MoD Clarification on Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy for Armed Forces
MoD has issued a clarification on Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy that DoPT OM dated 31st May, 2012 will be mutatis mutandis applicable to Armed Forces personnel. Text of MoD letter is reproduces below:
No.PC-1(66)/2008/D(Pay/Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
New Delhi, Dated 5th April, 2013
Subject : Children Education Allowance/Hostel Subsidy – Clarification.
Sir,
I am directed to refer to this Ministry’s letter No. 1(66)/2008/D(Pay/Services) dated 25th February, 2009 and subsequent clarifications issued from time to time on the subject cited above and to say that the provisions of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Deptt. of Personnel and Training) O.M.No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL) dated 31 May, 2012 (copy enclosed) will be mutatis mutandis applicable to Armed Forces personnel.
2. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide their Dy.No.135/AG/PD dated 4.4.2013.
Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(P.S.Walia)
Under Secretary
DOPT has issued following clarifications vide his No. No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL) dated 31-05-2012 regarding reimbursement of Children Education Allowance:
1. Hostel subsidy reimbursable if residential school/institution located beyond a distance of 50 km. Grant of hostel subsidy is not related to transfer liability of the Govt employee.
2. CEA/Hostel subsidy reimbursable for the initial two years of a diploma/ certificate course from Polytechnic/ ITI/ Engineering College if the child pursues the course after passing 10th standard.
Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training, No.12011/07/2011-Estt.(AL) New Delhi, May 31, 2012
Source: www.cgda.nic.in
[http://cgda.nic.in/adm/CEA_HS_2013.pdf]
Sindu Kumar Das says
DOPT clarification regarding non reimbursement of CEA in respect of the children who has admitted in another school in the same class after pass out from the previous school , is quite contradictory to the real spirit of the Govt. intention to extend educational assistance to the central govt. employees as in other hand govt. is allowed to grant CEA to childrentwice who fails in the same class. What is the basic intention of the govt. behind depriving only the above children taking admission in the same class in another school/ residential school for pursuing further education, is not clear to me. In some deptt. Hostel subsidy claim is disallowed in the light of the above clarification whereas parent of the children expending a hand some amount in the name of the education of their wards.My strong appeal to the govt. to review the above clarification and arrive at favourable decision to encourage actual intention of the govt. to educate the nation.
Tapash Kumar Das says
nice naration you made for greater interest of parents.