ABSTRACT

Tamil Nadu Medical Service – Rural Allowance sanctioned to Medical Officers, working in Primary Health Centres / Additional Primary Health Centres Changes of name as Primary Health Centre Allowance – Orders – Issued.

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (B2) DEPARTMENT

Ms. No. 103. Dated : 12.6.2002

Read :

1. From the Director of Family Welfare Letter R. No. 1761 1/FW/Aud/F4/94 Dated 6.12.2000.

2. From the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Letter No. 237S9/PHCs2/9Q/E1/ dated 4.S.2Q01 and 7.11.2001

3. From the Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Letter No. 6S5S3/PHCs2/S 1 / 2002 dated 21.5.2002.

ORDER

The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has reported that the Medical Officers working in Primary Health Centres are sanctioned Rs.400/- per month as Rural Allowance in lieu of Rs. 150/- per month as Special PayinG.O_lMs.No.1144, Health, Dated 25.6.80. lnG.O.Ms.No.454, Health and Family Welfare Department dared 2.4.91, the Government have enhanced the Rural Allowance Rs.400/- to Rs.500/-per month to the Medical Officers In Primary Health Centres where Government Quarters are not provided subject to the condition that Medical Officers should reside in. the place where the Primary Health Centres are situated. He has also stated that in G.O.Ms.No. 495, Finance(PC) Department, dated 15.9.98, Government have enhanced the Rural Allowance from Rs.500/- per month to Rs.525/- per month where Government quarters are not available in Primary Health Centres and the Rural Allowance bas been declined from Rs.400/- to Rs.375/- per month where Government quarters are provided to Medical Officers working in. Primary Health Centres with effect from 1.9.93 and reported that as per'the above Government Order the Medical Officers working in Primary Health Centres situated in Rural areas may be allowed to claim Rural Allowance and House

lowance in addition to Special Pay as sanctioned by the Government.

2. The Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine has further reported that the Medical Officers are not interested to work in rural areas and in villages. He has also reported that objection is raised on the basis of nomenclature only for the Medical Officer working in urban areas and belt areas in and around ths city. Ha has recommended that in order to encourage the Medical Officers to work in Rural and in villages he has requested early orders of the Government to change the "Rural Allowance" as Primary Health Centre Allowance".

3. The Government have examined the proposal and decided to change the nomenclature of "Rural Allowance" drawn by the Medical Officers in the Primary Health Centre as "Primary Health Centre Allowance"

4. Accordingly the Government direct that the nomenclature of the "Rural Allowance" drawn by the Medical Officers in. the Primary Health Centres be changed as "'Primary Health Centre Allowance".

5. This order issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide its U. No. 1831/Fs/P/2002 Dated 28.5.2002

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

SYEDMUNIRHODA

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT