GDS :: Introduction of Children Education Facilitation Allowance - Implementation of recommendations of One-Man Committee ............

GDS- Children Education Facilitation Allowance – important notes

Ø   CEFA – admissible with effect from : 1^st October 2019

Ø   Eligible for two eldest surviving children of serving GDS

Ø   Amount : @ Rs.6000/- per annum per child.

Ø   Period / Year means academic year

Ø  If spouses are GDS/Govt Servant – only one of them can avail the facility

Ø   Sanction will be made once in a financial year after completion of the financial year.

Ø   No minimum age of child preferred

Ø   Allowance will be applicable from class nursery to twelfth standard

Ø   Upper age limit for Divyang Children is 22 years

Ø   For other children age limit will be 20 years or till the time of passing 12^th class.

Ø   Correspondence or Distance Learning study also applicable.

Ø   Schools - Nursery / primary & middle level – not affiliated to any Board also allowed (!!)

Ø   GDS dies while in service – CEFA shall be admissible – observing other conditions.

Ø   GDS – discharge/dismissal/removal – CEFA shall be admissible till the end of the academic year

Ø   Period  ‘non-counted for duty’ of the GDS – CEFA not allowed for the period.

Application:

Ø  Claim application is prescribed by the Department.

Ø  Certificate from the Head of the Institution for the period/year should be produced

Ø  Or attested copy of the report card / self attested fee receipts / e-receipts can be produced.

Sanction :

Ø  For the current financial year – CEFA @ Rs.3000/- per child

Ø  Based on the certificate produced for the previous academic year CEFA @ Rs.6000/-

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For more details – go through the Office Memorandum dated 18-09-2019

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