02-Sep-2026

Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Delhi, has addressed a D.O. letter to the Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, requesting him to grant an audience to our Association, SNPWA, to discuss the issue of supply of GLP-1 RAs to CGHS beneficiaries afflicted with Chronic Type-2 Diabetes.
In this context, Com. D.C. Sharma, DGS, SNPWA and Com. O.K. Raina, CS, SNPWA, New Delhi Circle, met the Hon'ble MP today at her residence and apprised her in detail about the merits of the issue.

02-Sep-2026

GS SNPWA addresses to Secretary/MOH&FW, conveying profound gratitude of this Association in bringing about a limited reform in according selective approvals for unlisted/ listed procedures etc etc, presently under STCs.
Also apprising her that this Association has had been striving very hard to bring about radical policy reforms in CGHS to streamline the existing mechanisms which are full of bureaucratic red tape, particularly with regard to functionality of STCs in an highly obsolete, opaque and outdated manner.
Placing our gratitide to Director/CGHS, Dr Sateesh, Sh Manshvi Singh, Jt Secy and others for their policy resilience and painstaking efforts in working out this critical reform.
Also conveying our huge thanks to Dr Jagdeesan, Jt Director/ Grievances in the office of AD/ South Zone, Chennai, for his enormous and valuable contribution in key policy formulations. This Association has found him exceptionally helpful and accessible as and when we need him, a great and valuable asset in CGHS.
Comrades, the successful implementation of this significant reform largely now depends on how and to what extent our CSs and Activists of the Association get involved in monitoring the implementation by the concerned ADs. Given negative and perverse mindset of large number of ADs, this reform will be defeated unless we are on our toes and very very closely interact with ADs. Immediately, all CSs must meet concerned ADs and impress upon them to take expeditious action for according approvals in selected cases and to ensure that this decision translates into desired results.
CHQ office bearers, CSs/ Activists of the Organization must meet concerned ADs to impress upon them to ensure that this important policy reform yields desired results and caution them that any delay/ dereliction on their part would be met with huge and stiff resistance from our side.
View GS letter copy

01-Sep-2026

DECENTRALISATION OF POWERS - A MAJOR REFORM:
Dear Comrades ,
The decentralisation of powers and the removal of the requirement for STC approval is a major and welcome reform. The procedure has been considerably streamlined, making the process much faster and simpler.
But with this comes a *huge responsibility on our CSs and activists, since approvals will now have to be obtained from the respective ADs. Comrades, you may recall that this was one of the most important issues we had discussed in detail with Ms. Roli Singh, the then AS/DG, CGHS, nearly a year ago . She too had recognised that obtaining STC approval was cumbersome, time-consuming and needed to be simplified._ It is, therefore, a matter of great satisfaction that this has finally been achieved. We place on record our deepest gratitude to DG, CGHS, Dr. Sateesh, for his proactive, pragmatic and sustained intervention. But for his personal commitment and persistent efforts, this reform may not have become a reality.
However, comrades, the real challenge begins now. While we have many positive-minded and responsive ADs, we also know that some may not be equally forthcoming and may interpret the instructions in a restrictive or rigid manner. And let us remember; these approvals concern *LIFE-SAVING PROCEDURES . There simply cannot be any avoidable delay when someone's life is at stake.
Therefore, CSs and our activists must remain vigilant and be on their to es. Every case must be pursued with the concerned AD and approval secured promptly and without unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles.
This is a major reform. Let us ensure that it translates into real relief on the ground.
No delay. No denial. No beneficiary should suffer for want of timely approval for a life-saving procedure. The responsibility is now ours. Let us rise to the occasion.
- GS / SNPWA CHQ.

01-Sep-2026

MoH&FW OM dated 01-09-2026 on decentralisation of approval procedure for selected STC (Standing Technical Committee) related cases under CGHS. With a view to streamlining and decentralizing the approval process, the procedure as enclosed shall henceforth be followed.
View MoH and FW guidelines

01-Sep-2026

CGHS Guidelines on Relaxation in age and marital status for dependent Sons and Brother suffering from critical illness under CGHS / CS(MA) Rules,1944.
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