No.A-27012/02/2017-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi, 16 August, 2017
Subject: Recommendations of the
Seventh Central Pay Commission — Implementation of decision relating to
the grant of Children Education Allowance.
Consequent upon the decision taken by
the Government on the recommendations made by the Seventh Central Pay
Commission on the subject of Children Education Allowance Scheme, the
following instructions are being issued in supersession of this
Department’s OM dated 28-4-2014 : –
(a) The amount fixed for reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be Rs.2250/-pm.
(b) The amount fixed for reimbursement of Hostel Subsidy will be Rs. 6750/-pm.
(c) In case both the spouses are
Government servants, only one of them can avail reimbursement under
Children Education Allowance.
(d) The above limits would be
automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the
revised pay structure goes up by 50%. The allowance will be double for
differently abled children.
2. Further, reimbursement will be done
just once a year, after completion of the financial year. For
reimbursement of CEA, a certificate from the head of institution, where
the ward of government employee studies, will be sufficient for this
purpose. The certificate should confirm that the child studied in the
school during the previous academic year. For Hostel Subsidy, a similar
certificate from the head of institution will suffice, with the
additional requirement that the certificate should mention the amount of
expenditure incurred by the government servant towards lodging and
boarding in the residential complex. The amount of expenditure
mentioned, or the ceiling as mentioned above, whichever is lower, shall
be paid to the employee.
3. These orders shall be effective from 1st July, 2017.
4. Insofar as persons serving in the
Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue
in consultation with the Comptroller and auditor General of India.
Hindi version will follow.
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(Navneet Misra)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Authority: www.dopt.gov.in
