Health schemes
Physiotherapy and CGHS
What CGHS covers for physiotherapy, how referral works, and what to check before you book anywhere in Delhi.
Quick answer
Physiotherapy under CGHS is normally accessed through a CGHS Wellness Centre, which refers a beneficiary on to an empanelled facility. Standalone physiotherapy clinics are rarely empanelled, so treatment usually takes place at a hospital that holds the empanelment. Dr Nasir Physiotherapy runs physiotherapy units across West and South West Delhi; whether a scheme applies at a particular centre depends on that centre, and we confirm it before treatment starts.
Who CGHS covers
CGHS covers serving and retired central government employees, their dependants, and a number of other categories including sitting and former Members of Parliament and certain pensioners of autonomous bodies. Eligibility is tied to the cardholder, and dependants are treated on the same card.
Why your usual physiotherapy clinic probably is not empanelled
Empanelment is granted to a facility, not to a profession. Hospitals apply for it, meet the criteria and hold it at a specific address. Most physiotherapy in Delhi is delivered by small independent clinics that have never applied, which is why a CGHS beneficiary searching for a physiotherapist finds plenty of clinics and almost no empanelled ones. Physiotherapy under the scheme is therefore usually delivered inside a hospital that holds the empanelment, by whoever provides physiotherapy there.
How access usually works
The route normally begins at your CGHS Wellness Centre rather than at the hospital. The medical officer there assesses you and, where specialist treatment is needed, issues a referral. That referral is what an empanelled facility works from. Going directly to a hospital without one is the single commonest reason a beneficiary is asked to pay and claim later. Rules differ between serving employees and pensioners, and they change, so confirm the current position with your Wellness Centre.
What to have with you
Your CGHS card, the referral or permission from your Wellness Centre, and any imaging or reports relating to the problem. If a course of treatment is expected to run over several weeks, ask at the point of referral how many sessions the referral covers and what happens when it runs out.
How a CGHS patient actually reaches the physiotherapy room
In practice the route runs through the hospital rather than through the physiotherapy unit. A beneficiary arrives either because a doctor at that hospital has referred them internally, or carrying a referral from their Wellness Centre which the reception desk processes on arrival. Either way the hospital sets the cover up first, and the physiotherapist is told that a scheme patient is coming. The practical consequence is worth knowing: booking a physiotherapy appointment directly, online or by phone, books you as a private patient. If you intend to use CGHS, start at the hospital desk.
Where we fit
Our physiotherapy units sit inside hospitals, and any empanelment belongs to the hospital rather than to us. That means the answer differs by centre, and it is not something to guess at from a website. Tell us which scheme you hold and where you are, and we will find out and tell you before anything starts.
We work in Janakpuri and Vikaspuri.
Check what your CGHS cover means here
Scheme treatment is arranged through the hospital desk, not by booking a session — so leave your details rather than booking, and we will tell you where to start and what your cover is likely to mean. No payment, nothing to cancel.
We send a short code on WhatsApp to check the number is yours. Nothing is booked and nothing is charged.
Last checked October 2026. Scheme rules change, and this page describes how CGHS generally works rather than your own entitlement. The authority is the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare — cghs.gov.in is where the current position is published.
Common questions about CGHS
Is physiotherapy covered under CGHS?
Can I go straight to a physiotherapy clinic with my CGHS card?
How many physiotherapy sessions does CGHS allow?
Does Dr Nasir Physiotherapy accept CGHS?
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