Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Railway employees shall be payable at double the normal rates

Railway Board Letter No
E[W]2008/ED-2/5 dated 14.09.2010
Date
RBE No
135/2010
Circular Subject
Special Allowance for child care for women with disabilities and Education Allowance for disabled children of Railway employees –recommendations of the VIth Central Pay Commission

1.         In terms of Para 2 of Department of Personnel & Training [DOP&T]’s OM No. 12011/04/2008-Estt.[Allowance] dated 11.09.2008, circulated on the Railways vide Board’s letter of even number dated 13.10.2008, reimbursement of Education Allowance for disabled children of Railway employees was granted at double the normal rates prescribed i.e. Rs. 24,000/- per annum per child. 

 

2.         The matter regarding admissibility of double the amount of Hostel Subsidy for disabled children has been under consideration in consultation with DOP&T and it has been decided that the Hostel Subsidy for disabled children of Railway employees shall be payable at double the rates i.e. Rs.6,000/- per month per child, subject to the conditions as stipulated in DOP&T’s OM No.12011/03/2008-Estt.[Allowance] dated 02.09.2008 circulated on the Railways vide Board’s letter No. E[W]2008/ED-2/4 dated 01.10.2008.

 

3.         This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.