Option to be submitted by ESIC Medical Officers (Teaching & Non Teaching) upto 65 Years
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
(ISO 9001-2008 CERTIFIED)
PANCHDEEP BHAWAN, C.I.G. MARG, NEW DELHI-110002
No : A-40/11/13/1/2016-Med.VI
Dated: 17-10-2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT : FUNDAMENTAL (SECOND AMENDMENT) RULES, 2018 – OPTION TO BE SUBMITTED BY ESIC MEDICAL OFFICERS (TEACHING & NON TEACHING) UPTO 65 YEARS-REGARDING.
The undersigned is directed to forward herewith Department of Personnel and Training’s notification No. GSR 767 (E) published in the Gazette of India dated 11.08.2018 vide which the age of superannuation in respect of the doctors belonging to Central Government shall be 62 years unless they exercise the option of posting to teaching, clinical or patient care. The notification being an amendment in Fundamental Rules (FR), by virtue of Section 17(2) of ESIC Act 1948, is applicable to the Medical Officers working in ESIC as well.
2. Accordingly, options in the prescribed format may be submitted by the serving Doctors of ESI Corporation (teaching & non-teaching) who have already attained the age of 62 years or are attaining the age of 62 years within a period of 30 days from the date of issue of this communication, for their continuation in service in teaching / clinical / patient care etc if they desire to continue upto the age of 65 years.
3. The serving doctors belonging to teaching & non-teaching cadres, who fail to exercise this option with regard to their continuation in service upto 65 years as mentioned in Para 2 above shall stand superannuated from their service on attaining the age of 62 years or on expiry of 30 days, as the case may be, from the date of issue of this communication, whichever is later.
4. As this will be an ongoing process, the heads of ESIC hospitals / Institutions shall send the “Option’, to be submitted by the concerned doctors in the prescribed format, atleast six months prior to Deputy Director (Medical Administration-VI), ESI Corporation, Panchdeep Bhawan, CIG Road, New Delhi-110 002.
5. These instructions may be brought to the notice of all concerned under acknowledgment.
Ends: As above.
(Bhupender Kumar)
Deputy Director
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