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| Circular number | RBE 82/1989 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1989-03-21 |
| Type | Rates Master Circular |
| Topic | ticket-checking |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
these dispensaries should be converted into part-time dispensaries at the time of
To Change the colour of the Background Click on the Button Below. Antique white Bisque silver slate green cadet blue white azure Original MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 45 Indigenous system of medicine - Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries At present, the orders relating to indigenous system of medicine on the Railways and opening of Homeopathic/Ayurvedic Dispensaries/Centres are scattered in a number of Circulars/Orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing Orders/Circulars into one compendium has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways. They have now decided to issue a consolidated Order on the subject, as below, for information and guidance of all concerned. 2. The Railway Reforms Committee, vide their recommendation No. 69 had observed that in view of the popularity of low-cost therapy and the fact that the Government of India have accepted them as an integral part of country's health care programme, and in pursuance of this it was decided that Railways should encourage indigenous system of medicine. Hence, it was decided, vide Railway Board's letter no. E(W)79 WE 1-11 dated 26.08.1979 that expenditure on Homeopathic dispensaries might be incurred from the Staff Benefit Fund subject to a maximum of Rs.800/- per month. The question of raising the ceiling limit was considered subsequently and it was decided that total expenditure inclusive of Doctor's honorarium, salaries of other staff and cost of medicine on one Homeopathic dispensary where about 100 employees were treated daily should be raised from Rs. 800/-to Rs.1000/- provided the Railways manage the additional expenditure from their own Staff Benefit Fund allocation without additional grants being sanctioned for the same. With a view to encouraging indigenous system of medicine, it was later decided, vide Railway Board's letter No. E(W)88 WE 1-16 dated 21.03.1989 (RBE 82/1989) that an amount of Rs. 0.75P per capita may be spent from SBF on promotion of indigenous system of medicine. It was decided that physicians engaged on full-time basis would be paid Rs. 1000/- per month and those on the part-time bias would be paid Rs. 500/- per month. The dispensers/helpers engaged in these dispensaries were also entitled to be paid honorarium as might be fixed by the respective Staff Benefit Fund Committee. The Railways were also instructed vide letter no. E(W)87 WE 1- 5 dated 26.05.1987 that to give encouragement to the indigenous medical system, Railways might consider opening of additional Homeopathic/ Ayurvedic dispensaries under the S.B.F. as per the needs of the situation. However, these dispensaries could be located in Railway hospitals/health units - themselves by making available suitable accommodation. It was also impressed upon the Railways vide letter No. E(W)87 WE 1- 5 dated 15.06.1987 (RBE 153/1987) that in the first phase, 18 additional Homeopathic/Ayurvedic Centres might be set up and in the second phase, 4 centres should be opened, i. e. 3 new Homeopathic/Ayurvedic centres might on each zonal Railways except South Eastern Where 8 full-time and 2 part- time dispensaries were already functioning. It was also impressed that in the third phase, 24 additional centres might be established on major zonal Railways including South Eastern Railway. The number set up might be 3 on each Railway except NE, NF and SC Railways where only 2 centres needed to be established. The exact location of the new dispensaries was to be advised by the Railways. The concerned Chief Medical Officers were required to make available suitable accommodation in the hospitals/ medical units for functioning all the centres. The concerned Chief Personnel Officers were also to ensure that the new centres were opened and run under the aegis of SBF. 4. Guidelines governing Homeopathic / Ayurvadic Dispensaries: Further instructions were issued, vide letter No. E(W)87 WE 1- 5 dated 31.07.1987 (RBE 200/1987) to the effect that Homeopathic/Ayurvedic Ce
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