Children Education Allowance Scheme Clarification - kvs ro sirsa

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No. 120 1 1/08/20 10-Eslt. (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, f'.G. and Pens~ons
(Department of Personnel Br Training)
New Delhi, the 30Ih Dece~nbcr: 2010
Office Memorandm
Sub: <strong>Children</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Allowance</strong> <strong>Scheme</strong> - <strong>Clarification</strong>
Subsequent lo issue of this Departmen1 OM No. 1201 l 3 1008-Estt
(<strong>Allowance</strong>) dated 02/09/2008 and clarifica(i)r\ OMs dated 1 I ; 1 112008,
1-311 112009 and OM No. 1201 1/16/2009-(.AlIo:\i1ii:c:) dated 13il i009 on
the <strong>Children</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Allowance</strong> (CEA) Sclleine, this i)epal.~inent has been
receiving references from various Departments, sreliing furtht.1- clal-iiications.
The doubts raised arc clarified as under:-
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(i). Whether CEA subsidy shall be ~ld~nissiblel
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to a Government of the azadelnic year in /
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ceases to be in servlce due to I ! ~hc (io\el.nlncri~ Szrvant
retirement, discharge, dis~nissal or ceases to be in senice d~ie to 1
removal from service in the course retirement. discharge, iiismissal or I
of an academic year
removal il.0111 service in the course of 1
an acade~nic year. 1
Tile pa)~iir.it slinl hr. nude b! the ~
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1 ortice in \\ liicli die \ t. scrvanl 1
worked PI-iot- 10 11irsi. c\.cr~ts luid will I
be regulated by the i~~licr conditions
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laid down i111der CEA scli2me
(ii). Whether <strong>Children</strong> of a
Government servant who dies
while in service are still eligible for
reimbursement under the new CEA
scheme
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If a GO\,~. servant dies wtlile in service,
the Childre11 <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Allowance</strong> or
hostel subsid), shall be admissible in
respect 01' Iiislher cliildi.cn subj-. cct to
observance of other conditioils for its
grant ipro\,iiled the wifeh~~sband of the
deceased i ~ ; no1 c~iiplo)ed in ier\ ice of
the Central C~OVI.. State Cio\:ern~nen~.
Au~ononio~:.-> 13od)., I Semi-
Governmetil Oryani~a~ion such as
Municip~,lj.t~,. Port Trusl Authority or
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any other organization partly or fully
filnded by the Central (;ovr./State
Governments. In such cases the
CEAIHostcl Subsidy sh~iil bc payable
to the children till such ti~ne the
employee \\o~~ld have rlctuall! received
thc same.; si~bjecto the condition that
other terms and conditions arc. I~llfilled.
'l'he payment shall be madc by the
office in \i Iiich the Go\ t. ser\ ant was
working prior to his dear11 and u.ill be
regulated b! the other cond~rion, laid
do\\ n under CkX schemc
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,iii)Whether any upper age limit%
he children has been prescribed
hr ciaming CEA Whether CBA
:an be allowed in case of children
;tudying through "Correspondence
)r Distance [,earningn If so the
Ige limit prescribed for the same.
The upper age Iinlit i,~- disabled
childrcn has been set at the age of 22
years. In ll~c. case of otllcr cliild~.en the
age limit ill no\\: be 70 )cars 01. till
the time of passing 12"' clazs \vhich
ever is earlier. Cascs \vhere
reirnbursc.~nc.~~r hsve bcc.n already
made, in respcct of cl7iiijr.cn ai>o\e this
age nlay nor bc reopened. It has also
been decided rhst CEA may henceforth
be allowed in case of children studying
through "Correspondence or Distance
Learning" 5ubject to other condition
pl-escri bcd
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iv) What is the definition of the
ernis 'two sets 01' uniForm' which
ICCLI~ in paral(e) of our O.M.
iated 2.9.08. What is the dt-fin~tion
~f 'one set of shoes'
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It is clarified that 'on set of shoes'
\io~~ld inean one pair of shocs and
'two sets of ~~niform' ivould mean two
sets of uniform pi-esc~.ibed by the
scl~ool in \vl-lich the child is stud) ing. A
sc.1 oi'uniio~.~n \\'ill include all items of
clothing prescribed ibl s clay, as
uniform by the school. Reimbursement
Inay be rillo\.ved for two sets of such
uniform irrespective of tlic. colours
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K") What is the definition of-
'station' for the purpose of hostel
subsidy
(vi) Whether fee paid 10
organizationsiinstitutions other
than the school or fee paid to
private tutors for purposes
mentioned in para l(e) of the OM
dated 2.9.2008 is reimbursable
is clarified that for
hostel subsidy, station u,ouid be
demarcated by the firs1 three Jigits of
the Plh Code of tlir area where the
Governillrnt Servant is posed ~ndior
residing'. 'The first three digirs of the
PIN Code indicate a Rc\enue llis~rict.
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No. It is cl:il.ifieci thal rile rc1.m 'fee'
contained ill [lie para lie') fii' ~hc. OM
dated 2.9.2008 would iiicaii tlie fee
charg~.d b! rhe school directlh from the
student.
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