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Fixed Medical Allowance Does Not Bar Reimbursement for Life-Threatening Treatment Under CS(MA) Rules : CAT Kolkata
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|Central Administrative Tribunal

Fixed Medical Allowance Does Not Bar Reimbursement for Life-Threatening Treatment Under CS(MA) Rules : CAT Kolkata

CAT Kolkata rules that pensioners receiving Fixed Medical Allowance remain entitled to reimbursement for specialized or life-threatening treatments under the CS(MA) Rules. The judgment clarifies that the allowance is supplementary, not substitutive, ensuring pensioners' right to health is protected without opting for CGHS or PMJAY.