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Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion — role of Departmental Promotion Committee No. 22011/4/2007-Estt. (D) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension Department of Personnel & Training North Block, New Delhi, Dated the 28th April, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Guidelines on treatment of effect of penalties on promotion — role of Departmental Promotion Committee The Department of Personnel & Training had in its O.M. No.22011/5/86-Estt (D) dated 10.04.1989 issued consolidated instructions on Departmental Promotion Committee and matters related thereto. Para 6.2.3 of said O.M. provides that “before making the overall grading after considering the CRs for the relevant years, the DPC should take into account whether the officer has been awarded any major or minor penalty or whether any displeasure of any superior officer or authority has been conveyed to him as reflected in the ACRs.” These guidelines further provide that...

Dopt Orders – Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014 No.A-27012/1/2014-Estt. (Allowance) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension Department of Personnel & Training Block-IV, Old JNU Campus New Delhi, 28th April, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Clarification on increase in certain allowances by further 25% as a result of enhancement of Dearness Allowances w.e.f. 1.1.2014 The undersigned is directed to refer to para 1(j) of this Department’s 0M. No.12011/03/2008-Estt. (Allowance) dated 2.9.2008. 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 ...

DA CALCULATION SHEET DA CALCULATION SHEET WITH INPUTS OF CPI(I-W) BASE YEAR 2001=100 We are proud to be the first to formulate the DA Table. We are aware of the fact that a number of you are very keen on learning how to calculate the Dearness Allowance. Hence, we created this table. At a stage, we ourselves were surprised by the response that it had received. Let us see, in detail, how DA is calculated. The calculations are very easy.

Expected DA from July 14 - Looks like the curiosity surrounding the expected DA is fast receding..! One of the possible reasons for the dampening interest could be the fact that unlike last time, there is not going to be a DA hike. Although it is very well known that the hike is based on price rise and inflation, it probably feels to them as if something was lost. This time there is no double-digit increase. It is only going to be a single-digit hike. At the most, one can expect an increase of 7%. That too is not for sure. All that depends on the soon to be announced AICPIN points for balance months. After announcing the second additional DA for the year 2014, there are only two instalments left. With the instalments of January 2015 and July 2015, the 6th CPC comes to a close. The next additional DA will be based on the 7th CPC.

Brief note on the discussions took place in the 30th meeting of the National Council, held on 23.04.2014 - BSNL Employees Union (1) Lesser standards of evaluation for the JAO and JTO exams. The Staff Side made a strong appeal to the Management, to review the JAO and JTO exams that had taken place, by adopting lesser standards of evaluation. The vehement, lengthy and detailed arguments of the Staff Side to grant grace marks, were however not accepted by the Management. As regards taking remedial measures in respect of question papers with discrepancies, it was agreed that the Recruitment Branch will issue a letter to all the CGMs, as has been done in the case of MP and AP circles, for taking necessary remedial action. (2) Regular promotion to officiating JTOs. Management replied that a provision is already made in the New Recruitment Rules for the absorption of all the 1500 officiating JTOs. The RR will soon go for the approval of the Management Committee. 

Confederation is preparing reply to 7th CPC Questionnaire... REPLY TO 7 CPC QUESTIONNAIRE Reply to be submitted to 7CPC on Questionnaire is being prepared by Confederation CHQ under the able and experienced guidance and leadership of Com.S.K.Vyasji (Advisor, Confederation) and Com.KKN.Kutty ( National President, Confederation). Suggestions if any, by the C-O-C s and Affiliated Organisations may be sent by e-mail to Confederation CHQ (e-mail-ID confederationhq@gmail.com ormkrishnan6854@gmail.com ).

Date of Effect of 7th Central Pay Commission - Minister replied in Parliament In Parliament the Minister of Finance Shri.Chidambaram informed in a written reply to a question on 2nd Febrauary 2014 that the date of effect of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission will be decided once the Report is submitted. And he also said, the composition of the 7th Central Pay Commission is broadly in line with the composition of the previous Central Pay Commissions.

ABOLISHING NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS–AIRF & NFIR HON’BLE MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS SH. MALIKARJUN KHARGE HAS WRITTEN A DO LETTER TO MINISTER FOR FINANCE FOR ABOLISHING NEW PENSION SYSTEM (NPS) FROM INDIAN RAILWAYS. MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI No. 2012/F(E)III/1/4-Part 29 MAR 2014 Dear Shri P. Chidambaram ji, Through this letter, I wish to draw your attention to a long standing demand raised by both Staff Federations of Railways on National Pension Scheme (NPS) for employees of Indian Railways. The Federations have been expressing resentment over operation in the Railways of the National Pension Scheme, which is perceived as a lower social security cover for Railway employees. Their contention is that there are enough grounds for Railway employees to be treated differently from other civil employees of the Government, and that Indian Railways should operate the traditional defined benefit pension scheme available to pre-01-01-2004 appoi...

Finance Ministry Orders on Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2014 to employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay In the pre-revised scale as per 5th Central Pay Commission. No.1(3)/2008-E.II(B) Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure North Block, New Delhi Dated: 22nd April, 2014. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2014 to employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay In the pre-revised scale as per 5th Central Pay Commission. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s O.M. of even No. dated 7th October, 2013 revising the rates of Dearness Allowance in respect of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the pre-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission. 2. The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the abov...

Income Tax exemption limit should be raised to Rs 5 Lakh: Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley, one of BJP’s prominent leaders says that raising income tax slab to Rs 5 lakh will benefit more than thirty million people in the country. He also added that direct tax should be reduced, If the Income Tax limit is raised from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh, 3 crore people will save Rs. 24 crore which will lead to a small impact of 1 to 1.5 per cent of the National Tax Fund. All 100% of the Government employees pay taxes without fail, all the time. There is no doubt about it.

7th Pay Commission is seeking the considered views of all stakeholders 7th Pay Commission is seeking for suggestions on various issues The 7th Pay Commission compiled a list of questions and sent it along with a circular to all the Ministries/Departments of Indian Government, inviting their suggestions. It has come to our knowledge that the circular was also sent to all the Central Government employee federations. This could be treated as a irrefutable proof of the fact that the 7th Pay Commission has already started its work! Although this is part of the usual procedure, it is a well known fact that Central Government employees treat certain questions as an indication of the mindset of the 7th Pay Commission. Let’s see the questions…

AIRF Publishes Agenda for discussion in the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) AIRF published 9 agenda points to be discussed in the Standing Committee of National Council(JCM) on its official website today, the same is reproduced and given below for your ready reference... No.NC-JCM/2014/VII CPC Dated: April 9, 2014 The Chairman, Standing Committee National Council(JCM), South Block, New Delhi Dear Sir, Sub: Agenda for discussion in the Standing  Committee of National Council(JCM) An agenda, comprising of 09 items, to be discussed in the Standing Committee of the National Council(JCM), is being enclosed herewith for necessary action. Yours faithfully, -sd- (Shiva Gopal Mishra) Secretary, Staff Side National Council(JCM) DA/As above Copy to: All Constituent Organisations of the National Council(JCM) – for information. TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR THE 7th CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION   The Government of India have finalized the Terms of Reference of the 7th CPC and cir...

7th Central Pay Commission Questionnaire – Details of Questions about Salary, Pay Scale, Increment, Allowances and Pension… GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NEW DELHI-110001 Meena Agarwal Secretary D.O No. 7CPC/15/Questionnaire 9th April, 2014 Dear ……….., As you may be aware the Seventh Central Pay Commissions has been constituted by the Government on 28 February 2014 with a view to go into various issues of emoluments’ structure, retirement benefits and other service conditions of Central Government employees and to make recommendations on the changes required. The terms of reference of the Seventh Central Pay Commission are available on the http://7cpc.india.gov.in . 2. A Questionnaire seeking the considered views of all stakeholders is enclosed. The response of your Ministry to this Questionnaire is sought. I shall be grateful if the replies are furnished to the Commission on or before 10th May, 2014, so as to enable the Commission to take them into accoun...

Report on analysis of cases disposed of by the CAT - Dopt Order Analysis of cases disposed of by the Central Administrative Tribunal Findings from simple statistical analysis The following section (page 5 onwards) lists the 100 sample cases chosen for this simple statistical analysis. The sample has been drawn randomly from decisions of different Benches of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) between 2002 and 2013. The in-depth analysis that follows (page 63 onwards) is limited to 18 cases decided by the Principal Bench, CAT, New Delhi during October-November, 2013. More news click the link... http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/CAT-17042014.pdf

Employment News Weekly – A Warning Report Employment News Weekly was started in the year 1976. For 38 years and in three languages, the publication had been informing millions of educated but unemployed youngsters all over India about job opportunities. It is a weekly journal and is published simultaneously in Hindi, English & Urdu. The Employment News Weekly understood the pulse of students and job seekers from various streams, searched for opportunities for them and presented them. This is nothing short of a remarkable service and an achievement in itself. Its prime objective was to provide an effective platform on job vacancies, job oriented training programmes, admission notices relating to job oriented courses and result of recruitment examinations. In addition to job vacancies, Rozgar Samachar, in each issue, carries article on job opportunities in various sectors, including emerging sectors.

DOPT- It is as powerful as a magical spell for Central government employees..! Department of Personnel & Training (http://www.persmin.gov.in) The Department of Personnel & Training is the coordinating agency of the Central Government in personnel matters, specially in respect of issues concerning recruitment, training, career development and staff welfare. DOPT- It is as powerful as a magical spell for Central government employees. This is the powerful department that decides on all the service-related issues of the Central Government employees. One of the important duties of the department is to resolve all the problems and issues faced by Central Government offices all over the country. The Department of Personnel & Training, under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the coordinating agency of the Central Government in personnel matters, specially in respect of issues concerning recruitment, training, career development and employees welfare....

7th CPC Report - When is it going to be submitted? 7th Pay Commission Report and the Need for Timeliness Background of the 7th Pay Commission The 7th pay commission report - when is it going to be submitted? The announcement about the 7th pay commission report came out on September the 25th of 2013. This pay commission unlike the 6th pay commission was set up well in advance. This became possible due to significant efforts of various organisations, union lists and the finance commission report. Announcements say that the 7th pay commission will be implemented from 1.1.2016 and it will take approximately 18 months time for the report to be submitted. Recently, the 7th pay commission Chairman and the members gave out a public statement on 4.2.2014 and after that on 22.2.2014 the important 7th cpc terms and references were released. Now, the thought that floats on everyone’s mind is whether the 7th pay commission report will be submitted within the 18 months time period and will the...

Did you know how the 6th CPC’s Multiplication Factor of 1.86 was derived? The 6th Pay Commission had recommended a Multiplication Factor of 1.74, but the Central Government chose to change it to 1.86. One of the reasons for this modification was the intense pressure from various Federations of Central Government Employees. It has to be mentioned at this point that all the federations had presented demands to the Government to raise the minimum basic pay to Rs. 10,000. Exactly how did the Government arrive at 1.86? Here is an explanation how -

EXPECTED DEARNESS ALLOWANCE FROM JULY 2014 An overview of articles about DEARNESS ALLOWANCE It is an appreciable trend that articles about Dearness Allowances continue to be churned each day. There are plenty of advantages and benefits in giving your own interpretation on a topic that millions are interested in. It helps a great deal in creating consensus opinion. Social media are especially useful in accomplishing this. A very famous example is the unity and camaraderie between pharmacists a few years ago, and their success. The contribution of social media in the current protests being conducted by LDCs and UDCs is worth taking note of. There is no denial to the fact that revolutionary new opinions expressed on social media have been useful for many in many different ways. There is also no doubt in the fact that members of the unions, associations, and federations continue to watch the social media. You can bet that in the near future almost all these leaders of unions and associ...

100% D.A from January 2014 – Some Allowances and Advances Rise by 25% The Fifth Central Pay Commission had recommended uniform neutralization of DA at 100% to employees at all levels and increase in DA calculation too, according to the 12 monthly average of AICPIN for Industrial Workers (1982=100) as on 1st January 1996, of 306.33. The Linking Factor of 303.33 has now changed to 115.76. This was calculated as 4.63 in the 4th CPC. It was due to this change that the Dearness Allowance has increased in recent years. The 6th Pay Commission had promptly calculated it and said that the true impact of price rise and inflation would only then be known. It was also mentioned in the recommendations made by the 6th CPC that each time the Dearness Allowance touched 50%, certain Allowances and Advances should also be raised by 25%.

LTC -  Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years? LEAVE TRAVEL CONCESSION Will Air Travel Continue for the Next 2 Years? For a number of years, Central Government employees have been enjoying the benefits of Leave Travel Concession (LTC). When a Central Government employee is employed at a place that is not his home town, then, once every two years or twice every four years, he/she is eligible to reimburse the travel expenses incurred for travelling to and back, along with the entire family. A BLOCK YEAR consists of four years. The current block year runs from 2010 to 2013. This is divided into two – 2010-11 and 2012-13, and concession to travel to the home town is offered twice.  Instead of two trips to home town, the employee is eligible to convert one of them as ALL INDIA LTC concession. Those who haven’t availed of the concession of the 2012-13 year block can utilize it in 2014.

Retirement age of 65: The Politicization of Employees’ Demands 65 as Retirement Age: Employees Demand Becomes Electoral Manifesto Issue Once again, raising the retirement age has started making headlines. But this time, they are not rumours or false stories. There is some truth in it. A recognized political party has promised to increase the retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 65. 'Samajwadi Party' In the election manifesto released yesterday, the party has promised to raise the retirement age of the state employees to 65. Not 62, but 65..!

EXPECTED PAY STRUCTURE OF 7TH CPC – 90PAISA EXPECTED PAY STRUCTURE OF 7TH CPC EXPECTED 7TH CPC PAY SCALE :- 7th CPC Pay Scale is fast becoming the most mesmerizing phrase among Central Government employees these days.   Every Central Govt Employee is waiting to find out the changes in their pay scale that the 7th CPC would recommend to the pay structure. Sensing this eagerness, Bloggers have been regularly coming up with their own versions of what the pay structure could be. Do not take those writings seriously sand authentically.

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014. F.No.42/10/2014-P%PW(G) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Pension & Pensioner's Welfare 3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 Date: 09th April, 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners - Revised rate effective from 1.1.2014. The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's OM No. 42/13/2012-P&PW(G) dated 3rd Oct, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to state that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief (DR) payable to Central Government pensioners/family pensioners shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90 % to 100% w.e.f. 1st Jan, 2014.

5th CPC had ACP, 6th CPC had MACP; what does 7th CPC have? Assured Career Progression (ACP) is a boon to employees who have been suffering without promotions for years. Employees who got their jobs towards the end of 1960s had to face countless hurdles. One of them was the problem with promotions. There were many who didn't get any promotions for 30 years. Countless others retired without getting a single promotion in their careers.

MACP benefits on the basis of Promotional Hierarchy..! What is the Necessity for MACP to Emulate ACP’s Promotional Hierarchy? For a number of years, Federations have been demanding that employees who had not been given promotions for 10, 20 or 30 years be given promotions or upgradations by MACP (Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme) on the basis of their respective Promotional Hierarchy. The Government refused to oblige by stating very clearly in the 6th CPC that promotions will be given only on the basis of Grade Pay Hierarchy.

Employment News Weekly Report – Week from 05th April 2014 to 11th April 2014 Employment News Weekly publishes an another bunch of opportunities to the young Indian Job Seekers… The report contents with the last date to apply for the posts are given below… Job Highlights new icon ( 05 th April – 11 th April 2014) 1.India Govt. Mint, Hyderabad Name of Posts – Jr. Technician, Dispensary Assistant, Hindi Typist etc. No. of vacancies- 32 Last Date – 21 days of publication

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Instructions given by Dopt on ACP / MACP to Ordnance Employees Ministry of Defence Department of Defence Production D(Estt./NG) Sub: ACP / MACP to labourers - reg. Reference OFB proposal No.800/ACP/MACP/A/I/551 dated : 23.08.2013 The issues involved on the above subject mentioned above had been examined in consultation with D(Civ), Defence(Finance) and DOP&T, DOP&T in the matter has advised in the following manner : 2. Consequent upon implementation of recommendations of 6th CPC, the posts of Unskilled (Labourers) and Semi Skilled Workers have been merged in PB-1 with GP Rs.1800/- (after imparting training) with designation as Tradesman Mate. In case of Tradesman Mate who had completed 30 years of service as on 01.09.2008, would be entitled for financial benefit under MACPS. Hence the following categories of employees are eligible for financial upgradation under ACP/MACPS :

Child Care Leave, introduced by the 6th CPC, was a boon for women employees. Women employees have for long, been entitled to Maternity Leave. The 90 days paid leave granted as maternity leave was extended to 135 days by the 5th CPC. The 6th CPC further increased it to 180 days. Based on the very reasonable request presented by ATMAJA (Association of Adoptive Parents), the Government announced ‘Child Adoption Leave’ for female employees in 2006. Orders were issued to grant 135 days leave for female employees who adopt child upto one year of age. The 6th CPC introduced a family welfare privilege for female employees. Consequent upon the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the 6th CPC relating to Maternity Leave and Child Care Leave, the Central Govt decided that the existing provisions of Maternity Leave enhanced to 180 days.

Anomalies in the Pay Scales of Pharmacists - Grant of financial upgradaion under MACP - AIRF A.I.R.F. All India Railwaymen's Federation 4, State Entry Road New Delhi-110055 INDIA AIRF/101(27) 24/3/2014 The Member Staff, Railway Board Rail Bhavan, New Delhi. Dear Sir, Sub: Anomalies in the Pay Scales of Pharmacists — Grant of financial upgradation under MACP. Ref : This office letter of even number dt.31/1/2014. Vide this office letter quoted above, a legitimate demand for grant of promotion/career progression to Pharmacists in grade pay of Rs.4600/-, Rs.4800/- and 5400 instead of Rs. 4200/-, 4600/- and Rs.4800/- as per the decision of the Government was raised with a comprehensive justification with the aspiration that this issue would be resolved favourably to meet the end of justice, but it is astonishing that nothing positive has been heard in the matter, although the issue have all the merits.

Report of  7th CPC : It is not possible to indicate the exact time by which the Report of the 7th CPC will be submitted. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2057 ANSWERED ON-11.02.2014 Seventh Pay Commission

7th CPC requires Central Staff on Deputation Basis Vacancy Circular for 7th CPC office GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SEVENTH CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION NEW DELHI – 110001 Meena Agarwal Secretary Camp Office : Room No.169-B, North Block, New Delhi D.O No. 7CPC/2/Staff 27th March,  2014 Dear Shri Sarkar, Government of India has notified constitution of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) vide Gazette notification No.1/1/2013-E.III(A) dated 28th February, 2014. You may also be kindly aware that Seventh CPC is mandated to submit its report to the Government within 18 months of its constitution. Further the Commission has been mandated to appoint such Advisors, Institutional Consultants and Experts as deemed necessary for any particular purpose.

Railways constitute a committee for Productivity Linked Bonus Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) have decided to constitute a Committee for evolving a new formula for Productivity Linked Bonus on Indian Railways. The Committee will consist of the following :-

Proposed Direct Taxes Code 2013 The Finance Minister, in his speech on Interim Budget 2014-15, made the following observation on Direct Taxes Code (DTC):- "Revenues are of paramount importance. The best source of revenue is taxes and for that we need modern tax laws. I am disappointed that we have not yet been able to introduce GST. I leave it to you to answer the question, who blocked the GST when an agreement on the game-changing tax reform was around the corner? We have also got ready a Direct Taxes Code that will serve us for at least the next twenty years. I intend to place it on the website for a public discussion without partisanship or acrimony. I appeal to all political parties to resolve to pass the GST laws and the DTC in 2014-15." Accordingly, the DTC, 2013 along with DTC Bill, 2010 is placed on http://incometaxindia.gov.in. A write-up on the significant changes in the proposed DTC, 2013 is also placed on the website. The report of the Standing Committee on Fina...

Submission of quarterly returns in respect of the Recruitment Rules - regarding. No. AB.14017/61/2008-Estt. (RR) Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel and Training - New Delhi *** Dated : the 31 st March , 2014 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject:- Submission of quarterly returns in respect of the Recruitment Rules - regarding. Attention is invited to Para No. 5.5 of this Department's O.M. No. AB.14017/48/2010-EstL(RR) dated 31st December, 2010 wherein it has been stipulated that Quarterly returns in respect of the recruitment rules for service should be sent in time to the Department of Personnel & Training and the Union Public Service Commission (for Group 'A' & 'B' posts) to enable them to keep a watch on the progress made in finalizing the recruitment rules.

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)- February 2014 Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 01-April-2014 11:47 IST Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW)- February 2014 According to a press release issued by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for February, 2014 increased by 1 points and pegged at 238 (two hundred and thirty Eight). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.42 per cent between January, 2014 and February, 2014 compared with the rise of 0.90 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Miscellaneous group contributing 0.34 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Wheat, Moong Dal, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Milk (Cow & Buffalo), Pure Ghee, Medicine, Barber Charges, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was rest...

FAQ on Honorarium  – Dopt Orders on 1.4.2014 No.1-11020/1/2014-EStt.(AL) Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training The following FAQs supplement the FAQs in respect of Estt.(Allowances) Section already placed in public domain vide F. No.21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL) Honorarium

Dopt issued FAQ on Children Education Allowance Scheme No.1-11020/1/2014-EStt.(AL) Government of India/Bharat Sarkar Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Personnel & Training The following FAQs supplement the FAQs in respect of Estt.(Allowances) Section already placed in public domain vide F. No.21011/08/2013-Estt.(AL)Establishment Allowances Section Children Education Allowance Scheme (CEA) SI. No. / Frequently Asked Questions / Answer 1.Whether the examination fees as charged by the school is reimbursable? “Examination fee” has been included as part of reimbursable items as indicated in para 1(e) of O.M. dated 2nd September, 2008, subject to the fulfillment of other existing conditions vide) OM No.12011/01/2012-Estt.(AL) dated 31-07-2013. The said orders do not have a retrospective effect.