. As a result of which, Conveyance Allowance for doctors has been reduced to less than 50% of the last drawn amount of Rs 7425.<br /><br />"It is unfortunate that central government doctors, who are working hard, the so-called corona worriers and front runners in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, face significant salary deduction to the extent of 15,000/- (@ level 10) to 30000/- (@ level 14)," said the memorandum the copy of which also sent to the Prime Minister Office, Finance Minister, and the Railway Board.<br /><br />While requesting the government to restore all benefits, the Association also demanded to increase Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) to 40%. The Association also pointed out that their non-practicing allowance was reduced to 20% from the pre-existing 25%. As NPA is also a part of basic salary it has impacted the pensions of doctors to a great extent.<br /><br />The association also made a plea to the government to compensate doctors for loss of their salary due to the feezing of DA at 3% each in January and July as they were working during the entire lockdown period.</p>
