Allowances: RBE No.46/2014 – Increase by Further 25%
No.E(W)2008/ED-2/4, dated 13.05.2014
Sub: Clarification on increase in certain Allowances by further 25% as a result of announcement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2014.
1. Please refer to Railway Board’s letter of even number dated 01.06.2011 (RBE No.78/2011) conveying enhancement of reimbursement limit of children education allowance, hostel subsidy, special allowances admissible for child care to women with disabilities and education allowance for disabled children by 25% consequent of 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/I/7/21, dated 28.03.2014 (RBE No. 32/2014) has now enhanced the Dearness Allowance payaable to Railway employees from the existing rate of 90% to 100% with effect from 1st 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.e.f. 1st January, 2014. DoP&T vide Office Memorandum No.A-27012/I/2014-Estt.(Allowance), dated 28.04.2014 (copy enclosed) has issued clarification to this affect. The clarification issued by DoP&T shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of Railway employees.
Ministry of Personnel P.G. & Pension
OM No.A-27012/I/2014-Estt.(Allowance), dated 28.04.2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Clarification on increase in certain Allowances by further 25% as a result of announcement of Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2014.
1. The undersigned is directed to refer to Para 1(j) of this Departments OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance), dated 02.09.2008. 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 quarters 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. 1st January, 2014 announced vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure OM No.1/1/2014-E.II(B), dated 27.03.2014.
2. In accordance with the above, the following shall be revised limits:
(a) The annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children Education Allowance shall be Rs.18000 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 rate of a 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.36000 per annum per child and the rate of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees shall be treated as revised to Rs.9000 per child per month.
3. These provisions are applicable with effect from 1st January, 2014.
4. These revisions shall be subject to other terms and conditions mentioned in this Department’s OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.(Allowance), dated 02.09.2008, OM No.12011/04/2008, dated 11.09.2008 and No.12011/07(i)/2011-Estt.(Allowance), dated 21.02.2012.
Download Railway Board Circular RBE No. 46/2014
Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.147/2017,