Recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission-implementation of decisions relating to Special Allowance for child care for women with disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled children of Govt. employees.
No.1201l/04/2008-Estt.
(Allowance)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel &
Training)
New Delhi, the 11.09.2008
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:- Recommendations of the
Sixth Central Pay Commission implementation of decisions relating to Special
Allowance for child care for women with disabilities and Education Allowance
for disabled children of Govt. employees.
Consequent upon the decision
taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the Sixth Central Pay
Commission for providing extra benefits to women employees with disabilities
especially when they have young children and children with disability, the
President is pleased to issue the following instructions:-
(i) Women with disabilities shall
be paid Rs.1000/-per month as Special Allowance for Child care. The allowance
shall be payable from the time of the child's birth till the child is two years
old.
(ii) It shall be payable for a
maximum of two children.
(iii) Disability means a person
having a minimum Disability of 40% as elaborated in Ministry of Welfare's
Notification No. 16-18/97-NI.I dated 1.6.2001. (Annexure)
(iv) The above limit would be
automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised
pay structure goes up by 50%.
2.. Reimbursement of Education
Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be payable at
double the normal rates prescribed. The annual ceiling fixed for reimbursement
of Children Education Allowance for disabled children of Government Employees
is Rs.24000. The rest of the conditions will be the same as stipulated vide OM
No.12011/03/2008-Estt. (Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008 on the subject.
OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.
(Allowance) dated 2 nd September 2008 on the subject.
3. Disability means a person
having a minimum Disability of 40% as elaborated in Ministry of Welfare's
Notification No.16-18/97-NI.I dated 1.6.2001. (Annexure).
4. These orders shall be
effective from 1st September, 2008.
5. Insofar as persons serving in
the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in
consultation with the Comptroller and Audit General of India.
6. Hindi version will follow.
(Simml R. Nakra)
Director (P&A)
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