New Delhi, August 03: Long delays in clearing CGHS claims and indifferent handling of cases by authorities resulting in files getting misplaced were highlighted by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report on the functioning of the Health Ministry.
The CAG report which was tabled in Parliament today said the time limit for settlement of medical claims was not prescribed by the CGHS.
For medical claims exceeding Rs two lakh, which were to be settled by Director (CGHS), one-third of the 163 claims samples checked by audit were pending for an average period of two years and seven months.
Average time taken for the remaining two-thirds claims was one year and two months.
The report said that out of the 112 applications seeking permission for treatment for serious illnesses, test checked in audit, 32 applications were pending in the Director’s (CGHS) office.
–Agencies