Allowing medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to dependent transgender children/siblings irrespective of age – Guidelines by MoHFW

Allowing medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to dependent transgender children/siblings irrespective of age – Guidelines by MoHFW

F. No. 2-1/2025-CGHS(HQ)/C&P/EHS(8328809)
Government of India
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(EHS Section)
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Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi-11001 1
Dated: 16-09-2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Guidelines for allowing medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to dependent transgender children/siblings irrespective of age — Reg.

In compliance with the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, it has been decided to allow medical facilities under CGHS/CS(MA) Rules, 1944, to dependent transgender children/ siblings of Central Government employees (serving/ pensioner) irrespective of age, subject to the following conditions:

• Individual must be wholly dependent as per the financial limit specified in MoHFW OM No. per OM No. $.11012/2/2016-CGHS(P) dated 08.11.2016 (copy enclosed), on the central government employee.
• Individual must have a certificate issued by District Magistrate, under the provisions of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019.

2. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Encl: As above

Digitally signed by
HEMLATA SINGH
Date: 16-09-2025
Under Secretary to Government of India
Tele: 011-23061778

To

1. All the Ministries/Departments, Government of India.
2. Director(CGHS), CGHS Bhawan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi
3. Addl.DDG(HQ), CGHS, MoHFW, CGHS Bhawan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi
4. AD(HQ), CGHS, R.K. Puram, New Delhi
5. All Addl. Directors/Joint Directors of CGHS cities outside Delhi.
6. Additionar Director (SZ)/(CZ)/(EZ)/(NZ)/(MSD), New Delhi
7. JD(HQ), JD (Grievance)/ID (R&H), CGHS, Delhi
8. DDG(M), Dte.GHS, MoHFW, Nirman
9. Rajya Sabha/ Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi
10. Registrar, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi
11. U.P.S.C. Dholpur House, New Delhi
12. Office of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India, Bahadur Shah Zatar Marg, New Delhi
13. Director, Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi.

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