Clarification on Children Education Allowance - Clarification- Dated 17.06.2011
No.21011/16/2009-Estt. (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, 17.06.2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: - Clarification on
Children Education Allowance.
The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T
O.M. No. 1201 1 /03/2008- Estt (Allowance) dated 02-09-2008 and clarificatory
OM No.12011/16/2009- Estt.(AL) dated 13.1 1.2009 on the Children Education
Allowance(CEA) Scheme, this Department has been receiving references from
various Departments seeking further clarifications. The doubts raised are
clarified as under:-
(i) whether
Children Education Allowance would be admissible beyond two children due to
failure of sterilization operation.
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The reimbursement
of Children Education Allowance is admissible only for the first child born
after failure of sterilization operation.
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(ii) whether the
admissible amount per annum per child (annual ceiling of Rs.15000/-) on
account of CEA can be reimbursed in fill in the first quarter of the
financial/academic year itself.
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It is clarified
that a Government servant is allowed to get 50% of the total amount subject
to the overall annual ceiling in the first quarter and the remaining amount
in third and or fourth quarter. Frontloading of the entire amount in the
first and second quarters is not allowed.
(ii) A Government
servant can claim full amount subject to the annual ceiling of Rs.15000/- in
the last quarter.
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(Vibha Govil Mishra)
Deputy Secretary (P &A)
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