THE ALL INDIA SERVICES (MEDICAL ATTENDANCE) RULES; 1954 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1… — All-India Services Act, 1951

6 THE ALL INDIA SERVICES (MEDICAL ATTENDANCE) RULES; 1954 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act; 1951(LXI of 1951), the Central Government; after consultation, with the Government of the States concerned, hereby makes the following rules; namely: 1 . Short title and application 1(1) These rules may be called the All India Services (Medical Attendance) Rules; 1954. 11(2) They shall apply to members of the Service while they are on duty or on leave or under suspension, within India ?[ ] 2. Definitions -~In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires 32a) "authorised medical attendant" means the principal medical officer appointed by the Government to attend to its officers in the station or district (where the member of the Service falls ill) and includes a medical officer who, in rank; is equal or immediately junior to such principal medical officer Sand who is attached to any hospital or dispensary in the station where such principal medical officer is posted: Provided that if there is no principal medical officer appointed by the Government for the station at which or the district in which the member of the Service falls ill; the principal medical officer shall be the officer appointed by the Government of the State in which the station or district is situated; 2(b) "Contributory Health Service Scheme" means any approved scheme of free medical attendance and treatment of servants of the Government and the members of their family in return for such monthly contribution by every Servant of the Government as may; from time to time, be determined by the Government: 62(c) "family" means 7() Husband or wife as the case may be, of the member of the Service; and (T) The parents; sisters, widowed sisters, widowe