Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Pay Commission Recommendation for Physiotherapists
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, K. KAMARAAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 63 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH DEEMBER ,2018 PAY COMMISSION RECOM MENDATION FOR PHYSIO THERAPISTS

## *63. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEALTH  AND  FAMILY  WELFARE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to implement the Seventh Pay Commissi recommendations for physiotherapists regarding cadre restructuring till date;
- (b)  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  physiotherapists  employed  at  Safd hospital, RML hospital, Kalawati Saran hospital, JIPMER and AIIMS;
- (c) whether the physiotherapists at the above hospitals are being given H Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) ; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a)to ( d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 63* FOR 14 TH DECEMBER , 20 18

(a)  As per decision of the Government on the recommendations of the 7 th CPC notified vide Resolution dated 25.07.2016, necessary action on the recommendations of the 7 th CPC pertaining to cadre restructuring of physiotherapists  have  already  been  taken  up  for  implementation  in  some  of Central Government hospitals/institution.

(b)  The  dutie s  and  responsibilities  of  physiotherapists  performed  in Safdarjung hospital,  RML  hospital,  Kalawati  Saran  hospital, Jawaharlal  Institute  of  Post Graduate Medical Education and Research ( JIPMER ), Puducherry and All India Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  ( AIIMS ),  New  Delhi  and  six  other  new  AIIMS located at Patna, Jodhpur, Bhubaneswar, Rishikesh, Bhopal, and Raipur broa include the following:

- i. physiotherapists  works  with  patients  who  have  a  range  of  conditi including Neuro - musculoskeletal, Geriatric, Post - surgical, ICU Patients, Pediatric, Cardiovascular and respiratory. They help to diagnose, asse and treat their physical problems
- ii. treat in and out patients of Orthopedic, Neurological, Medical Surg Pediatrics  and  Gynecological,  cardio - thoracic, respiratory  &  intensive care condition by means of electrotherapy, heat therapy, hydrother exercise therapy and ma ssage
- iii. provide  physiotherapy  care  including  exercise,  hot  packs,  wax  ba short - wave- diathermy,  ultrasonic  therapy,  cervical  &  lumbar  trac tion, gait training, electrical stimulation & bed - side physiotherapy in ward as prescribed by the medical specialist, etc.
- iv. administer and supervise students and junior physiotherapists and o support workers, who are involved in physical care of patien ts.
- v. participation in rehabilitation of patients
- vi. co- ordinate and participate in training programmes physiotherapist

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(c)  &  (d)  As  per  the  guidelines  issued  from  time  to  time  for  grant  of  H Patient Care Allowance (HPCA), HPCA is admissible to employees belonging to categories  of  Group  'C'  and  'D'  (non - ministerial)  whose  regular  duties  involve continuous and routine contacts with patients infected with communicable dis or those who have to routinely handle, as their primary duty, infecte d materials, instruments and equipment which can spread infection.

Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) is not being given to Physiotherapists  in  Safdarjung,  Dr.  RML,  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  an Associated  Hospitals  and  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  and  six  new AIIMS  located  at different parts of the country as the physiotherapists working in hospitals/institutes are Group 'A' and 'B' category employees. In Kalawati Saran Children Hospital ,the physiotherapist are not getting HPCA as these employees are  i n the pay scale of Group 'B' category.

However, JIPMER, Puducherry continues to give Patient Care Allowance to physiotherapists  as  per  the  directions  of  Hon'ble  Apex  Court.  These  directions were  issued  consequent  upon  re -classification  of  Group  'C'  categor y  posts  to Group  'B'  posts  based  on  the  replacement  scale  as  there  was  no  change  in  the duties and responsibilities of the post held by the incumbents.

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