Monday, June 27, 2011

LATEST CLARIFICATION ON C.E.A.

                                             No.21011/16/2009-Estt.(AL)
                                                 Government of India
                                         Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
                                       Department of Personnel & Training
                                       New Delhi,  dated 17th June, 201

                                               OFFICE MEMORANDUM

                                Subject: - Clarification on Children Education Allowance.

The undersigned is directed to refer to DOP&T O.M. No. 1201 1 /03/2008-
Estt(Al1owance) dated 02-09-2008 and clarificatory OM No.12011/16/2009-
Estt.(AL) dated 13.1 1.2009 on the Children Education Allowance(CEA)
Scheme, this Department has been receiving references from various
Departments seeking firther clarifications. The doubts raised are clarified as
under:-
Whether CEA  would be admissible
beyond two children due to failure of
sterilization operation.
Reply:-
The reimburesement 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 fill in the first
quarter of the financial/academic year
itself.

Reply:-
It is clarified that a Government
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. Frontloading of the
entire amount in the first and second
quarter 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 )