Hospital Patient Care Allowance for Railway Medical Staff

• Admissible for following categories of Group C & D railway employees working in railway hospitals and health units / clinics w.e.f. 01-01-2008. .

1. Radiographer.
2. Pharmacists [except exclusive Store Pharmacists and not involved in dispensing of medicines].
3. Laboratory Staff.
4. Medical Technicians required to come in direct physical contact with patients [ECG, EEG, Cardiac Pump, Dialysis etc.].
5. Ambulance Drivers.
6. Dressers.
7. Operation Theatre Assistants.
8. Attendants / Ayahs.
9. Ambulance cleaners.
10. Stretcher bearers
11. Safaiwalas.

• HPCA @ Rs.2100/- p.m. would be admissible for the above mentioned railway employees working either in [i] railway hospitals having 30 beds or more, or  [ii] super specialty railway hospitals having 10 beds or more.
• HPCA @ Rs.2070/- p.m. would be admissible for the above mentioned railway employees working either in [i] railway hospitals having less than 30 beds, or  [ii] super specialty railway hospitals having  less than 10 beds,  or [iii] railway health units / clinics.
• Night Duty Allowance  and / or Risk Allowance, if admissible to the above categories of staff, shall cease to be admissible to them w.e.f.    01-01-2008
• The amount of HPCA/PCA would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
• HPCA/PCA may be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for less than one calendar month. The same may not be admissible in case the individual proceeds on leave/training for more than one calendar month.
• HPCA/PCA should not be admissible in case of unauthorized leave.

References:

1.     Railway Board Letter No. E[P&A] II-98/HW-6 dated 09-01-2008      (RBE No.01 /08)

2.     Railway Board Letter No. E(P&A)II-2013/AL-3  dated 20.2.2013 (RBE No. 15 / 2013)