Children Education Allowance — Clarification.

No.12011/01/2013-Estt.(Allowances)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

New Delhi, 23rd April, 2013

 
OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Children Education Allowance — Clarification
 
   The undersigned is directed to refer to Department of Personnel & Training's O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance) dated 2nd September, 2008, and subsequent clarifications issued from time to time on the subject and to state that various Ministries/Departments have been seeking clarifications on various aspects of the Children Education Allowance. The doubts raised are clarified as under:-

(i) Whether reimbursement of balance amount of fee paid during 1st and 2nd quarter could be paid in 3rd/4th quarter without the fee receipt for the 3rd/4th quarter?	No. As it is reimbursement for the whole year, original receipts for the fee paid for the 3rd/4th quarter has to be submitted to ensure that the child has not dropped out of the school in the mid-session.
(ii) Whether a Government servant is that required to give a certificate that the spouse, if earning, has not claimed CEA?	Yes. The claimant Government servant is required to furnish an undertaking that reimbursement of CEA has not been claimed in respect of the child by any person other than the claimant.

Sd/-
(Vibha G. Mishra)
Director

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12011_01_2013-Estt.Allowances-23042013.pdf

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

No. l(2)/2013-E.II(B)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi.
Dated: 25th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2013.

   The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No. 1(8)/2012-E-II (B) dated 28th September, 2012 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 72% to 80% with effect from 1st January, 2013.

   2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E-II(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

   3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

   4. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will be issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

   5. In so far as the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

   6. The Hindi version of this O.M. is also attached.

Sd/-
(K.R. Sharma)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source:http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/da/da01012013.pdf

Indigenous System of Medicine — Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries — Delegation of powers to General Managers reg.

RBE No. 30/2013

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

No. E(W) 2012/WE-1/1

New Delhi, dated 09-04-2013

The General Manager (P)
All Indian Railways & PUs

Sub:- Indigenous System of Medicine — Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries — Delegation of powers to General Managers reg.

   Kindly refer to the Board’s guidelines on the issue of Indigenous System of Medicine issued vide letter No. E(W)91-WE1-22 dated 20.5.92 (Master Circular No.45) and subsequent clarifications thereon.

   Based on the demands received from the Federations and Zonal Railways, a proposal for decentralisation of powers regarding conversion of Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries from 4 hours to 8 hours presently vested with the Railway Board has been under consideration for quite some time in Ministry of Railways.

   It has now been decided that the General Managers of the Zonal Railways and Production Units would be the competent authority to undertake the conversion of the Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensaries being run under the aegis of the Staff Benefit Fund subject to the concurrence of the FA&CAO in each case. These powers are not to be  delegated further under any circumstances. It may also be noted that a Homeopathic/Ayurvedic dispensary will be converted from 4 hours to 8 hours, based on factors namely, (i) need of the employees, (ii) number of patients being attended to by the dispensary, (iii) availability of funds, (iv) decision taken by the SBF Committee unanimously and (v) any other factor as deemed fit by the General Manager concerned.

   This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

Sd/-
[Debasis Mazumdar]
Director Estt. (Welfare)
Railway Board.

Source: NFIR