Children Education Allowance Scheme - Clarification- Dated 30.12.2010
No.12011/08/2010-Eslt. (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2010
Office Memorandum
Sub: Children Education Allowance Scheme - Clarification
Subsequent lo issue of this
Department O.M. No.12011/3/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 02/09/2008 and
clarificatory OMs dated 11/11/2008, 23/11/2009 and OM No.12011/16/2009-
(Allowance) dated 13/11/2009 on the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme,
this Department has been receiving references from various Departments, seeking
further clarifications. The doubts raised arc clarified as under:-
(i). Whether CEA
is admissible to a Government Servant who ceases to be in service due to
retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of an
academic year?
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CEA/hostel subsidy
shall be admissible till the end of the academic year in which the Government
servant ceases to be in service due to retirement, discharge, dismissal or
removal from service in the course of an academic year. The payment shall be
made by the office in which the Govt. servant worked prior to these events
and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down under the CEA scheme.
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(ii). Whether
Children of a Government servant who dies while in service are still eligible
for reimbursement under the new CEA scheme?
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If a Govt. servant
dies while in service, the Children Education Allowance or hostel subsidy
shall be admissible in respect of his/her children subject to observance of
other conditions for its grant provided the wife/husband of the deceased is
not employed in service of the Central Govt., State Government, Autonomous
body, PSU, Semi Government Organisation such as Municipality, Port Trust
Authority or any other organization partly or fully funded by the Central
Govt./State Governments. In such cases the CEA/Hostel Subsidy shall be
payable to the children till such time the employee would have actually
received the same; subject to the condition that other terms and conditions
are fulfilled. The payment shall be made by the office in which the Govt.
servant was working prior to his death and will be regulated by the other
conditions, laid down under CEA scheme.
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iii)Whether any
upper age limit of the children has been prescribed for claiming CEA? Whether
CEA can be allowed in case oC children studying through "Correspondence
or Distance Learning"? If so the age limit prescribed for the same.
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The upper age
limit for disabled children has been set at the age of 22 years. In the case
of other children the age limit will now be 20 years or till the time of
passing 12th class whichever is earlier. Cases where reimbursement have been
already made, in respect of children above this age may not be reopened. It
has also been decided that CEA may henceforth. be allowed in case of children
studying through "Correspondence or Distance Learning" subject to
other condition prescribed.
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iv) What is the
definition of the terms 'two sets of uniform' which occur in para 1(e) of our
O.M. dated 2.9.08. What is the definition of 'one set of shoes'?
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It is clarified
that 'one set of shoes' would mean one pair of shoes and 'two sets of
uniform' would mean two sets of uniform prescribed by the school in which the
child is studying. A set of uniform will include all items of clothing
prescribed for a day, as uniform by the school. Reimbursement may be allowed
for two sets of such uniform irrespective of the colours/winter/ summer/PT
uniform.
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(v) What is the
definition of 'station' for the purpose of hostel subsidy?
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It is clarified
that for the purpose of hostel subsidy, station would be demarcated by the
first three digits of the PIN Code of the area where the Government Servant
is posted and/or residing'. The first three digits 'of the PIN Code indicate
a Revenue district.
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(vi) Whether fee
paid to organizations/ institutions other than the school or fee paid to
private tutors for purposes mentioned in para 1(e) of the OM dated 2.9.2008
is reimbursable?
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No. It is
clarified that the term lee' contained in para 1(e) of the OM dated 2.9.2008
would mean the fee charged by the school directly from the student.
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(SIMMI R. NAKRA)
Director (P&A)
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