Children Education Allowance Rules (General conditions)

Government employees can take Children Education Allowance (CEA) for their child’s education expence. Children Education Allowance Rules (General conditions) cover only basic point of CEA. Most Popular question that are asked from Google about Children Education Allowance Rules is also answered in this article.

Children’s Education Allowance (General Conditions) :-

Scope – Applicable to all Central Government servants without any pay-limit including State Government, industrial employees of Central Government and Civilian employees paid from Defence Estimates; also applicabe to Government servants on deputation to State Governments or on foreign service, if provisions are made in the terms of deputation or foreign service.

“Child” means employess’s child (including step/adopted child) wholly dependent on the Government servant.

Recognized School – The assistance is admissible only if the children study in a recognized school.

If both husband and wife employed. – If both are Central Government servants, assistance will be admissible to one of them only. If the husband or wife is employed outside the Central Government, the assistance is admissible only if that spouse is not entitled to the benefit from his/her employer and a declaration to that effect is furnished by the official.

During leave/ suspension, etc. – Admissible while on duty or on leave (including extraordinary leave) or under suspension. Not admissible for the period treated as dies non.

Maximum limit. – The number of children for whom the CEA/ Hostel Subsidy is drawn at a time should not exceed three in respect of children born up to 31-12-1987 and two in respect of children born thereafter. However, if the second child birth results in twins or multiple births, assistance shall be admissible to all the children.

In case of failure of sterilization operation, the CEA/ Hostel Subsidy is admissible to children born out of the first instance of such failure.

Most Popular question that are asked from Google about Children Education Allowance Rules :-

Q1. How much do you get for child education allowance?

Ans. 2250/- per month, per child

Q2. Can both parents claim children education allowance?

Asn. If both are Central Government servants, assistance will be admissible to one of them only.

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