FAQ Allowance(1)

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Department of Personnel & TrainingEstablishment (Allowance) Section****

SI. No. I requently asked Question nswerChildren Education Allowance Scheme CEA)1 . Whether Reimbursement of ChildrenEducation Allowance (CEA) for 3 r

been claimed for 1 t and or 2 n child?As per OM dated 2.9.2008 CEA isadmissible for two school goingchildren does it mean any two schoolgoing children?

As per OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(AL)dated 1.11.2008, he hildrenEducation Allowance would beadmissible for more than two children incase the number of children exceeds twoas a result of the second child birthresulting in twins or multiple birth. Thisimplies that the CEA will be admissibleonly in the cases of two eldest survivingchildren and CEA for third or subsequentchild will only be permissible if there is acase of multiple births at the time ofsecond childbirth. Furtherreimbursement of CEA for the 3 r d childis admissible in case of failure ofsterilization operation.

2. What constitute Fee as per para 1(e) of the O.M. dated 2/9/2008 andwhether fee paid for extra-curricularactivities to some other institute andAnnual Charges, Transportation feesare reimbursable? Reimbursementtowards urchase f school ag,water ottle, niform, hoes ndstationary is admissible?

As per OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(AL)dated 2.9.2008, tuition fee, admissionfee, laboratory fee, special fee chargedfor agriculture, electronics, music or anyother subject, fee charged for practicalwork under the programme of workexperience, fee paid for the use of anyaid or appliances by the child, library fee,games/sports fee and fee for extra-curricular ctivities re eimbursablesubject to the condition that theaforementioned fee are charged by theschool directly from the student.Besides, reimbursement for purchase ofone set of text books and notebooks, twosets of uniforms prescribed by the schoolin which the child is studying, one pair ofshoes in an academic year arereimbursable. Uniform include all itemsof clothing prescribed for a day, asuniform by the school, irrespective ofcolours/winter/summer/PT uniforms.There is no item-wise ceiling.Reimbursement of pens/pencils, schoolbags, etc., may not be allowed.


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Whether reimbursement of feecharged directly by the school forcatering to the special needs of thechild with disabilities duly certifiedby the concerned school authorities,in addition to items mentioned inpara 1(e) of O.M. dated 2.9.2008, ispermissible?Whether CEA has been increased by25% as a result of enhancement ofDearness Allowances beyond 50 ?

Development Fee/Parents' Contributionin lieu of tuition fee shall be reimbursedw.e.f. 21 s t February, 2012, on pro-ratabasis, subject to the condition that theGovernment servant will have to certifythat the school does not charge tuitionfee.by the school for catering to the specialneeds of the child with disabilities dulycertified by the concerned schoolauthorities in addition to itemsmentioned in para 1(e) of O.M. dated2.9.2008, is allowed w.e.f. 21 s t February,2012, on pro-rata basis.This Department's OM No. 12011/03/2008-Estt.(AL) dated 2.9.2008 clearlyindicates that the limits would beautomatically raised by 25% every timethe Dearness Allowance on the revisedpay structure goes up by 50% . There isno need for any separate order fromthis Department to effect enhancementof CEA as a result of increase in DAby 0 . owever, .M.No.12011/01/2011-Estt.(Allowance)dated 4 th May, 2011, has been issued toclarify this further.

-2-3. Whether Development Fee/Parents'Contribution harged y the

school/institution is reimbursable?

6. Whether CEA can be claimed for thechild for the same class twice?

7. Whether ostel ubsidy sreimbursable irrespective of transferliability?

The reimbursement of CEA is not linkedto the performance of the child in hisclass. Even if a child fails in a particularclass, the reimbursement is permissible.However if the child is admitted in thesame class in another school althoughthe child has passed out of the sameclass in previous school or in the mid-session CEA shall not bereimbursable.Hostel Subsidy is reimbursable to allCentral Govt. employees for keepingtheir ward in the Hostel of a residentialschool away from the station in whichthe employee is posted or residingirrespective of any transfer liability.


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9. Whether a Government servant isallowed to get 50% of the totalamount subject to the overall annualceiling in the first quarter and theremaining amount in third and orfourth quarter?

In case of misplacement of receipts givenby the school/institution towards chargesreceived from the parents/guardian,reimbursement may be allowed if theGovernment servant produces a duplicatereceipt, duly authenticated by the schoolauthorities. Receipts from privateparties other than the school ifmisplaced shall not be entertained, evenif a duplicate receipt is produced.Original receipts from school authoritiesneednot be attestedcountersigned/rubber stamped by theschool authorities.Reimbursement of 50% of the entitledamount for the academic year could beallowed in the first and/or second quarterand the remaining amount could bereimbursed in the third and/or fourthquarter. However, the entire entitledamount can be reimbursed in the lastquarter. Frontloading of the entireadmissible amount is not permissible.

-3-8. hether reimbursement can beallowed in case the original receipts

are misplaced and duplicate receiptsare produced by the Governmentservant?

10. Whether any age limit has beenprescribed for reimbursement ofCEA?

There is no minimum age prescribed forreimbursement of CEA in respect ofchildren admitted in nursery classes. Theminimum age of 5 years, stipulated inOffice Memorandum No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 11 t h November,2008, for disabled children pursuing non-formal education or vocational trainingstands removed with effect from 21'February, 2012. Hence, there will be nominimum age for any child for whomreimbursement is claimed. The upperage limit for disabled children has beenset at 22 years of age. In case of otherchildren, the age limit will be 20 yearsage or till the time of passing 12 t h class,whichever is earlier.

Whether the school/institution shouldbe recognized?

The school/institution has to berecognized by the Central or StateGovernment or UT administration or byUniversity or a recognized educationalauthority having jurisdiction over thearea where the institution is situated.


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-4-Whether CEA is payable for thechildren of Central Governmentemployees and studying abroad,including children of citizens ofNepal/Bhutan but working inGovernment of India, and thechildren are studying in the schoolsin their native place i.e.Nepal/Bhutan?

Whether hildren ducationAllowance would be admissiblebeyond two children due to failure ofsterilization operation.

The CEA is payable for the children ofall Central Government employeesincluding citizens of Nepal and Bhutan,who are employees of Government ofIndia, and whose children are studyingabroad. However, a certificate may beobtained from the Indian Mission abroadthat the school is recognized by theeducational authority having jurisdictionover the area where the institution issituated.The reimbursement of ChildrenEducation Allowance is admissible onlyfor the first child born after failure ofsterilization operation.

Joining Time Rules14. Whether Joining time//Joining Timepay is admissible in case of technical

resignation to join another Govt.organization.

For appointment to posts under theCentral Government on the results of acompetitive examination and orinterview open to Government servantsand others Central Governmentemployees and permanent/provisionallypermanent State Government employeeswill be entitled to joining time. AGovernment servant shall be treated onduty during the period of joining timeand shall be entitled to joining time payequal to the pay and allowances like DA,HRA CCA drawn beforerelinquishment of charge at the old post.But temporary Central Governmentemployees with less than 3 years ofregular continuous service, thoughentitled to joining time would not beentitled to joining time pay.

Overtime AllowanceThe 5 t h and 6 t h Central Pay Commissionhave recommended abolition of grant ofOvertime Allowance but the Governmenthas decided to maintain the status quo atthe existing rates till implementation ofPerformance Related Incentive Scheme.

15. Revision of rates of OvertimeAllowance


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disabilities shall be entitled forallowance at double the rates formultiple births at the time of firstchild birth?

No. In case of multiple births at the timeof first child birth, the woman employeeshall not be entitled to this allowance atdouble the rates for multiple births.

17. Whether the allowance would eadmissible for the 3 r child in caseeither of the first two children i.e.first child or the 2 d child expiresbefore the attaining the age of twoyears?

It is clarified that the grant of SpecialAllowance for the child care for womenwith disabilities is admissible for twoyears from the birth of the child so longas the woman employee does not havemore than two surviving children.

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