While answering to a
question in Parliament on 18.7.2014, Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley
said in a written form regarding the details of Children Education
Allowance that it has been informed by the Department of Personnel and
Training that the annual ceiling limit for reimbursement of Children
Education Allowance (CEA) is 18,000/- per child. The Hostel Subsidy shall be 4,500/- per month per child.
The annual ceiling for reimbursement of CEA for disabled children of Government employees is 36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees is 9,000/- per child per month.
The annual ceiling for reimbursement of CEA for disabled children of Government employees is 36,000/- per annum per child and the rates of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Government employees is 9,000/- per child per month.
These revisions are applicable with effect from 1st January, 2014.
The reimbursement is
admissible for the children studying in institutions affiliated to any
Board or recognized institution, whether in receipt of Government 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 is
situated.