New Children Education Allowance Scheme

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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While we are very busy in calculating the our New Pay and Arrears, Govt has come up with another sweet surprise. The Sixth Pay Commission recommendations for enhancing the Children Education Allowances and merger of the same with Reimbursement of Tuition Fees has been accepted by the Govt as such.

As a result, all Central Government Employees are to be given a reasonable reimbursement of Educational Expenses unlike earlier restriction like reimbursement of only tuition fees of up to Rs. 40 per month.

Salient Features of reimbursement of children education allowance are :

Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of Tuition fees have been merged and the new scheme is known as Children Education Allowance Scheme.
This scheme can be availed by Government employees upto a maximum of Two Children
This is applicable for School going children only (nursery to 12th Std including 11th and 12th std conducted by Junior colleges)
The Scheme has no nexus with the performance of the children in the class.
The reimbursement is applicable for admission fees, laboratory fees, special fee charged for agriculture, music, electronics or any subject, fee charged for practical work, fees for use of any aid or appliance by the child, library fees, games/sports fees, fees for extra curricular activities, purchase of one set of text books and notebooks, two sets of uniforms and one set of school shoes.
The annual ceiling for reimbursement of children education allowance is fixed at Rs.12,000/-.
Hostel subsidy will be reimbursed upto maximum limit of Rs.3000/- per month per child. However, both hostel subsidy, and children education allowance can not be availed concurrently.
The maximum limits in Children Education allowance and Hostel subsidy would be automatically raised by 25% every time the dearness allowance on the revise pay structure goes up by 50%.
This scheme is effective from 01-09-08.
Reimbursement of the children education allowance and Hostel subsidy would be made on production of original receipts self certified by the employee.

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76 Responses to “New Children Education Allowance Scheme”

A P Singh said on Saturday, January 24, 2009, 7:35

vidyalaya vikash nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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m.kumarswamy said on Monday, January 26, 2009, 13:19

The relevant portion of income tax is given below which clearly stipulates any amount of payment which is in the nature of develpment ( vidyalaya vikas nidhi(vikas= development), sir in my opinion VVN is not allowable for claiming reimursement of tuition fees.

(13) Tuition fees, whether at the time of admission or thereafter, paid to any university, college, school or other educational institution situated in India, for the purpose of full-time education of any two children of the employee.

Full-time education includes any educational course offered by any university, college, school or other educational institution to a student who is enrolled full-time for the said course. It is also clarified that full-time education includes play-school activities, pre-nursery and nursery classes.

It is clarified that the amount allowable as tuition fees shall include any payment of fee to any university, college, school or other educational institution in India except the amount representing payment in the nature of development fees or donation or capitation fees or payment of similar nature.

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MADAN LAMTURE Reply:
March 4th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
It is clarified that the amount allowable as tuition fees shall include any payment of fee to any university, college, school or other educational institution in India except the amount representing payment in the nature of development fees or donation or capitation fees or payment of similar nature.

THIS IS THE MEANING OF TUTION FEE I HAVE PAIED SOPRT FEE,LIBRARY FEE,MUSIC FEE, COMPUTER FEE IN THE SCHOOL FOR MY SCHILED CAN ALL ABOVE FEES GOES UNDER 80C IN TAX , OR SECTION 10. ANOTHER ONE THE AMOUNT IS REMBRUES IN THE SCHOOL CAN IT A PART OF SALARY PLEASE REPLY ME IMMEDIATELLY

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admin Reply:
March 7th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
dear madan lamture
As per Children Edu. assistance Rules your definition of Tuition fee is absolutely Right. Whereas as per Sec.80 C of IT Act Tuition fee means only Tuition Fee. If the School authorities gave the receipt for all other items like music/computer fees etc under one nomenclature Tuition Fee then it is okay. However, Whatever reimbursed to you under CEA should have to be included as income of that year

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Manojit Saha said on Monday, February 16, 2009, 11:19

Whether transportation fee charged by the school is reimburseable or not in the head of Children Educational Allowance.

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R.K. Bhandari said on Thursday, March 5, 2009, 10:47

vidyalaya vikash nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not

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DARBARI LAL Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
As per latest order No. 12011/16/2009/Allawance dt. 13.11.09 issued by Min. of Pers. PG & Pensions, VVN charged by Kendriya Vidyalaya is reimbursable subject to other conditions of the order

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asit saha said on Monday, March 23, 2009, 16:57

Is the amount reimbursed through Children education allowance scheme taxable?

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sanjay kapoor said on Monday, March 23, 2009, 22:16

Children education allowance is for nursery to class XIIth. What is definition of nursery? Does it include pre-nursery, as in Delhi Public School pre-primary starts with pre-nursery followed by nursery, prep and then 1st while other institutions start with nursery followed by Lower KG, Upper KG and then 1st, taking exactly the same number of years before child reaches class 1st. However as per Govt. 6th pay commission, reimbursement in latter case is possible but same is not in case of DPS as it has termed its lowermost pre-primary class as pre-nursery – not specified in the 6th pay commission notification. Please clarify

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Sathyanarayana said on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, 12:59

Sir,

My children are studyng in Kendriya Vidyalaya. Are they eligible for scout uniform along with two sets of shool uniform? My children travel by state transport? Can that be reimbursabed?

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Trivedi said on Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 11:37

If original fee receipt are to be submitted to office for CEA under simple procedure what will be produced to Income Tax authorities for claiming rebate on tution fee under income tax 80 CCC?

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Sreenath said on Friday, April 17, 2009, 12:56

Photocopy of tuition fee is enough for claiming rebate.

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MANOJ ARORA said on Monday, April 20, 2009, 14:23

WHY CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCE IS RESTRICTED UPTO 12 .EDUCATION HAS BECOME A COSTLY BEYOND 12. THIS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO GRADUATE AND POST GRADUATE LEVEL.EVEN PROFESSIONAL COURSES SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED AT ENHANCED AMOUNT.

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kalyan iyer said on Monday, May 4, 2009, 12:53

Whether children education allowance can be simultaneously availed for reimbursement alongwith claiming of rebate under IT Act?

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R.N. Gumgaonkar said on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 13:33

The Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi charged by Kendriya Vidyalaya is not admisable under new children Education Allowance Scheme.

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R.N. Gumgaonkar said on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 13:37

The Transportation fee charged by the school is not reimbursable under new children education allowances scheme.

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R.N. Gumgaonkar said on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 13:47

The Children education allowance can be simultanusly availed for reimbusement alongwith claiming of rebate under IT Act. Moreover the Tution fees & other fees chargeg by school or college can also be claimed except the amount represenging payment in the nature of Development fees or donation or capitation fees

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pointsystem in delhi schools said on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 15:00

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A.S. Prasad said on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 22:04

Is RS 8200/-in first quarter of 2009-10 admissible for reimbursement?

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ravi said on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 12:51

Kindly send the format of new CEA form to patil_ravindra@rocketmail.com

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Roy Jose said on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 16:10

vidyalaya vikash nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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Julfkar Ali said on Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:01

I claimed for cea for nursery but my office refused becuase age of my sone was below 5 that time. kinldy inform what is the starting age for nurseary. sixth did not clarify it. please clarify

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N.R. Suresh said on Monday, August 3, 2009, 17:29

Sir, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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Sujit Burman said on Sunday, August 9, 2009, 13:32

Is the session fee charged by the school reimbursable?

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JOHN said on Monday, August 10, 2009, 16:22

julfikar Ali, The CEA order do not stipuate any age restrictions.

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JKMANNA said on Monday, August 10, 2009, 18:01

Sir,
my son is a student of a unaided polytechnic (Three year coarse)after ssc (after 10 th.) Is tution fees, lab fees charged in polytecnic are reimburseable?

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Julfkar Ali said on Monday, August 17, 2009, 17:19

My office refused claim for cea for my son because he was below 5. Is my office right kindly clarify?

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g sengupta said on Monday, August 17, 2009, 22:19

all claims paid by an officer to the school authority from the purse is payable, if it is on school book./. fee slips ,except donation (. including any item of expenditure which paid at every month or at regular interval) it may be development fees, session charges, annual charges, as there are different nomenclature for different school .we sholud not read much on them. but donation and bus fare is not payable

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J.L.MEENA said on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 12:39

Sir, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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Jitendra C. Bamania said on Friday, August 21, 2009, 17:08

Can anybody clarify the the reimbursement of One Text Book and Note Book. the reimbursement on Work Book and Grammer Book can be claimable ?

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Md. A. Haque said on Monday, August 24, 2009, 13:58

Sir, kindly clerify that the annual charges claimed by the school is reimburseable under the scheme of New Children education allowances of 6th cpc.

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A M Khan said on Friday, August 28, 2009, 15:23

Sir, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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A M Khan said on Friday, August 28, 2009, 15:26

Is RS 8200/-in first quarter of 2009-10 admissible for reimbursement?

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Rajesh Kumar said on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 17:29

i am getting Rs 400pm for remote area allowance and Rs. 12000 per annum as reimbursement to tuition fee. Out of this, how much is taxable and how much is exempted from IT

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V K Singh said on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 17:31

i am getting Rs 400pm for remote area allowance and Rs. 12000 per annum as reimbursement to tuition fee. Out of this, how much is taxable and how much is exempted from IT

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RAJEEV.K said on Monday, September 28, 2009, 11:37

Sir, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not

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P.S.BHAT said on Sunday, October 4, 2009, 21:46

As per instructions tution fee paid say Rs.8200 or more paid in the first quarter can be reimbursed. However it has to be ensured that total amount reimbursed during the year does not exceed Rs.12000. Further it has also to be ensured that in case of dies not period appropriate recovery is made.

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Rajesh said on Thursday, October 15, 2009, 14:13

Is the amount reimbursed through Children education allowance scheme taxable? Moreover tution fee actually paid can be claimed for IT rebate?

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admin Reply:
October 15th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
children education allowance is taxable. It has to be shown as income. On the other hand tuition fees paid (up to 2 children) can be deducted under Section 80C. As you might be aware 80C deduction has a limit of Rs. 1 lakh. So if your regular savings such as GPF, LIC, PPF, ULIP etc exceeds Rs. 1 lakh there is no point in claiming exemption for tuition fees

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Laxman Kumar Sahoo said on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, 13:58

vidyalaya vikash nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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Sanjay jumar said on Thursday, November 5, 2009, 21:27

transportation charge can also be reimbursed as it is part of education. Some school include it in their fee also while in some cases parents have to pay to the private bus or van operator. Items mentioned in the order are just illustrative and not exhaustive . Hence odd should interprete in good self

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anil said on Sunday, November 8, 2009, 14:19

Sir, Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to kendriya vidyalaya is reimburseable or not.

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pawan said on Friday, November 13, 2009, 14:38

Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to Kendriya Vidyalaya is re-imbursible or not as per new CEA orders

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anil said on Saturday, November 21, 2009, 20:52

Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to Kendriya Vidyalaya is re-imbursible or not as per new CEA orders

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Mahesh said on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 11:49

Is amount reimbursed through children education allowance is taxable?

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admin Reply:
December 30th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
@Mahesh

yes

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UTTAM CHAND said on Wednesday, January 6, 2010, 13:58

I am central givt employ and my child is boarder, away from my workinging area as well as residential area. Can i reimburse hostel subsidy or what are the conditions to reimburse hostel subsidy

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deens said on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 12:47

Fees paid for extra currucular activities, viz. Abacus, Chess coaching, and some Private Coaching for IIT JEE, AIEEE paid to the outside authorities (other than school) is reimburseable ? Can anybody clarify.

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s.v.giri said on Friday, January 15, 2010, 22:45

I incurred Rs.12,000/- for my son’s education. The payment was made in June’2009. I want to know whether is it reimbursable in single payments or in quarterly payments.

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admin Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 6:37 am
@S.V.Giri
Yes. Reimbursement can be in a single payment. For example if you have paid the school fees of your son for the entire year 2009-10, in June 2009, it can be reimbursed by the admin as a single payment (not exceeding Rs.12000)

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G.C. ROY said on Monday, January 18, 2010, 11:35

Please inform the date of effect in respect of V.V.Nidhi

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G.C. ROY said on Monday, January 18, 2010, 11:44

Please intimate the date from which V.V.Nidhi is applicable

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Madhavan said on Friday, January 22, 2010, 11:35

//Fees paid for extra currucular activities, viz. Abacus, Chess coaching, and some Private Coaching for IIT JEE, AIEEE paid to the outside authorities (other than school) is reimburseable ? Can anybody clarify.//

In fact, re-imbursement is possible only if the institution is recognized by central / state govts. Obviously private coaching / tuition etc. cannot be reimbursed.

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rajesh said on Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 23:18

my daughter studying in ix class. she lives in hostel. her hostal fee Rs-18000 PA,

tution fee-RS 32000 PA and devlopment fee is Rs-8000.
I want to know how much fees is reimbursable . 1—hostal subsidy RS -3000 PM or RS-1500 PM. If 1500 pm then tution fee is reimbursable or not.

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admin Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
@Rajesh
Hostel subsidy of Rs.3000 per month can be claimed in your case, since the hostel fee and tuition fee put together exceed Rs.36000/- per year

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rajesh said on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 21:41

Hostel subsidy will be reimbursed upto maximum limit of Rs.3000/- per month per child. However, both hostel subsidy, and children education allowance can not be availed concurrently.

but my department (railway) reimburs only 1500 PM as per upper clause.” both hostel subsidy, and children education allowance can not be availed concurrently.” Please clear it,or avlabile any suportive document.

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rajeswari thiagarajan said on Sunday, January 31, 2010, 13:08

My son completed his 12th Std during 2008-2009 from Our Own High School, which is located in Dubai,UAE. The school is cbse recognised school. I applied for cea during apr 2009 and my claim was sent to audit department during may 2009. Our audit people rejected the claim without any remarks. Since, the school is a CBSE approved school, it should also be treated like any other CBSE school in India.How do I claim this amount and what is the reference covering these schools also

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admin Reply:
February 1st, 2010 at 7:36 am
@rajeswari thiagarajan
OMs relating to CEA talk only about reimbursement of various fees paid to a recognized school. There is no specific bar on the locality of the school. Ask your employer to reject your application in writing along with sufficient reasons

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Sanjoy Ganguly said on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 10:17

Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to Kendriya Vidyalaya is re-imbursible or not as per new CEA orders

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s.v.giri said on Saturday, February 6, 2010, 23:03

My son, 3yrs. old, studying in pre k.g.. I paid Rs.11,300/- as admission fees for the year 2009-10. The bill issued by the school also mentioned this payment as admission fees. No further fees was paid under any head or in any manner. It was paid in June 2009. When I filed the application for the reimbursement I was told by the Accounts people that it should be filed only in Sep 09 (end of the quarter). I filed it in Sep 09. Now, they are saying that the entire amount will not be reimbursed in single payment and it will be divided into 4 equal portion that too will be reimbursed at the end of the each quarter (i.e)Sep,Dec,Mar, June. I want to know whether I am eligible for single payment immediately or have to wait upto the year end. Is there any rule provision for the above issue, kindly give it in your reply.

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kishore sharma said on Monday, February 8, 2010, 10:46

I have three childen and Iam getting cea for two . Now I want to know whether I would get cea for the my two younger children as the elder child is going to complete class XII .

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admin said on Monday, February 8, 2010, 13:01

@kishore sharma

CEA will be applicable to two children at any point of time and it is not related to number of children the employee has been blessed with. In your case, you can apply for CEA for your two younger children once the eldest enters into college

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vikas verma said on Monday, February 8, 2010, 13:27

My office refused claim for cea for my son because he was Study in non-affiliated convent school. Is my office right kindly clarify?

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admin said on Monday, February 8, 2010, 22:24

reply from Admin: @vikas verma

Check this clarification for CEA issued by Govt.

No. 1201 1 /03/2008-Estt.(Allowances) dated 23.11.2009

Check http://gconnect.in/service-circulars for reading this circular

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admin said on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8:45

Reply from Admin: @s.v.giri

You are entitled to claim the entire CEA amount (no exceeding Rs.12000) for a particular year if you had paid the said amount. The provisions of CEA say, claim can be made once in three months. It does not mean that the amout paid has to be divided into four equal portion

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admin said on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 8:53

Admin reply : @Sanjoy Ganguly

Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi paid to Kendriya Vidyalaya can be claimed under CEA. Check the relevant OM in GConnect Circular corner under the head CEA

http://gconnect.in/service-circulars

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vikas verma said on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 14:47

Admin has send clerification on 08.02.2010, on reply to Sh kISHOR sharma question that whether two younger childrens can apply for cea if elder child enters into the college. But as per OM No. 12011/16/2009-(Allowance) dated 13/11/2009 that Children Education Allowance is admissible for the two eldest surviving children only, Kinldy clerify it.

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ramakrishnan said on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 22:38

I have incurred more than the amount of Rs.15,270/- towards tuition fees for my child. (Tuition fee including admission fee Rs.13,600/- ; purchase of 1 set of books Rs.370/- ; purchase of note books Rs.140/- and purchase of uniforms Rs.160/-) (For the I term Rs.8100/- paid on 26-02-2009, II term Rs.3200/- paid on 08-08-2009 and for the III term Rs.3200/- paid on 07-12-2009). However, I made a claim only for Rs.12,000/- on 18-12-2009 with enclosing all receipts. Even after such payments have been made for the full academic year, the ACCOUNTS PEOPLE have restricted bill, passed it to the amount of Rs.6,335/- and issued the cheque without giving any written detail for such restrictions. I refused to accept the payment. Kindly clarify, whether my claim for the whole amount in single payment is genuine or not.

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admin said on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 23:48

@Bhupinder Pathak

@ vikas verma | madhav4307@gmail.com | http://

Admin has send clerification on 08.02.2010, on reply to Sh kISHOR sharma question that whether two younger childrens can apply for cea if elder child enters into the college. But as per OM No. 12011/16/2009-(Allowance) dated 13/11/2009 that Children Education Allowance is admissible for the two eldest surviving children only.

Mr. Vikas Verma is correct. CEA is applicable for the two eldest surviving children only

http://www.persmin.nic.in/writedata/CircularNotification/ScanDocument/12011_16_2009-%28Allowance%29.pdf

We thank Mr.Vikas Verma for the effort taken by him in bringing out the correct position

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ramakrishnan said on Saturday, February 20, 2010, 8:28

My question on Feb. 9 , 2010 is awaiting reply. Many of us facing such problem of claiming children education allowance reimbursement. The Accounts People, as usual, viewing on their own way and restricting the claims beyond the instructions given in the OM. They are dividing the amount for 4 quarters and sanctioning accordingly. They refuse to sanction the full amount even if we have paid the entire fees for the academic year. On showing the other replies from the gconnect.in, they are challenging the reliability and authentication of the site and not obliging. Please guide us WHAT WE CAN DO FURTHER? Please note, this is not the problem of an individual.

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admin Reply:
February 22nd, 2010 at 7:47 am
Dear Mr.Ramakrishnan,
We opined that CEA claimed in a particular quarter can be more than Rs.3000/- subject to maximum of Rs.12,000 in a year. This is very clearly given in in Para 1(g) of original order.

http://gconnect.in/pages/circular_page/6cpc24.pdf

Please show this portion of the order to your administration

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ramakrishnan said on Monday, February 22, 2010, 8:04

Thank you very much for your valuable reply. We can now proceed ahead with the moral support given by your end.

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karthikeyan said on Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:39

Is that the amount of Rs.1500/- is exempted from the Income Tax on Children Education Allowance for the AY 2010-11?

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admin Reply:
February 22nd, 2010 at 8:40 pm
CEA to the extent of Rs.1200 per year is exempted

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s.s.kosrabe said on Monday, March 8, 2010, 18:01

I have three child. Eldest son is going on BE-iv year and second son is going to BE-Ist year., and third child is going on vii class. I was claimed of children education allowance for 2nd & 3rd child. 2nd child is out of a beneficials due to he has joined BE course. Remaing 3 rd child is claimed to rebursement of CEA but my office is denied to grant CEA for 3rd child and said it is as per clarification issued by DOPT in which it is mentioned that only eldest 2 child are admissible for benefit. whether pl. clarify I got benefit or not

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admin Reply:
March 9th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Dear kosrabe
your admin is correct. As per CEA clarifications dated 13/11/09 two eldest surviving school going children are only eligible.

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