No. 20011/5/2008-AIS-II
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi-i 10001
Dated, the 25th July, 2011.
To
The Chief Secretaries of all the
State Governments/UTs.
Subject: Clarification on Children Education Allowance.
Sir,
I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of this Department’s O.M.No.21011/16/2009-Estt.(AL), dated 17th June, 2011 and to state that clarification issued by the Central Government on Children Education Allowance vide this 0M. would also be applicable in respect of All India Services officers.
Yours faithfully,
(Yash pal)
Desk officers
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)