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7th Pay Commission Children Education Allowance – Reimbursement Procedure, Bonafide Certificate Format 2019

Procedure for Children Education Allowance 2019

Children Education Allowance is one of the greatest and valuable concession for Central Government employees implemented as per the recommendations of 6th pay commission with effect from 1.9.2008. This allowance is paid for taking more care on education of children. CEA and HS will be paid for school going children from nursery to 12th class. The amount of CEA and HS will be double for differently-abled children.

Rate Chart of Children Education Allowance for first child and second child

The revised rates of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy as per 7th CPC is given in the below table…

Children Education Allowance	Monthly	Yearly
1^st child	Rs. 2,250	Rs. 27,000
2^nd child	Rs. 2,250	Rs. 27,000
Hostel Subsidy
1^st child	Rs. 6,750	Rs. 81,000
2^nd child	Rs. 6,750	Rs. 81,000

The rates of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy shall increase by 25% whenever the DA increases by 50%

CEA Reimbursement Procedure
Children Education Allowance Scheme is a reimbursement scheme. Reimbursement should be done just once a year, after completion of the academic year. The maximum reimbursement amount of CEA is now Rs. 27000 per year per child and the maximum reimbursement amount of HS is now Rs. 81000 per year per child.

7th CPC simplified the procedure for reimbursement. No need to submit bills, receipts, vouchers, and invoices for reimbursement. Bonafide certificate of children from the head of the institution is enough for reimbursement.

Model Format of Bonafide Certificate
The reimbursement application shall contain a bonafide certificate from the school to ensure that the child has studied in the previous academic year and also mention the amount of expenditure incurred.

For Hostel Subsidy, the same bonafide certificate should mention the amount of expenditure incurred by the Government employees towards lodging and boarding in the residential complex

Click for the format of Bonafide Certificate

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7th CPC Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy

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 recognized 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.

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Clarification on Children Education Allowance – Department of Posts May 5, 2018Read more…
Clarification on Reimbursement of Tuition Fee and Hostel Charges April 2, 2018Read more…
Educational concessions to the children of Armed Forces Officers and PBORs March 23, 2018Read more…
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Children Education Allowance – E-Receipts as a proof of payment of fee may be treated as original October 8, 2016Read more…
E-receipts acceptable for children education allowance August 26, 2016Read more…
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CEA, CCL, SCL – Views of Indian Audit & Accounts Department February 23, 2016Read more…
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