Enhancement of Medical Allowance for teachers

To

The Secretary,

Department of School Education & Literacy,

Ministry of Human Resource Development,

Government of India,

Shastri Bhavan,

New Delhi – 110 001.

Sub: Enhancement of Medical Allowance to the teachers of

A & N Islands - regarding.

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Madam,

I am to invite your kind attention to the letter No. 7-3/99-UT1 dated 23rd September, 2002 of the department Department of Secondary & Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi enhancing the fixed Medical Allowance from Rs. 15 to Rs. 75 per month for the teachers working in all Union Territories (copy enclosed for kind perusal).

In this connection, it is stated that more than nine years have passed since the above revision and the cost of medicine and medical treatments have increased 10 times of the cost what it was 9 years ago but the fixed Medical Allowance has not been enhanced to meet this high cost. Moreover, these islands are far from mainland and the life saving medicines are available here on higher rates than on the mainland.

It is, therefore, requested that the fixed Medical Allowance for the teachers working in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands may be enhanced to atleast Rs. 1000/- per month in view of the situation mentioned above.

An early action in the matter is solicited please.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(D. Ayyappan)

General Secretary

Cell: 9434260430

Copy to:

1. The Commr-cum-Secretary (Edn), A & N Administration with the request to take up the matter with the Ministry of HRD.

2. Secretary General, Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers, New Delhi for necessary action.