CLARIFICATION ON INCREASE IN CERTAIN ALLOWANCES BY FURTHER 25% ON INCREASE OF DA W.E.F1-1-2014

No.A-27012/1/2014-Estt. (Allowance) 

Government of India 

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension 

Department of Personnel & Training 

Block-IV, Old JNU Campus 

New Delhi, 28th April, 2014. 

OFFICE MEMORANDUM 

Subject: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a 

              result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014 — 

The undersigned is directed to refer to para 1(j) of this Department's O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008. This provides that the limits of Children Education Allowance would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. References are being received from various quarters with regard to the amount of Children Education Allowance admissible consequent upon enhancement of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees @ 100% w.e.f. 1 s` January, 2014 announced vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1/1/2014-E-II (B) dated 27 th March, 2014. 

2. In accordance with the above, the following shall be the revised limits:

 a) The annual ceiling lfmit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance shall be Rs.18,000/- per child. Accordingly, the quarterly claim could be more than Rs.4500/- in one quarter. The Hostel Subsidy shall be Rs.4500/- per month per child; 

b) The rates of Special Allowance for Child Care to women with disabilities stands revised to Rs.1500/- per month; and 

c) The annual ceiling for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.9000/- per child per month. 

3. These revisions are applicable with effect from l g January, 2014 

4. These revisions shall be subject to other terms and conditions mentioned in this Department's O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008, O.M. No.12011/04/2008 dated 11.9.2008 and 

12011/07(0/2011-Estt.(AL) dated 21.2.2012. 

(Mukul Ratra) 

Director 

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3. Secretaries to Union Public Service Commission/Supreme Court of India/Lok Sabha Sectt./Rajya Sabha Sectt./Cabinet Sectt./Central Vigilance Commission/President's Sectt.Nice-President's Sectt./Prime Minister's Office/Planning Commission/Central Information Commission.
4. All state Governments and Union Territories.
5. Governors of all States/Lt. Governors of Union Territories.
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7. All Members of the Staff Side of the National Council of JCM/ Departmental Council.

8. All Officers/Sections of the Department of Personnel & Training/Department of Pension & Pensions Welfare.

9 Ministry of Finance, Deptt. Of Expenditure {E.II(B) Branch}.

10.Official Language Wing (Legislative Deptt.), Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi.

11.Railway Board, New Delhi. 

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