The Children Education allowance was introduced w.e.f. 1-9-2008 on the basis of the recommendation of 6th Central pay Commission (CPC). In the background of escalation of school fees, and other expenses connected with education of Children, the present scheme has been a big relief for the Government employees. Presently the allowance is admissible for two children, for studying in a recognised school upto XII standard. The maximum ceiling is stipulated at Rs.18000/- since this allowance had been hiked by 50% because of the DA component in salary having been crossed 100% on 1.1.2014.

What is Financial Assistance for Education of Children/ Widows of ESM (Ex-Service Men)- 2017?

This scheme is a modest step towards the betterment of lives of the families of ESM. This Scholarship is provided to the wards of ESM (Ex- Service men) as education assistance amounting to INR 1000 per month per child (upto two children). Widows of ESM are also provided this grant to pursue post-graduation degree. Target- Ex- 
Servicemen's wards and widows

CEA (Children Education Allowance) जो कि सेंट्रल गवर्मेंट के कर्मचारियों को बच्चो की शिक्षा के लिए प्रदान किया जाता है, डिफेंस पर्शन को पेंशन के बाद भी मिलता है। बहुत सारे रिटायर्ड डिफेंस पर्शन है जिनको इसके बारे में जानकारी नही है क्योकि पेंशन आते समय उन्हें इस प्रकार की स्कीम के बारे में नही बताया जाता तथा केंद्रीय सैनिक बोर्ड भी ऐसी स्कीमो का ज्यादा प्रचार नही करता है। चिल्ड्रन एजुकेशन अलाउंस डिफेंस पर्सन को 1000 रुपये प्रति महीना प्रति बच्चे के लिए मिलता है। CEA आप सिर्फ दो बच्चों के लिए क्लेम कर सकते है। ESM के लिए CEA अलाउंस Financial Assistance For Education of Children के अंतर्गत क्लेम किया जाता है।

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HOW AN EX-SERVICE MAN CAN AVAIL THIS FACILITY?

This facility can be availed in two ways. offline mode and online mode. To know this first know that this scheme comes under the heading of Financial Assistance for Education of Children/Widows of ESM (For School/College going Children of ESM upto Havildar)

Who can apply for this scholarship ? The Grant Criteria is as follows:

Applicant must be an ESM (Ex- Servicemen)/ widow/Orphan dependent
The rank of ESM should be of rank Havildar/equivalent and below
The child of ESM should have passed the previous class
The application should be recommended by respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB)
The applicant should not be drawing education allowance from the State or his Employer

How can you apply ?

Step 1: Fill the online registration form by clicking on Apply Online Link to the respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB).Step 2: Upload your image in jpeg/jpg/gif/png format (image should be less than 1 MB)
Step 3: Enter your personal details
Step 4: Enter details related to service in armed forces- Like Ex-Serviceman Id card,Type of Service of ESM, Rank of ESM, concerned RSB, ZSB with which Registered, Aadhar Card Number, Date of Enrollment, Date of Discharge, etc. This completes Part 1 of the application
Step 5: Part 2 of the application has residencial details and bank account details which need to be filled
Step 6: Enter the verification code required to submit the form
Step 7: After submission of the form, please follow the further steps as instructed on the website

Eligibility Of ESM for claiming CEA

CEA के लिए अप्लाई करने वाला व्यक्ति Exservicemen, widow या उसके orphan dependent होने चाहिए।
आप जिस कक्षा के लिए CEA क्लेम कर रहे हो वो बच्चे ने पिछले वर्ष पास की होनी चाहिए मतलब 2018 में आप 2017 – 18 सेशन का Childern Education Allowance क्लेम कर सकते है।
अप्लाई करने वाला ESM का रैंक हवलदार या उससे कम होना चाहिए और नेवी में पेट्टी अफसर तथा एयरफोर्स में सर्जेंट या उससे कम होना चाहिए।
एजुकेशन अलाउंस की एप्लीकेशन जिला सैनिक बोर्ड (ZSB) द्वारा रिकमेंड की जानी चाहिए।
एप्लिकेंट को राज्य सरकार या अन्य किसी एम्प्लायर से एजुकेशन अलाउन्स क्लेम नही किया जाना चाहिए।
ऊपर दी गयी एलीजिबिलिटी अनुसार आप CEA क्लेम कर सकते है अब हम आपको बताएंगे कि Education Allowance क्लेम करने के लिए आपको कोन कोन से डॉक्यूमेंट चाहिए।

INANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EDUCATION OF CHILDREN/WIDOWS OF ESM

1. Background. This scheme to provide financial assistance to ESM and their widows for helping them in educating their wards was started in 1981 with an amount of Rs 15/- per child per month for a maximum of three children up to Class XII. This scheme was last revised in Oct 2011 into a monthly grant of Rs 1000/- per month per child (for maximum two children) up to graduation and also for widows to pursue Post Graduation degree.

2. Aim. Aim of this scheme is to provide scholarship to up to a maximum of two dependent children of ESM or their widows, up to the ranks of Havildar in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force, and to widows for post graduation degree course.

3. Financial Assistance. For education is provided out of AFFD Fund @ Rs.1000/- per month per head (up to max two children) of eligible ESM and their widows, for the previous academic year, payable in one installment in a financial year. This is applicable for classes 1 to 12 of school and undergraduate classes of a degree college. This grant is also admissible to widows who wish to pursue 2-year post graduate degree. This grant is not applicable for any of the professional or technical courses/degrees.

4. Eligibility Conditions. The following criteria must be fulfilled to avail this grant:-
(a) Applicant must be an ESM/ widow/Orphan dependent..
(b) Should be of rank Havildar/equivalent and below.
(c) The child should have passed the previous class.
(d) Should be recommended by respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB).
(e) Should not be drawing education allowance from the State or his Employer.

Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance

Documents required for education allowance (ESM)

एक्ससर्विसमैन की Service book/ Discharge book (उस पेज की कॉपी जिसमे एक्ससर्विसमैन का पर्सनल नंबर, रैंक तथा नाम, सर्विस डिटेल्स तथा फैमिली डिटेल्स दिया हो)
ज़िला सैनिक बोर्ड द्वारा जारी किया हुआ एक्ससर्विसमैन आइडेंटिटी कार्ड/ विडो कार्ड।
जिस क्लास का एजुकेशन अल्लाउन्स आप क्लेम कर रहे हो उस क्लास की मार्कशीट तथा स्कूल प्रोग्रेस रिपोर्ट।
पार्ट 2 आर्डर की कॉपी जिसमे बच्चे का नाम तथा जन्मतिथि दी हुई हो या डिस्चार्ज बुक की कॉपी जिसमे बच्चे की डिटेल्स दी हुई हो।
ESM को एक सर्टिफिकेट भी देना है की वह राज्य सरकार या अन्य किसी सोर्स से चिल्ड्रन एजुकेशन अल्लाउन्स क्लेम नही कर रहा है।
आधार कार्ड की कॉपी।
बैंक एकाउंट की डिटेल्स। बैंक एकाउंट नंबर IFSC कोड के साथ दे। बैंक एकाउंट नंबर केवल SBI तथा PNB का ही दे।
Children Education Allowance आप केवल कक्षा 1 से लेकर 12वी तक क्लेम कर सकते है या डिग्री कॉलेज की अंडरग्रेजुएट क्लास तक क्लेम कर सकते है।
एप्लीकेशन फॉरमेट आप ऑनलाइन डाउनलोड कर सकते है 

5. Application. Application should be made on the prescribed application form with recommendation of concerned Zila Sainik Welfare Officer (ZSWO) on it. A specimen application form is placed as Annexure 1. Copies of the following documents duly attested by the respective ZSWO must accompany the application:-
(a) Complete Discharge Book/Documents.
(b) ESM or Widow I-Card issued by respective ZSB.
(c) Mark-sheet / School Progress Card of child/children.
(d) Part –II Order mentioning names of the child(ren) for which grant is sought or there should be a proper entry to this effect in the Discharge Book/Documents.
(e) A certificate from applicant saying that he/she has not taken any money/grant from the state or present employer in the form of education allowance or scholarship.
(f) Details of Bank A/c No (in PNB/SBI only) and IFS Code.
(g) Aadhar Card copy

6. Channel of Application. The application for the just concluded academic year must be submitted by an eligible ESM / their widows to respective ZSB in the month of May for non board classes, in Jul for the board classes 10th & 12th and in Aug for under-graduate course students. ZSWO will scrutinize the applications and if found correct, will forward (hard copy and its requisite data in digital form) directly to the KSB Sectt by 31 July, 30 Sep and 31 Oct
respectively for payment in the current financial year.Old cases will not be accepted,

7. Processing at KSB. On receipt at the KSB Sectt, the applications will be filed in order of receipt. The Section-in-Charge will assign them file to the designated clerk who will enter/check data of the applications into computer. Another clerk will be designated to check correctness of the entries and eligibility of applicants. Section-in-Charge will also check the same and put up to JD(Welfare). Such applications in a lot pertaining to AFFDF will be moved for approval of the competent authority preferably on a quarterly basis.

8. Payment Procedure. After approval of the applications, the same will be processed for payment by the Welfare Section. After verifying the service number, name, bankers, IFS Code and account number of the applicants, Welfare Section will forward the approved list to the Accounts Section for payments, which will release the payments via ECS to the beneficiaries.

9. Subsequent Grants. Fresh application is required to be made for all the subsequent academic years provided the child(ren) has/have satisfactorily advanced to the next class. Subsequent application should also be submitted through ZSB in the month of May. ZSB will forward all the applications to KSB Sectt by 31 July (and 30 Sep for the college students) each yearfor consideration in the current financial year.

10. Jt Dir (Welfare) will put up the list of approved applicants and their payment status whenever made on to the website (www.desw.gov.in)

IMPORTANT FOR YOU

hence, you are aware of the procedure now, you can do it yourself. Just to make some points more clear, just visit www.ksb.gov.in and you can fill the form online. You just need to register with your service details and once you confirm your email, you will be given a password to log in. Your email is your user ID. The procedure is very simple. Anyone can do this.

After you login click on New Application
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)
Just follow this image for further guidance.
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)
Next your form will appear in front of you. Just fill all required details. Make sure you have all the scanned copies of the following documents. Remember, the size of the scanned copies should no way be more than 1MB. However, you can convert them to PDF format if the JPG files size is more then 1MB.

1. Service Document/Discharge Book of ESM (Page that contains ESM/Personal Particulars,Service Particulars and Family Particulars )
2. Identity Card of ESM/Widows
3. Mark-sheet / School Progress Card of child/children (For Child 1)
4. Mark-sheet / School Progress Card of child/children (For Child 2)
5. Details of Bank A/c No (in PNB/SBI only) and IFS Code (Upload First page of Passbook/ Cancelled Cheque)
6. Aadhar Card copy
7. Order mentioning names of the child(ren) for which grant is sought or there should be a proper entry to this effect in the Discharge Book/Documents
8. A certificate from applicant saying that he/she has not taken any money/grant from the state or present employer in the form of education allowance or scholarship. 

Once you have uploaded all the documents, recheck everything. because once you submit the form, after that you will not be able to make any changes. Once you are assured that everything is correct just click on the button at the bottom “Save and Forward“. Once you do this, you will see this type of message in your dashboard.
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)
HOW TO CLAIM CHILDREN EDUCATION ALLOWANCES POST RETIREMENT (Ex-serviceman कैसे क्लेम करे Children Education Allowance)

Now you have to wait untill it is approved by the Zilla Sainik Board. Once it is approved, you have to take a print out of it and send it either by post or personally you can visit your Regional Sainik Board to submit the hard copy of the form with all supporting documents.

IMPORTANT: Don’t forget to take all originals with you if you are visiting personally.

It will take some time to process your application at RSB and the amount will directly credited to your given bank account.

I believe I have clarified all your doubts from my end and I have tried my best to answer your probable doubts. If still you have any doubts, the comment box is all yours to ask your queries and i will be happy to reply you in shortest possible time.

PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU DO IT ONLINE, YOU SAVE A LOT OF TIME, MONEY. IF YOU WANT TO DO IT OFFLINE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND A DECENT MONEY ON YOUR TRAVEL, POSTAL AND MANY OTHER UNFORESEEN SITUATIONS APART FROM THE TIRESOME TRAVEL. SO I SUGGEST YOU TO DO IT ONLINE.

इसके अतिरिक्त आप एप्लीकेशन फॉर्म केंद्रीय सैनिक बोर्ड की ऑफिसियल वेबसाइट से डाउनलोड कर सकते है। एप्लीकेशन डाउनलोड करने के पश्चात आपको इसे ठीक तरीके से भरना है तथा ऊपर बताये गए सभी डॉक्यूमेंट के साथ ज़िला सैनिक बोर्ड में ऑनलाइन सेंड करनी है। इसके पश्चात ज़िला सैनिक बोर्ड एप्लीकेशन की डिटेल्स को वेरीफाई करता है तथा राज्य सैनिक बोर्ड को फारवर्ड कर देता है। उसके पश्चात CEA की एप्लीकेशन केंद्रीय सैनिक बोर्ड में जांचने के बाद अप्परुव की जाती है।

एप्लीकेशन ऊपर बताये गए शेड्यूल के अनुसार महीने के शुरू से जिला सैनिक बोर्ड में भेज सकते है। CEA क्लेम करने का लास्ट कट ऑफ महीना नवंबर है उसके बाद कोई भी एप्लीकेशन एक्सेप्ट नही की जाती।

यदि आपको इससे सम्बन्धित कोई भी सवाल या डाउट हो तो आप कमेंट करके पूछ सकते है।

आपसे निवेदन है कि इसे अपने सभी एक्ससर्विसमैन भाइयो के साथ शेयर करे ताकि सभी इस सुविधा का लाभ उठा सके।

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