1. Whether
Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) for 3rd child is
permissible if CEA has not been claimed for 1st and or 2nd child. As per OM
dated 2.9.2008 CEA is admissible for two school going children. Does it
mean any two school going children?
Answer: As per OM
No. 12011/03/2008- Estt.(AL) dated 11 .11.2008, Children Education Allowance
would be admissible for more than two children in case the number of children
exceeds two as a result of the second child birth resulting in twins or multiple
birth. This implies that the CEA will be admissible only in the cases of two
eldest surviving children and CEA for third or subsequent child will only be
permissible if there is a case of multiple birth at the time of second child
birth. Further, reimbursement of CEA for the 3rd child is admissible in case of
failure of sterilization operation.
2. What are the
fee that are reimbursable? Whether Development Fees, Annual Charges,
Transportation fees are reimbursable? Reimbursement towards purchase of school
bag, water bottle, uniform, shoes and stationary is admissible?
Answer: As per OM
No.12011/03/2008-Estt (AL) dated 2.9.2008, tuition fee, admission fee,
laboratory fee, special fee charged for agriculture, electronics, music or any
other subject, fee charged for practical work, fee paid for the use of any aid
or appliances by the child, library fee, games/sports fee and fee for
extra-curricular activities are reimbursable subject to the condition that the
aforementioned fee are charged by the school directly from the student.
Besides, reimbursement for purchase of one set of text books and notebooks, two
sets of uniforms prescribed by the school in which the child is studying, one
pair of shoes, in an academic year are reimbursable. Uniform include all items
of clothing prescribed for a day, as uniform by the school, irrespective of
colours/winter/summer/PT uniforms.
3. Whether CEA has
been increased by 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances
beyond 50%?
Answer: This
Department’s OM No. 12011/03/2008-Esn.(AL) dated 2.9.2008 clearly indicates
that the limits “would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness
Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. There is no need for any
separate order from this Department to effect enhancement of CEA as a result of
increase in DA by 50%. However, O.M. NO. 12011/01/2011-Estt.(Allowance) dated
4th May, 2011, has been issued to clarify this further.
4. Whether CEA can
be claimed for the child for the same class twice?
Answer: The reimbursement
of CEA is not linked to the performance of the child in his class. Even if a
child fails in a particular class, the reimbursement is permissible. However,
if the child is admitted in the same class in another school, although the
child has passed out of the same class in previous school or in the
mid-session, CEA shall not be reimbursable.
5. Whether Hostel
subsidy is reimbursable irrespective of transfer liability?
Answer: Hostel
Subsidy is reimbursable to all Central Govt, employees for keeping their ward
in the Hostel of a residential school away from the station in which the
employee is posted or residing irrespective of any transfer liability
6. Whether the
admissible amount on account of CEA can be reimbursed in full to a Govt.
servant in the first quarter of the financial /academic year itself ?
Answer: A Govt.
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. Front-loading of the entire amount in the first and second quarters is
not allowed.
7. Whether any age
limit has been prescribed for reimbursement of CEA in respect of children
studying in nursery classes?
Answer: There is
no minimum age prescribed for reimbursement of CEA in respect ol children
admitted in nursery classes. However, with regard to physically challenged
children the minimum age of 5 (five) years has been prescribed. The maximum age
for normal child is 20 years and for physically challenged children the maximum
age is 22 years.
8. Whether the
school/Institution should be recognized?
Answer: The
school/Institution has to be recognized by the Central or State Government or
U’T administration or by University or a recognized educational authority
having jurisdiction over the area where the institution is situated.
9. Whether CEA is
payable for the children of Central Government employees and studying abroad,
including children of citizens of Nepal/Bhutan but working in Government of
India, and the children are studying in the schools in their native place,
i.e., Nepal/Bhutan?
Answer: The CEA is
payable for the children of all Central Government employees including citizens
of Nepal and Bhutan, who are employees of Government of India, and whose
children are studying abroad. However, a certificate may be obtained from the
Indian Mission abroad that the school is recognized by the educational
authority having jurisdiction over the area where the institution is situated.
10. Whether CEA is
admissible to Government Servant who ceases to be in Service due to retirement,
discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of academic year?
Answer: 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 Government Servant worked
prior to these events and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down
under CEA Scheme.
11. Whether
Children of a Government Servant who dies while in service are still eligible
for reimbursement under new CEA Scheme?
Answer: If a
Government 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 Government, State
Government, Autonomous body, PSU, Semi government organization such
Municipality, Port Trust authority or any other organization partly or fully
funded by the Central government/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 Government Servant was working prior to his death and will be
regulated by the other conditions laid down under CEA Scheme.
12. Whether upper
age limit of children has been prescribed for claiming CEA?
Answer: 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 be 20 years or till the time of
passing 12th class which ever is earlier. Cases where reimbursement have been
already made in respect of children above this age may not be reopened.
13. Whether CEA
can be allowed in case of Children studying through Correspondence or distance
learning?
Answer: 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.
14. What is
definition of the terms “two sets of uniform”?
Answer: “Two sets
of Uniform” would mean two sets of uniform prescribed by the School in which
the child is studying. As 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 colors/winter/summer/PT
uniform.
15. What is
definition of “One set of Shoes”?
Answer: “One set
of shoes” would mean one pair of shoes.
16. What is
definition of station for the purpose of hostel subsidy?
Answer: It is
clarified that for the purpose of hostel subsidy, station would be demarcated
by the first three digits of 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.
17. Whether fee
paid to organisations/Institutions other than the school or fees paid to
private tutors is reimbursable?
Answer: No. It is
clarified that the term ‘fee’ contained in the para 1(e) of the OM dated
2.9.2008 would mean the fee charged by the School directly from the student.
The following is
the compilation of Office Memorandums issued by DOPT relating to Children
Education Allowance
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