Children Education Facilitation Allowance to GDS

Children Education Facilitation Allowance to GDS

Children Education Facilitation Allowance for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)

This is the great benefit for GDS employees to provide better education to their children

Following the implementation of Children Education Allowance to Central Government Employees as per the recommendation of 7th Pay Commission, the Central Government now accepted to grant the same for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).

Also check: 7th CPC Children Education Allowance

Children Education Facilitation Allowance will be Rs.6000 per annum per child to all eligible GDS Employees with effect from 1.10.2019.

The Establish Division under Department of Posts has issued a detailed consolidated instructions on the matter of Children Education Facilitation Allowance.

Key features of Children Education Facilitation Allowance

Also read: Scholarship to the Children of Postal & GDS Employees – DoP Orders

The reimbursement of Children Education Facilitation Allowance can be claimed only for the two eldest surviving children with the exception that, in case the second child birth results in twin/multiple birth.

In case of failure of sterilization operation, the Children Education Facilitation Allowance would be admissible in respect of children born out of the first instance of such failure beyond the usual two children norm.

The amount of reimbursement of Children Education Facilitation Allowance will be Rs.6000/- per annum (fixed) per child. This amount of Rs.6000/- is fixed irrespective of the actual expenses incurred by the GDS.

In order to claim reimbursement of Children Education Facilitation Allowance, the GDS should produce a certificate issued by the Head of the Institution for the period/year for which claim has been preferred.

Children Education Facilitation Allowance can be claimed in a single form only for the two eldest surviving children with the exception that, in case the second child birth results in twin/multiple birth (Proforma enclosed).

In case both the spouses are GDS/Government servant, only one of them can avail reimbursement under Children Education Facilitation Allowance or CEA (in case of Government servant).

The reimbursement of Children Education Facilitation Allowance will be done just once in a financial year after completion of the financial year.

The reimbursement of Children Education Facilitation Allowance shall have no nexus with the performance of the child in his/her class.

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