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Admissibility and Annual Ceiling in Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy – Minister’s Reply
Reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy
admissible if Institution where children are studying is affiliated to
any board or recognized by the Central or State Government or Union
Territory Administration or by University or a recognized educational authority
CEA Annual Ceiling : Rs. 18000/- per child
CEA Annual Ceiling for disabled children : Rs. 36000 per child
Hostel Subsity Annual Ceiling : Rs. 54000/- per child
Hostel Subsidy for disabled children : Rs.9000 per month per child
Gist of Minister’s Reply in the Parliament on Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy
Children Education Allowance for Central Government Employees – Annual Ceiling and Details of Admissible Institutions
While answering to a question in Parliament on 18.7.2014, Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said in a written form regarding the details of
Children Education Allowance that it has been informed by the
Department of Personnel and Training that the annual ceiling limit for
reimbursement of Children Education Allowance (CEA) is 18,000/- per
child. The Hostel Subsidy shall be 4,500/- per month per child.
The annual ceiling for reimbursement of CEA for disabled children of Government employees is 36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children ofGovernment employees is 9,000/- per child per month.
These revisions are applicable with effect from 1st January, 2014.
The reimbursement is admissible for the children studying in
institutions affiliated to any Board or recognised institution, whether
in receipt of Government aid or not, recognised by the Central or State
Government or Union Territory Administration or by University or a
recognised educational authority having jurisdiction over the area where
the institution is situated.
Source: PIB
Economy in use of paper in Central Government Offices – Finmin Orders on 22.8.2014
No.25(6)/E.Coord-2014
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
North Block, New Delhi,
22nd August. 2014
Office Memorandum
Ministry of Finance has been issuing instructions from time to time on
expenditure management, fiscal discipline and on the need for economy
and rationalization of Government expenditure. Government is one of the
major consumers of paper. Injudicious use of paper not only leads to
infructuous expenditure but also impacts the environment as trees are
the major source of paper pulp production. Instructions on judicious use
of paper have been issued by this Department in the past and similar
instructions are also contained in the Manual of Office Procedure (MOP)
published by Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
With a view to further stress the importance of economy In use of paper
in Government offices, following instructions are issued for strict
compliance by all concerned : -
(i) Notes should be typed/written on both sides of the paper/note sheet
(ii) Typing should be done in single space;
(iii) Policy instructions/guidelines issued through Orders, OMs, etc.
may be uploaded on the official website of the
Ministry/Department/Organization. Number of hard copies of such
communications may be limited to the required minimum:
(iv) Office copies should not be typed again where the draft itself is legible and does not contain many corrections.
(v) Forms, proformas, returns etc., if any, stipulated by Ministries/
Departments/Organizations in connection the organizational mandate may
be reviewed in relation to their size and format and should be recast
and simplified/shortened in keeping with the recent directives from
Cabinet Secretariat. Manual submission of forms, returns, etc,, wherever
stipulated, either under statutory obligations or otherwise, should be
discouraged, Switching over (oc-forms, online submission of
forms/returns, etc., may be encouraged.
2. All the Ministries/Departments, attached, subordinate offices and
autonomous or statutory bodies funded by GOI may comply with the above
directives. Suitable instructions on above lines may be issued by line
Ministries/Departments of GOl in r/o organizations/entities or field
establishments under their administrative control,
3. This has the approval of Secretary(Expenditure).
sd/-
(Sudha Krishnan)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
Source: www.finmin.nic.in
[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/emre/Economy_in_use_of_paper22082014.pdf]
UPSC : Advt No 14/2014 for Various Vacancies
UPSC Advt No 14/2014 for Various Vacancies : Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has issued notification for Various Vacancies.
Name of the Posts:
Closing Date for Submission of Online Application: 11-09-2014 up to 23:59 hrs
Last Date for Printing of Completely Submitted Online Application: 12-09-2014 up to 23:59 hrs
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Name of the Posts:
- Assistant Director
- Air Safety Officer (Engineering)
- Operations Officer
- Assistant Adviser (Public Health Engineering)
- Specialist Grade-III (Medicine)
- Specialist Grade-III (Obst & Gynae)
- Specialist Grade-III (Ophthalmology)
- Specialist Grade-III (Radio-diagnosis)
- Assistant Director Grade-II (Non-Technical)
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Dravya Guna
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Kumar Bhritya
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Maulik Siddhant
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Panchkarma
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Rachna Sharir
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Rog Vigyan/Rog Nidan
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Shalya Tantra
- Assistant Professor (Ayurveda) in Swasthvritta
- General Duty Medical Officer
Closing Date for Submission of Online Application: 11-09-2014 up to 23:59 hrs
Last Date for Printing of Completely Submitted Online Application: 12-09-2014 up to 23:59 hrs
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