Special Allowance for Child Care for Women with Disabilities

 

SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR CHILD CARE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES

(w.e.f. 01-07-2017)

Ref : 1. RB’s L/No. E(W)2017/ED-2/4 date 07-12-2017, RBE No. 190/2017

         2. DOPT’s No. A-27012/03/2017-Estt.(AL) dated 16-08-2017.

 

(i)      Women with disabilities shall be paid Rs. 3000/- per month as Special Allowance for Child care. The allowance shall be payable from the time of the child’s birth till the child is two years old.

 

(ii)       It shall be payable for a maximum of two eldest surviving children.

 

(iii)      Disability means a person having a minimum Disability of 40% as elaborated in Ministry of Welfare’s Notification No. 16-18/97-NI.I dated 1.6.2001 and amended from time to time.

 

(iv)      The above limit would be automatically raised by 25% every time the Dearness Allowance on the revised pay structure goes up by 50%.

 

(v)       These orders are effective from 1^st July, 2017.