Children Education Allowance – Frequently Asked Questions
Children Education Allowance – Frequently Asked Questions released by DOPT
DOPT has issued FAQ on Children Education Allowance supplementĀ the FAQs in respect of Estt. (Allowances) Section already placed inĀ public domain vide F. No. 21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL)
No. I-11020/1/2014-Estt.(AL)
Government of India/Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances andĀ Pensions Department of Personnel &Ā Training
The following FAQsĀ supplementĀ the FAQs in respect of Estt. (Allowances) Section already placed inĀ public domainvide F. No. 21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL)
| Establishment (Allowances) Section | ||
| Children EducationĀ Allowance Scheme (CEA) | ||
| SI. No. | Frequently asked Questions | Answer |
| 1. | Whether the examination fees as charged by the school is reimbursable? | “Examination fee” has been included as part of reimbursable items as indicated in para 1(e) of O.M. dated 2nd September, 2008, subject to the fulfillment of other existing conditions vide OM No.12011/01/2012-Estt.(AL) dated 31-07-2013. The said orders do not have a retrospective effect. |
| 2. | Whether reimbursement of amount of fee paid during 1stĀ and 2ndĀ quarter could be claimed in 3rdĀ or 4thĀ quarter, without the fee receipts of theĀ 3rdand 4thĀ quarter? | No. As it is reimbursement for the whole year, original receipts for the fee paid for the 3rd/4thĀ quarter has to be submitted to ensure that the child has not dropped out of the school in the mid-session. O.M. No.12011/01/2013- Estt.(Allowances) dated 23.04.2013 refers. |
| 3. | Whether a Government servant is required to give a certificate that the spouse, if earning, has not claimed CEA? | Yes.Ā In terms of O.M. No.12011/01/2013-Estt. (Allowances) dated 23.04.2013, the claimant Government servant is required to furnish an undertaking that reimbursement of CEA has not been claimed in respect of the child by the spouse of the claimant. |
