Clarification regarding grant of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy in favour of Employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Finance Department, (Codes Division)
Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar.
CIRCULAR
Subject:-Clarification regarding grant of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy in favour of Employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Attention of all Administrative Departments is invited towards Government Order No. 473-F of 2019 dated 28.11.2019, regarding grant of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy in favour of the Government Employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Various Departments have sought clarification regarding admissibility of Children Education Allowance and Hostel Subsidy to the adopted child/step child.
The matter was taken up with the Law Department for opinion. The Law Department has opined as under:-
“The department is advised that Grant of Children Education Allowance and Hostel subsidy incentive has been provided to the employees of the UT Government vide Government Order No. 473-F of 2019 dated 28.11.2019 subject to the terms and conditions notified in the said order. The Central Government has notified Rules regarding grant of Children Education Allowance and Reimbursement of tuition fee and Hostel subsidy to Central Government Employees. In the definition clause Para 3 (a) of Central Civil Services (Educational Assistance) Order, 2006, it is clearly provided that child means a child of a Government Servant and includes a step- child and an adopted child, who is wholly dependent on the Government Servant”.
The issue has, accordingly, been examined in the Finance Department, and it is hereby clarified that:
“The reimbursement of Children Education Allowance/Hostel subsidy to the employees of J&K shall be admissible in respect of step-Child/adopted child, who is wholly dependent on the Government Servant subject to the conditions as laid down in Government order No.473-F of 2019 dated 28.11.2019.”
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(Vivek Bharadwaj), IAS
Financial Commissioner,
(Additional Chief Secretary),
Finance Department.