New Delhi, July 23 -- Are you a serving or retired central government employee? Then there is good news for you, as retiring central government employees will now have a new, seamless and simple way to apply for their Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) pensioner cards.

This development has been made possible by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoH&FW), in collaboration with the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW).

They have integrated the CGHS online system with the 'Bhavishya portal', enabling a paperless application process. The core objective of this initiative is to reduce paperwork, bring transparency, reduce ambiguity and eliminate duplication of documentation.

Thus, ensuring that all eligible retir...