7th Pay Commission Report Educational Concession Allowance
7th Pay Commission Report for other Allowance of Educational Concession retained rationalized extended to some more categories.
Educational Concession is provided to children of Defence personnel who are missing/disabled/killed in action. The allowance entails full reimbursement towards tuition and hostel fees and, in addition, compensation towards cost of books/stationery, uniform and clothing. The present rates are as under:
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Tuition Fees |
Full Reimbursement |
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Hostel Charges |
Full Reimbursement |
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Cost of books/stationery |
₹ 1000 pa |
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₹1700 pa (First Year) |
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Cost of Uniform |
₹ 700 pa (subsequent year) |
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₹ 500 pa (first Year) |
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Clothing |
₹ 300 pa (subsequent year) |
There are demands to increase the amount of concession four-fold and to extend it to similarly placed personnel of CAPFs and Indian Coast Guard.
Analysis and Recommendations
The Commission finds merit in the argument that children of similarly placed personnel in other uniformed forces should not be denied education opportunities. Accordingly, it is recommended that the allowance should be extended to similarly placed personnel of CAPFs, Indian Coast Guard, RPF and police forces of Union Territories mutatis mutandis. Since this allowance is not DA indexed, the following rates are recommended:
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Tuition Fees |
Full Reimbursement |
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Hostel Charges |
Full Reimbursement |
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Cost of books/stationery |
₹2000 pa |
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Cost of Uniform |
₹2000 pa |
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Clothing |
₹700 pa |
The combined amount of Tuition Fees and Hostel Charges shall not exceed ₹10,000 pm. The allowance shall go up by 25 percent each time DA rises by 50 percent.
Source: 7th CPC Report