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Department of Medical College/Hospitals, Artificial Limbs Centre, Pune and such other
centres and organisations recognised for the purpose.
2. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Departments are
concerned, these orders have been issued after consultation with the Comptroller and
Auditor General of India.
3. This issues with concurrence of the Ministry of Finance vide their U.O. No.
3520/EV(B) 78, dated the 3rd July, 1978 and will take effect from the date of issue of this
memorandum.
15. List of non reimbursable medicines of Central Services (Medical Attendance)
Rules, 1944 shall be the applicable list for this rule: - In supersession of all previous
orders on the subject, the Central Govt. have issued orders to the effect that the list of
medicines included in Schedule I & II appended to Central Services (Medical
Attendance) Rules, 1944, as amended from time to time, shall be the list of medicines
not reimbursable to a member of the All India Service or a member of his/her family
under the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1954.
[Govt. of India DP & AR No.4/11/73—AIS(III), dt. 27th Sept. 1975.]
16. Restrictions in respect of reimbursement of the cost of insulin under this rule:-
I am directed to refer to this Department‘s letter No.—8/10/70—AIS(—III), dated the 16
th
May, 1972, on the subject cited above. and to say that Audit has expressed the view that
the words ― a member of an All India Service is entitled to free medical attendance and
treatment without restrictions‖ occurring therein creates an impression that it supersedes
the provisions of the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1954 and, in
particular, the amendment thereto made in Notification No. 8/8/69—AIS(III), dated the 6
th
January, 1970, and the executive instructions contained in letter No. 6/11/58— AIS(III),
dated the 2
nd
January, 1960, issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. The ―Subject‖ of the letter of the 16tj May, 1972, cited above, makes its scope very
clear and the letter, read as a whole should not leave any doubt that it was intended to
supersede only letter No. 7/3/65—AIS(III), dated the 12
th
March, 1965, issued by the
Ministry of Home Affairs and not any other rule, order or instruction.
2.1 The provision of statutory rules cannot be superseded or modified by means of
executive instructions, Accordingly, the instructions issued in the letter of the 16
th
May,
1972, cited above, do not supersede the provisions of the All India Service (Medical
Attendance) Rule, 1954 (including the amendment thereto made through the Notification
dated the 6
th
January, 1970.)
[Letter No. 4/1/73—AIS III dt.23.4.1973]
17. List of expensive drugs the cost of which shall not be reimbursable to a moS
circulated: - I am directed to refer to rules, 2(k)(iii) and 14(i-a)—of the All India Services
(Medical Attendance) Rules, 1954 as revised vide this Department‘s notification of even
number dated the 11
th
July, 1974 and to forward herewith a list of expensive drugs etc.,
the cost of which shall not be reimbursable to a member of an All India Services or a
member of his family. The list may be circulated among the authorized medical
attendants for their information and guidance.
[Letter No. 4/11/73—AIS—III dt. 6.8.1974]
17. Delegation of powers to the heads of the Department to allow refund of
medical expenses in relaxation of rules: forwarding a copy of the Ministry of
Finance, Govt. of India‟s O.M.No.F.26(10)-EV-(B)/74 dated 16.07.1974 to the State
Governments for adoption: - I am directed to refer to the Ministry of Home Affairs‘