DOPT ORDERS 2011
No.21011/16/2009-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
(New Delhi, Dated) 17th June, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: - Clarification on Children Education Allowance.
The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T O.M. No. 12011/03/2008- Estt(Allowance) dated 02-09-2008 and clarificatory OM No.12011/16/2009- Estt.(AL) 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 are clarified as under:
| 1) whether Children Education Allowance would be admissible beyond two children due to failure of sterilization operation. | The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance is admissible only for the first child born after failure of sterilization operation. |
| (ii) whether the admissible amount per annum per child (annual ceiling of Rs.15000/-) on account of CEA can be reimbursed in full in the first quarter of the financial/academic year itself. | (i) It is clarified that a Government servant is allowed to get 50% of the total amount subject to the over all 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. |
(Vibha Govil Mishra)
Deputy Secretary (P &A)
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