Allowances – Information Document on Children Education Allowance, Risk Allowance, Night Duty Allowance, Over Time Allowance, Special Allowance Payable to Parliament Assistants and Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities
No.A-27012/02/2017-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Block-IV, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi
Dated: 17th July 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission -Implementation of decisions relating to the grant of Children Education Allowance (CEA) and Hostel Subsidy – Consolidated instructions.
Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government to implement the
recommendations made by the VII Central Pay Commission. this Department
has issued an OM of even number dated 16-8-2017 revising the rates of
CEA/Hostel Subsidy and simplifying the procedure for claiming
reimbursement of the same. However this Department has been receiving
various queries regarding CEA/Hostel Subsidy especially with regard to
the applicability of various provision/instructions issued during sixth
CPC regime/period. Further references have also been received regarding
the difficulty being faced by some government employees in obtaining
certificate of the Head of the Institution as mentioned in this
Department’s OM of even number dated 16-8-2017.
2. Keeping in view the above, it has been decided to issue
consolidated instructions in supersession of all earlier OMs on the
subject of Children Education Allowance and Hostel subsidy as under:-
a) The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance/Hostel subsidy can
be claimed only for the two eldest surviving children with the exception
that in case the second child birth results in twins/multiple birth. In
case of failure of sterilization operation, the CEA/Hostel Subsidy
would be admissible in respect of children born out of the first
instance of such failure beyond the usual two children norm.
b) The amount for reimbursement of Children Education allowance will be
Rs.2250/- per month (fixed) per child. This amount of Rs.2250/- is fixed
irrespective of the actual expenses incurred by the Govt. Servant. In
order to claim reimbursement of CEA. the Govt. servant should produce a
certificate issued by the Head of the Institution for the period/year
for which claim has been preferred. The certificate should confirm that
the child studied in the school during the previous academic year. In
case such certificate can not be obtained, self- attested copy of the
report card or self attested fee receipt(s){including e-receipt(s)}
confirming/indicating that the fee deposited for the entire academic
year can be produced as a supporting document to claim CEA. The
period/year means academic year i.e. twelve months of complete academic
session.
c) The amount of ceiling of hostel subsidy is Rs.6750/- pm. In order to
claim reimbursement of Hostel Subsidy for an academic year, a similar
certificate from the Head of Institution confirming that the child
studied in the school will suffice, with additional requirement that the
certificate should mention the amount of expenditure incurred by the
Government servant towards lodging and boarding in the residential
complex. In case such certificate cannot be obtained, self- attested
copy of the report card and original fee receipt(s)/e-receipt(s) which
should indicate the amount of expenditure incurred by the Government
servant towards lodging and boarding in the residential complex can be
produced for claiming Hostel Subsidy: The expenditure on boarding and
lodging or the ceiling of Rs.6750/- as mentioned above, whichever is
lower, shall be paid to the employee as Hostel Subsidy. The period/year
will mean the same as explained above in clause (b) of this para.
d) The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance for Divyaang
children of government employees shall be payable at double the normal
rates of CEA prescribed above in clause (b) i.e. Rs.4500/- per month
(fixed).
e) The above rates/ceiling would be automatically raised by 25% every
time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
f) The Hostel Subsidy and Children Education Allowance can be claimed concurrently.
g) In case both the spouses are Government servants, only one of them
can avail reimbursement under Children Education Allowance and Hostel
Subsidy.
h) The reimbursement of CEA and Hostel Subsidy will be done just once in
a financial year after completion of the financial year.
i) Hostel subsidy is applicable only in respect of the child studying in
a residential educational institution located at least 50 kilometers
from the residence of the Government servant.
j) The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy
shall have no nexus with the performance of the child in his class. In
other words, even if a child fails in a particular class, the
reimbursement of Children Education Allowance HosteI Subsidy shall not
be stopped. However, if the child is admitted in the same class in
another school, although the child has passed out of the same class in
previous school or in the mid-session, CEA shall not be reimbursable.
k) 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
Government servant was working prior to his death and will be regulated
by the other conditions, laid down in this OM.
l) In case of retirement, discharge, dismissal or removal from service,
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 government servant worked prior to these events and will be
regulated by the other conditions laid down in this OM.
m) The upper age limit for Divyaang children has been set at 22 years.
In the case of other children the age limit will be 20 years or till the
time of passing 12th class whichever is earlier. There shall be no
minimum age.
n) Reimbursement of CEA and Hostel Subsidy shall be applicable for
children from class nursery to twelfth, including classes eleventh and
twelfth held by Junior Colleges or schools affiliated to Universities or
Boards of Education.
0) CEA is allowed in case of children studying through “Correspondence
or Distance Learning” subject to other conditions laid down herein.
p) The CEA and Hostel Subsidy is admissible in respect of children
studying from two classes before class one to 12th standard and also for
the initial two years of a diploma/certificate course from
Polytechnic/ITI/Engineering College, if the child pursues the course
after passing 10th standard and the Government servant has not been
granted CEA/Hostel Subsidy in respect of the child for studies in 11th
and 12th standards.
q) In respect of schools/institutions at nursery, primary and middle
level not affiliated to any Board of education, the reimbursement under
the Scheme may be allowed for the children‘studying in a recognized
school/institution. Recognized school/institution in this regard means a
Government school or any education institution whether in receipt of
Govt. Aid or not, recognized by the Central or State Government or Union
Territory Administration or by University or a recognized educational
authority having jurisdiction over the area where the institution/school
is situated.
r) In case of a Divyaang child studying in an institution i.e. aided or
approved by the Central/State Govt. or UT Administration or whose fees
are approved by any of these authorities, the Children Education
Allowance paid by the Govt. servant shall be reimbursed irrespective of
whether the institution is ‘recognized’ or not. In such cases the
benefits will be admissible till the child attains the age of 22 years.
s) The CEA is payable for the children of all Central Government
employees including citizens of Nepal and Bhutan, who are employees of
Government of India, and whose children are studying in the native
place. However, a certificate may be obtained from the concerned Indian
Mission that the school’is recognized by the educational authority
having jurisdiction over the area where the institution is situated.
t) The Children Education Allowance or hostel subsidy shall be
admissible to a Govt. servant while he/she is on duty or is under
suspension or is on leave (including extra ordinary leave). Provided
that during any period which is treated as ‘dies non’ the Govt. servant
shall not be eligible for the CEA/Hostel subsidy for that period.
3. These above instructions would come into effect from 1st July, 2017.
Hindi version follows.
(Sandeep Saxena)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tel: 26164316
2. Risk Allowance
No. A-27018/02/2022-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
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Old JNU Campus, New Delhi
Dated 02.09.2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Consolidated instructions on Risk Allowance to Central Government employees.
Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission on the subject of Risk Allowance and with the approval of D/o Expenditure, the rates of Risk Allowance were revised vide this Department O.M. No.- A-27018/01/201 7-Estt.(AL) dated 03.11.2020. Risk Allowance with revised rates has been payable from the date of issue of above mentioned OM with all other conditions envisaged in the OM No. 21012/4/88-Allowances dated 22.08.1988. However, for the purpose of ease of access, it has been decided to issue consolidated instructions on the subject of Risk Allowance to Central Government employees.2. Risk Allowance is presently given to Central Government employees engaged in hazardous duties or whose work will have a deleterious effect on health over a period of time.
- For determining the categories of staff exposed to risk in employment the following criteria may be adopted:-
- those engaged in duties involving greater hazards or whose health is liable to be adversely affected progressively over a long period of time because of the particular avocation, and
- Sweepers/Safaiwalas engaged in cleaning of underground drains, sewer lines, those working in trenching grounds and Infectious Diseases Hospitals.
- The existing categories of Government servants who are in receipt of Risk Allowances may continue to get the same, at revised rates (w.e.f. 03.11.2020) as under:-
| Sl. No. | Categories of employees | Revised Rates in Rupees per Month |
| 1 | Unskilled workers | 90 |
| 2 | Semi-skilled workers | 135 |
| 3 | Skilled workers | 180 |
| 4 | Supervisors | 225 |
| 5 | Non-gazetted officers engaged in Nitro Glycerine preparation | 405 |
| 6 | Gazetted officers engaged in Nitro Glycerine | 675 |
| 7 | Danger Building Officers | 900 |
- . Where a category of Government servants in a Department is in receipt of Risk Allowance, similar categories of Government servants in other Ministries/ Departments shall also be considered for grant of Risk Allowance under similar conditions, e.g. Safaiwalas/Sanitary Cleaners working in underground drains, sewer lines, infectious diseases hospitals etc.
- The Risk Allowance will not be treated as “Pay” for any purpose.
- 3. Proposal for inclusion of any new category fulfilling the criteria as indicated above may be processed by the concerned Ministries in consultation with their Associate Finance and the Department of Personnel & Training. Further in identifying such categories, Staff Side of the Departmental Council (JCM) may also be consulted.
4. It has also been decided that Ministries/Departments may work out suitable welfare schemes for periodical medical check-up of the staff exposed to risk in their job to ensure their good health.
(Sunil Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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3. Night Duty Allowance (NDA)
No . A-27016/ 02/ 2017-Estt.(AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
Department of Personnel & Training
Block IV, Old JNU Campus
New Delhi dated 13th July, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Implementation of Government decision on 7th CPC’s recommendations on Night Duty Allowance (NDA).Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the 7th Central Pay Commission on the subject of Night Duty Allowance, the following instructions are being issued in supersession of this Department’s O.M.s No. 12012/4/86-Estt.(Allowances ) dated 04.10.1989 and OM No.15020/2/92- Estt.(Allowances) dated 05 .05 .1994.
(i) Wherever the working hours have been arrived at after taking into account the night weightage factor, no further compensation may be admissible.
(ii) Night Duty will be defined as duty performed between 22:00 hours and 6:00 hours
(iii) A uniform weightage of 10 minutes shall be given for every hour of night duty performed.
(iv) The ceiling of basic pay for entitlement of Night Duty Allowance shall be Rs. 43600/- per month.
(v) The hourly rate of NDA equal to [(BP+DA)/200] will be paid and the basic pay and DA for the calculation of NDA rates shall be the basic pay and DA prevalent as per 7th CPC.
(vi) This formulation will extend to all employees across all Ministries/ Departments who were already in receipt of NDA.
(vi) The amount of NDA will be worked out separately for each employee depending upon the basic pay the concerned employee is drawing on the date of performing the night duty. The existing practice for giving same rate of NDA to all employees with a particular Grade Pay should be discontinued.
(vii) A certificate should be given by the supervisor concerned that Night Duty is essential.
2.The above instructions will be applicable with effect from 1st July 2017
3 Hindi version will follow.
(Rajendra Prasad Tewari)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Implementation of the recommendation of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance
No.A-27016/ 03 / 2017 -Estt. (AL)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Block-IV, Old JNU Campus,
New Delhi – 110067,
Date: 19th June, 2018.
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Implementation of the recommendation of 7th CPC on Over Time Allowance – reg.
The undersigned is directed to say that as per Dept. of Expenditure’s
Resolution No. 11-1/2016-IC dated 06.07.2017, following is the decision
of Government on Overtime Allowance (OTA):“Ministries/ Departments to prepare a list of those staff coming
under the category of ’Operational Staff’. Rates of Overtime Allowance
not to be revised upwards”.
2. Further it has been clarified by the Dept. of Expenditure that the
Government has decided that given the rise in the pay over the years,
the recommendations of the 7th CPC to discontinue OTA for categories
other than Operational Staff and industrial employees who are governed
by statutory provisions may be accepted.
3. Accordingly, it has been decided to implement the aforesaid decision
of the Government on Overtime Allowance across all the Ministries /
Departments and attached and subordinate office of the Government of
India. The following definition shall be used to define Operational
Staff.
“All non-ministerial non-gazetted Central Government servants
directly involved in smooth operation of the office including those
tasked with operation of some electrical or mechanical equipment.”
4. The concerned Administration Wing of the Ministries / Departments
will prepare a list of operational Staff with full justification based
on the above parameters for inclusion of a particular category of staff
in the list of operational staff with the approval of IS (Admn.) and
Financial Adviser of the concerned Ministry / Department.
5. The grant of OTA may be linked to biometric attendance subject to the conditions mentioned below.
a) OTA should be paid only when his/ her senior officer directs the
concerned employee(s) in writing for staying back in office to attend
urgent nature of work.
b) The OTA will be calculated on the basis of biometric attendance.
c) The OTA for Staff Car Drivers should be linked with biometric system
as normally, the designated parking is allotted in the office building.
However, in cases where the parking lot is provided far from office, the
Staff Car Driver would mark his/ her attendance while leaving from his
office and a grace time of not exceeding 2 hours should be allowed to
cover the distance travelled after leaving office, including the time to
drop the officer and then reaching the parking lot. In such cases,
calculation can be done from log books, duly verified by the officer
concerned.
d) The OTA to field officials should be calculated on the basis of
biometric attendance, as normally, such officers are given facility of
official transport to attend the field work. Such officers are supposed
to report in office before proceeding to field. In cases, where
officials are required to attend the field work directly from home, they
may be extended facility of official transport from home in lieu of
transport allowance and OTA may be given on the basis of the log book of
that vehicle, duly verified by their senior officers.
6. Since, the Government has decided not to revise the rates of OTA, the
rates as prescribed in this Department’s OM dated 19th March, 1991 for
Office Staff, Staff Car Drivers and Operative Staff will continue to
operate subject to their fulfillment of the above conditions.
7. All the existing instructions, except “to the extent superseded by this O.M., will continue to remain in force.
8. These instructions will be applicable with effect from 01 July, 2017.
9. In so far as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts
Department are concerned, these instructions are being issued after
consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.
10. Hindi version will follow.
Sd/-
(Pramod Kumar Jaiswal)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Special Allowance for child care
for women with disabilities.
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
New Delhi,16th August,2017.
Subject: Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission — implementation of decisions relating to Special Allowance for child care for women with disabilities.
Consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the
recommendations made by the Seventh Central Pay Commission for providing
extra benefits to women employees with disabilities especially when
they have young children and children with disability, the President is
pleased to issue the following instructions:-
(i) Women with disabilities shall be paid Rs.3000/-per month as Special
Allowance for Child care. The allowance shall be payable from the time
of the child’s birth till the child is two years old.
(ii) It shall be payable for a maximum of two eldest surviving children.
(iii) Disability means a person having a minimum Disability of 40% as
elaborated in Ministry of Welfare’s Notification No. 16-18/97-NI.I dated
1.6.2001 and amended from time to time.
(iv) The above limit would be automatically raised by 25% every time the
Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.
2. These orders shall be effective from 1st July, 2017.
3. Insofar as persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts
Department are concerned, these orders issue in consultation with the
Comptroller and auditor General of India.
Hindi version will follow.
(Navneet Misra)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
