Special Allowance: RBE No.190/2017 – Child Care for Women with Disability

No.E(W)2017/ED-2/4, dated 07.12.2017

PC-VII No.83

Sub: Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission – Implementation of decision relating to Special Allowance for child care for women with disability.

A copy of the Office Memorandum No.A-27012/03/2017-Estt.(AL), dated 16.08.2017 of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, (Department of Personnel & Training) conveying Government’s decision on the recommendations of Seventh Central Pay Commission relating to a Special Allowance for child care for women with disabilities is enclosed. These instructions shall apply mutatis-mutandis to Railway employees and shall be effective from 1^st July, 2017.

Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions

Department of Personnel & Training

No.A-27012/03/2017-Estt.(AL), dated 16^th August, 2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay Commission — implementation of decisions relating to Special Allowance for child care for women with disabilities.

1. 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-NLI, dated 01.06.2001 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 1^st 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.

Download Railway Board Circular RBE No.190/2017                                              

Forward reference ⇒ RBE No.