She had been denied reimbursement of medicines purchased locally when such drugs were unavailable in the Cantonment General Hospital. | Photo Credit: JK1991more-inThe Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Cantonment Board (DCB) to reimburse the cost of medicines purchased by a retired headmistress of one of the schools run by the civic body for herself and her family, including her husband and schizophrenic adult son. The order came as the DCB had not filed an affidavit, as directed by the court on January 24, indicating the applicable rules and regulations for providing medical benefits to a retired employee. The court had sought the affidavit in the petition by the retired headmistress, Shanta Batra, who moved the HC seeking parity in reimbursement of medical expenses with Central government employees and other Public Sector Undertaking employees. In her petition, she also sought directions to the Centre and the Board to frame a scheme on the lines of the Central Government Health Scheme for providing medical benefits to retired employees of the DCB.

Source: The Hindu April 22, 2018 20:11 UTC