CGHSPharmacist salary job profile promotion detils eligibilty details
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CGHS Pharmacist vacancy, Eligibility & Qualification Details
| Post Name | vacancy | Eligibility |
| Pharmacist | 20+ | Education: (i) 12th class pass with science subjects (Physics, Chemistry & Biology ) (ii) Diploma in Pharmacy from recognized institution and registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and (iii) Two years’ experience as Pharmacist in any recognized Hospital or Pharmacy after duly registered as Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948 and OR (i) Bachelor degree in Pharmacy ( B. Pharm) from a recognized University; and (ii) Registered as a Pharmacist under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. Age Limit: 18-25 years Age relaxation as per CGHS recruitment rules* Salary: level-5 (29200-92300) |
CGHS Pharmacist is a Group -C, Non-Ministerial, Non-Gazetted post.
CGHS provides service through following systems of medicines,
- Allopathy
- Ayurvedic
- Homeopathy
- Yoga and Naturopathy
- Siddha
- Unani
CGHS Pharmacist Salary pay scale 2024
CGHS Pharmacist salary
CGHS Pharmacist appointed in level-5 (29200-92300), as per 7th CPC.
Starting salary of CGHS Pharmacist in category X cities will be as follows,
- Basic Pay – 29200/-
- House rent allowance (HRA) – 7884/-
- Dearness Allowance (DA) – 13432/-
- Transportation Allowance (TA) – 5256/-
- Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) – 4100/-
Total gross salary of CGHS Pharmacist – 59672/- as on December 2023.
Starting salary of CGHS Pharmacist in category Y cities will be as follows,
- Basic Pay – 29200/-
- House rent allowance (HRA) – 5256/-
- Dearness Allowance (DA) – 13432/-
- Transportation Allowance (TA) – 2628/-
- Hospital Patient Care Allowance (HPCA) – 4100/-
Total gross salary of CGHS Pharmacist – 54616/- as on December 2023.
Note: The DA changes every six months. Other than this monthly salary CGHS Pharmacist gets various allowances and bonus as follows,
- Uniform allowance (yearly once) – 5000/-
- Festival bonus (yearly once) – 7000/-
The basic salary for CGHS Pharmacist is Rs.29200-92300, Salary in hand will be 2x of basic salary* including allowances Central Government Health scheme gives best (in the market) salary for 2024 Pharmacist Recruitment. Candidates are advised to calculate thoroughly and understand the CGHS basic salary and salary in hand and net salary in hand by 7th CPC Pay Matrix table.
Career growth for CGHS Pharmacist
Job Profile of CGHS Pharmacist
- Dispensing the medicines to beneficiary as per doctors’ prescription.
- Counselling of patient regarding dose, time of administration of medicines.
- Maintaining proper stock of medicines in the wellness Centre.
- Checking stock position periodically.
- Checking near expiry medicines well before six months, and notify same to chief medical officer.
- Preparation of monthly indents to central medical store (CMS).
- Preparation of annual indent to CMS.
- Liquidation of slow-moving medicines before six months.
- Preparing indents for Jan Aushadhi medicines.
Registers to be maintained by CGHS Pharmacist
- Stock ledger of Dead Stock Item.
- Stock ledger of consumable items (Offline).
- Local Purchase register.
- Demand file of various counters.
- Receipt Vouchers of Medical Store Depot (MSD), Rate contract medicines vouchers & others.
- Register showing indents placed to MSD and others.
- Register showing inventory of Dead Stock items.
- Life Expiry register.
- Daily Store Information file etc.
CGHS Pharmacist Syllabus Exam Pattern
Pharmacist tentative syllabus Includes arithmetical ability, general intelligence, reasoning, general knowledge, Alternately, Syllabus and exam pattern details are available in 2024 CGHS recruitment notification pdf, in the links section.
Detailed Eligibility Criteria Education qualification
The minimum educational qualification for CGHS Pharmacist Recruitment 2024 vacancy is as 12th pass / degree diploma in pharmacy , however, candidates with higher education also eligible.
Age limit:
As per CGHS Pharmacist 2024 notification, the age limit is 18-25 for general, age relaxation available for CGHS 2024 Pharmacist Recruitment, Applicable as on notification release date
Selection process:
The selection process of Central Government Health scheme Pharmacist 2024 includes Competitive Written exam followed by admit card and exam date notice, which is release on CGHS cghs.gov.in. For detailed syllabus & exam pattern of CGHS Pharmacist available at syllabus section,
for contract basis: Tenure of appointment: 180 days or until regular candidate joins, whichever is earlier.