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Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% asa result of enhancement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01-01-2014

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Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% asa result of enhancement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01-01-2014 allowance for disabled children shall go up by 25% w.ef.

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भारत UH Government of India रेल मंत्रालय Ministry of Railways रेलवे बोर्ड (Railway Board) .

No.E(W)2008/ED-2/4 - New Delhi, Dated: 15-05-2014

The General Manager (P), | All Indian Railways & Production Units.

| Sub: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% asa result of enhancement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01-01-2014.

Please refer to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated. 01-06-2011, conveying enhancement of reimbursement limits of children education allowance/ hostel subsidy, special alléwances admissible for child care to women with disabilities and education allowance for disabled children by 25% consequent upon enhancement of Dearness Allowance to 51%. As per revised scheme, reimbursement limits on Children Education Allowance and Hostel subsidy would be raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.

- 2, Railway Board vide letter No.PC-VI/2008/ 1/7/2/1 dated 28-03-2014 has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance payable to Railway employees from the existing rate of 90% to 100% with effect from 1* January, 2014.

3. Consequent upon aforesaid enhancement in Dearness Allowance to 100%, limits on reimbursement of children education allowance/ hostel subsidy, special allowances admissible for child care to women with disabilities and education allowance for disabled children shall go up by 25% w.ef. 1" January, 2014. DOP&T vide Office Memorandum No.A-27012/1/2014-Estt.(Allowance) dated 28-04-2014 | (copy enclosed) has issued clarification to this effect. The clarification issued by DOP&T shall apply mutatis-mutandis in respect of Railway employees.

Please acknowledge receipt. ः -

(Debasis Mazumdar)

Director Estt.(Welfare)

Railway Board Encl ; As above.

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- Block-IV, Old JNU Campus —

New Delhi, 28" April, 2014,

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014 --

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. The undersigned-is directed to refer to para 1(j)) of this Department’s

O.M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008. This provides that the limits of Children Education Allowance would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%. References are'being received from various quatters with regard to the amount of Children Education Allowance admissible consequent upon enhancement of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees @ 100% w.e.f. 1" January, 2014 announced vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1/1/2014-B-II (B) dated 27" March, 2014. . i: :

2, In accordance with the above, the following shall be the revised limits:

a} The annual ceiling Umit for reimbursement of Children Education

Allowance shall be Rs.18,000/- per child, Accordingly, the quarterly claim could be more than Rs.4500/- in one quarter. The Hostel Subsidy shall be Rs.4500/- per month per child; '

b) The rates of Special Allowance for Child Care to women with disabilities stands revised to Rs.1500/- per month; and .

c) The annual ceiling for reimbursement of Children Education

Allowance for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as _

revised to Rs.36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.9000/- per child per month.

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3. These revisions are applicable with effect from 1 January, 2014 —

4, These revisions shall be subject to other terms and conditions mentioned. in this Department's O,M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt (Allowance)

dated 2.9.2008, O.M. No.12011/04/2008 dated 11.9.2008 and

1201 1/07(4)/201 1-Estt.(AL) dated 21.2.2012.

(Mukul Ratra)

Director |

Tel:26164314

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