Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy – CG Employees Should Know the Key Points

Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy – CG Employees Should Know the Key Points


One of the Most Important Allowance for the Wards of Central Government Employees

Every Central Government Employee Should Know the Procedure of Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy.

Reimbursement of CEA and Hostel Subsidy shall be applicable for children from class nursery to twelfth, including classes eleventh and twelfth held by Junior Colleges or schools affiliated to Universities or Boards of Education. CEA is allowed in case of children studying through “Correspondence or Distance Learning”.
Reimbursement of CEA and Hostel Subsidy shall be applicable for children from class nursery to twelfth, including classes eleventh and twelfth held by Junior Colleges or schools affiliated to Universities or Boards of Education. CEA is allowed in case of children studying through “Correspondence or Distance Learning”.
The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel subsidy can be claimed only for the two eldest surviving children with the exception that in case the second child birth results in twins/multiple birth.
In case of failure of sterilization operation, the CEA/Hostel Subsidy would be admissible in respect of children born out of the first instance of such failure beyond the usual two children norm.
The amount for reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be Rs.2250/- per month (fixed) per child.
This amount of Rs.2250/- is fixed irrespective of the actual expenses incurred by the Govt. Servant.
The amount of ceiling of hostel subsidy is Rs.6750/- pm.
The Govt. servant should produce a certificate issued by the Head of the Institution for the period/year for which claim has been preferred. The certificate should confirm that the child studied in the school during the previous academic year.
In case such certificate can not be obtained, self- attested copy of the report card or self attested fee receipt(s){including e-receipt(s)} confirming or indicating that the fee deposited for the entire academic year can be produced as a supporting document to claim CEA.
The period/year means academic year i.e. twelve months of complete academic session.
The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for Divyaang children of government employees shall be payable at double the normal rates of CEA prescribed above in clause (b) i.e. Rs.4500/- per month (fixed)
In case both the spouses are Government servants, only one of them can avail reimbursement under Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy.
The above rates/ceiling would be automatically raised by 25% every time the  Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
The Hostel Subsidy and Children Education Allowance can be claimed
concurrently.
The reimbursement of CEA and Hostel Subsidy will be done just once in a financial year after completion of the financial year.
Hostel subsidy is applicable only in respect of the child studying in a residential educational institution located at least 50 kilometers from the residence of the Government servant.
Even if a child fails in a particular class, the reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy shall not he stopped.
In case of retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service, CEA and Hostel Subsidy shall be admissible till the end of the academic year

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7th Pay Commission Children Education Allowance – Orders, Circulars and Clarifications

7th Pay Commission Children Education Allowance – Orders, Circulars and Clarifications

7th CPC Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy

Children Education Allowance

Children Education Allowance: CEA is paid to government employees to take care of schooling and hostel requirements of their children. The rates of CEA are double for a differently abled child.

Recommendations of 7th Central Pay Commission and Govt Decision on Children Education Allowance

7th CPC Children Education Allowance : One of the most anticipated hike in this allowance by Central Government employees, but 7th Pay Commission has recommended the allowance would continue as CEA Rs.2250 pm per child and Hostel subsidy Rs.6750 pm per child. And the allowance will continue to be double for differently abled children. And the commission has strongly object to extend the allowance beyond Class XII.

The commission also recommended that the simplification of procedure for reimbursement. For CEA, a certificate from the head of institution where the ward of government employee studies should be sufficient for this purpose. The certificate should confirm that the child studied in the school during the previous academic year.
Rate of Children Education Allowance (CEA) has been increased from Rs.1500 per month / child (max. 2) to Rs.2250 per month / child (max.2). Hostel Subsidy will also go up from Rs.4500 per month to Rs.6750 per month. Annual amount of CEA for the academic year 2017-18 will be 24750 and Hostel Subsidy will be 74250

Children Education Allowance – An Overview: The Children Education allowance was introduced w.e.f. 1-9-2008 on the basis of the recommendation of 6th CPC. In the background of escalation of school fees, and other expenses connected with education of Children, the present scheme has been a big relief for the Government employees.Presently the allowance is admissible for two children, for studying in a recognised school upto XII standard. The maximum ceiling is stipulated at Rs.18000/- since this allowance had been hiked by 50% because of the DA component in salary having been crossed 100% on 1.1.2014. We suggest doubling of this allowance and increasing the same by 50 % whenever the DA crosses over by 50%

The insistence of receipt for each and every expense to claim the allowance is a cumbersome procedure, which serves no purpose at all. In order to avoid a probable misuse, the employer may be asked to produce an affidavit to the effect this child/children were bonafide student of the school. The production of receipt may be dispensed with.



We also suggest that the scheme may be extended to cover children studying for Graduate/Post Graduate and Professional courses. This suggestion is being made in view of the huge expenses involved for the children’s higher studies, especially in the background of the Government with… from “higher education sector and allowing private institutions to come up and extract exorbitant changes for … courses. Since the quantum of allowance is fixed with a ceiling on maximum, our suggestion … increase the coverage.


Reference Orders issued by DoPT
Clarification Orders
OM Date
Link
CEA–Clarification
31-07-13
CEA- Clarification
23-04-13
CEA- Clarification
31-05-12
CEA- Clarification
23-05-12
CEA- Clarification
21-02-12
CEA–Clarification
21-02-12
CEA–Clarification
25-07-11
CEA–Clarification
17-06-11
CEA–Clarification
30-12-10
CEA–Clarification
23-11-09
CEA–Clarification
13-11-09
CEA–Clarification
11-11-08
CEA–Clarification
02-09-08

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Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Implementation of decisions relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance (CEA) and Hostel Subsidy – Consolidated instructions

Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission — Implementation of decisions relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance (CEA) and Hostel Subsidy — Consolidated instructions 

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