Children Education Allowance Scheme - Clarification

No. 120 1 1/08/20 10-Estt. (AL)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 30th December 2010

Office Memorandum

Sub: Children Education Allowance Scheme – Clarification

            Subsequent to issue of this Department OM No. 1201131008-Estt (Allowance) dated 02/09/2008 and clarificatory  OMs dated 11/11/2008,23/11/2009  and OM No. 1201 1/16/2009-(.Allowance) dated 13/11/2009 on the Children Education Allowance (CEA) Scheme, this Department has been receiving references from various Departments, seeking further  clarifications.

The doubts raised are clarified as under:-

(i) Whether CEA is admissible to a Government Servant who ceases to be in service due to retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of an academic year?	CEA/hostel subsidy shall be admissible till the end of the academic year in which the Government Servant ceases to be in service due to retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service in the course of an academic year. The payment shall be made by the office in which the Govt. servant worked prior to these events and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down under CEA scheme.
(ii) Whether Children of a Govt. servant who dies while in service are still eligible for reimbursement under the new CEA Scheme?	If a Government servant dies while in service, the Children Education Allowance or Hostel Subsidy shall be admissible in respect of his/her children subject to observance of other conditions for its grant provided the wife/husband of the deceased is not employed in service of the Central Govt., State Government, Autonomous Body, PSU, Semi-Government Organization such as municipality, Port Trust Authority or any other organization partly or fully funded by the Central Govt./State Governments. In such cases the CEA/Hostel Subsidy shall be payable to the children till such time the employee would have actually received the same, subject to the condition that other terms and conditions are fulfilled. The payment shall be made by the office in which the Govt. servant was working prior to his death and will be regulated by the other conditions laid down under CEA scheme.
(iii). Whether any upper age limit of the children has been prescribed for claiming CEA? Whether CEA can be allowed in case of children studying through "Correspondence or Distance Learning"? If so the age limit prescribed for the same.	The upper age limit for disabled children has been set at the age of 22 years. In the case of other children the age limit will now be 20 years or till the time of passing 12th class which ever is earlier. Cases where reimbursement have already been made, in respect of children above this age may not be reopened. It has also been decided that CEA may henceforth be allowed in case of children studying through  "Correspondence or Distance Learning" subject to other condition prescribed.
(iv)What is the definition of the terms 'two sets of uniform, which occur in para (e) of our OM dated 2.9.08. What is the definition of 'One set of shoes'?	It is clarified that "one set of shoes" would mean one pair of shoes and 'two sets of uniform' would mean two sets of uniform prescribed by the school in which the child is studying. A set of uniform will include all items of clothing prescribed for a day, as uniform by the school. Reimbursement may be allowed for two sets of such uniform irrespective of the colours /winter/summer/PT uniforms.
(v) What is the definition of 'Station' for the purpose of hostel subsidy?	It is clarified that for the purpose of hostel subsidy, station would be demarcated by the first three digits of the PIN Code of the area where the Government Servant is posted and /or residing. The first digits of the PIN Code indicate a Revenue District.
(vi) Whether fee paid to organizations/institutions other than the school or fee paid to private tutors for purposes mentioned in para 1(e) of the OM dated 2.9.2008 is reimbursable?	No. It is clarified that the term 'fee' contained in the para 1(e) the OM dated 2.9.2008 would mean the fee charged by the school directly from the student.

                                                                                                     Sd/-

                                                                                                    (Simmi R. Nakra)

                                                                                                     Director (P&A)

WHILE CHANGING CLOTHES IN HOTELS....

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(Have you seen recent advertisement of M/s. Saint Gobain Glasses shown in Television? Then you must have known about Two-Way Mirror and is also shown in Hindi Movie “Humraaz”).

            How to determine if a mirror is Two-Way or not (Not a Joke). Not to scare you, but to make sure that you aware. Many of the hotels and textile showrooms cheat the customers this way and watch privately.

How to detect a Two-Way Mirror

            When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror or actually a Two-Way Mirror (i.e., they can see you, but you can't see them). There have been many cases of people installing Two-Way Mirrors in female changing rooms or bathroom or bedrooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?

Conduct this simple test

            Place the tip of your finger nail against the reflective surface and if there is a gap between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is agenuine mirror. However, if your fingernail directly touches the image of your nail, then beware; it is a Two-Way Mirror (There is someone seeing you from the other side). So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the fingernail test." It doesn't cost you anything.

            It is simple to do. This is a really good thing to do. The reason there is a gap on a real mirror, is because the silver is on the back of the mirrorunder the glass. Whereas with a Two-Way Mirror, the silver is on the Surface. Keep it in mind! Make sure and check every time you enter in hotel rooms. May is someone is making a film on you.

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Induction training to Inspector, Posts at Vadodara

Induction training to Inspector, Posts (Departmental)

From 31.01.2011 to 30.04.2011

(Duration 13 weeks)

Sl. No.                  Circle                         No. of seats


1 .                         Gujarat                             05

2                           Maharashtra                     06

3                           Madhya Pradesh              10

4                           Rajasthan                         08

5                           Orissa                              13

6                           Bihar                                08

                             Total                                50


Note:
1. Total training is 14 weeks
2. 13 weeks Institutional training ia at Postal Training Centre Vadodara from 31.01.2011 to 30.04.2011
3. One week field training from 02.05.2011 to 07.05.2011 at their concerned Circles.
4. The candidates should report to PTC on 30.01.2011

Filling up of GDS Posts in Branch Post Offices-review of guidelines regarding.

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT

Department of Posts

(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi-110001

No. 17-103/2007-GDS                                                                                        Dated : 29 Dec 2010

To

            All Chief Postmasters General

            All Postmasters General

Sub:   Filling up of GDS Posts in Branch Post Offices-review of guideline        regarding.

Sir/Madam,

Reference in invited to this Directorate letter No. even dated 14^th Jul 2009 on the subject cited above which provided for the manner of filling up of GDS vacant posts in single handed branch offices and branch post offices having two or more hands.

2.            Provisional appointment for a brief may be resorted to only on account of sudden death, dismissal, removal, put off duty, absorption against the departmental post of Gramin Dak Sevaks and unauthorized absence for long period in case regular arrangements cannot be made immediately.

3.            In the case of posts falling vacant due to discharge form service of the GDSBPM or absorption of the GDSBPM on the regular departmental posts, efforts should first be made to fill up the posts by adjusting identified surplus GDS fulfilling the prescribed qualification & other prescribed conditions failing which action should be taken in advance to fill the vacant post of GDSBPM on a regular basis by following the prescribed procedure and following other conditions prescribed under letter No. 17-103/2007-GDS dated 14 Jul 2009. The list of all the GDS, category wise, due to be discharged from service in calendar year may also be displayed on the Department's website in the month of January of each calendar year.

This issues with the approval of competent authority.

                                                                                                           
Yours faithfully,

                                                                                                                                                        

 Sd/-
(AK Sharma)
Deputy Director General (Estt.)
Phone No. 011-23096098

Child Care Leave to Central Government employees - regarding

No. 13018 /1/2010-Estt. (Leave)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 30 the December 2010

Office Memorandum

Sub:    Child Care Leave to Central Government employees - regarding

            The undersigned is directed to say that subsequent to issue of this Department OM of even number dated 07/09/2010, this Department has been receiving references from various Departments, seeking clarifications. The doubts raised are clarified as under:-

1.         Whether Earned Leave availed for any purpose can be converted into Child Care Leave? How should applications where the purpose of availing leave has been indicated as 'Urgent Work' but the applicant claims to have utilized the leave for taking care of the needs of the child, be treated?

         Child Care Leave is sanctioned to women employees having minor children, for rearing or for lo   Coking after their needs like examination, sickness etc. Hence Earned Leave availed specifically for this purpose only should be converted.

2.         Whether all Earned Leave availed irrespective of number of days i.e. less than 15 days, and number of spells can be converted? In cases where the CCL spills over to the next year (for example 30 days CCL from 27^th December), whether the Leave should be treated as one spell or two spells'?

             No. As the instructions contained in the OM dated 7.9.2010 has been given retrospective effect, all the conditions specified in the OM would have to be fulfilled for conversion of the Earned Leave into Child Care Leave. In cases where the leave spills over to the next year, it may be treated as one spell against the year in which the leave commences.

3.         Whether those who have availed Child Care Leave  for more than 3 spells with less than 15 days can avail further Child Care Leave for the remaining period of the current year'?

             No. As per the OM of even number dated 7.9.2010, Child Care Leave may not be granted in more than 3 spells. Hence CCL may not be allowed more than 3 times irrespective of the number of days or times Child Care Leave has been availed earlier. Past cases may not be reopened.

4.         Whether LTC can be availed during Child Care Leave?

              LTC cannot be availed during Child Care Leave as Child Care Leave is granted for the specific purpose of taking care of a minor child for rearing or for looking after any other needs of the child during examination, sickness etc.

                                                                                                         -Sd-

                                                                                                         (Simmi R. Nakra)

                                                                                                         Director