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Tribune News ServiceChandigarh, December 6The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has directed the Additional Director, Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), to reimburse nearly Rs 85,000 to a Patiala couple and pay Rs 15,000 as compensation for causing mental agony to them. Ravinder submitted different bills of Rs 44,642 for medical reimbursement in respect of his wife and Rs 50,518 for himself. However, the Additional Director, CGHS, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Chandigarh, did not reimburse the bills as being outdoor patient it was not reimbursable under the rules. In its reply, the Additional Director, CGHS, stated that per relevant rules and instructions, bills as OPD patient were not reimbursable. However, the items for Rs 9,792 and Rs 646 were passed and sent to the Pay and Accounts Office, New Delhi, for payment..