Section 3(a) in The Paradip Port Trust Employees' (Contributory Outdoor and Indoor Medical Benefit after Retirement) Regulations, 2000
(a)To become member for availing medical benefits under these Regulations is purely voluntary. Only those retired employees or surviving spouses of deceased employees who make the payment either by deduction from their retirement benefits or in cash, of the one time lumpsum contribution as set out below, are eligible for availing medical benefits under these regulations for themselves and/or their spouses for life. The amount of one time lumpsum contribution will be determined by the Board from time to time and atleast once in every three years.
