7th CPC Children Education Allowance – Orders issued by DoPT on 16.8.2017
Reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be Rs.2250/-pm
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
