Revised Scheme for grant of cash award to meritorious children - CBEC guidelines
The Governing Body constituted to administer the Customs and Central Excise Welfare Fund and Special Equipment Fund has reviewed the existing scheme for grant of one-time cash award at 10th and 12th level Board Examination to the children of Departmental officers and staff.
The scheme has been made gender-responsive by incorporating the following provisions in case of girl child of all categories of the departmental officials:
(a) Minimum percentage of marks obtained in Board Examination for grant of cash award has been reduced by 5%;
(b) Amount of cash award has been enhanced by 20% i.e amount of each cash award is Rs. 6,000/- for girls as compared to Rs. 5,000/- for boys.
++ In case of the children of Drivers the percentage of marks obtained in Board Examination for grant of cash award has been reduced to 65%;
++ In case of physically handicapped children of all categories of departmental officials, minimum percentage of marks in Board Examination for grant of cash award has been prescribed as 65%
++ Limit on number of cash awards have been done away with. Cash award will be admissible to all children of departmental officials found eligible for grant of cash award as per the scheme.
It is experienced that some representations/applications/nominations have been received after closing date of the receipt of applications/nominations or even after cash awards have been disbursed. Generally, the following main reasons are cited for submission of delayed applications/nominations:
(i) Application/nomination sent by formations have not been received in the Directorate/Commissionerate;
(ii) Official was not aware of the scheme and came to know about the scheme in later stage.
Considering that cash award is recognition of performance of children of departmental officials and a welfare measures, though Governing Body has sanctioned in case of delayed applications in a few cases, but to avoid such delays the following procedure may be followed:
(i) Commissionerates / Directorates should send applications / nominations by Regd. /speed post only. No claim shall be entertained in respect of applications sent by Ordinary Post, if not received in this office.
(ii) Directorate will send acknowledgement of receipt of application /nomination latest by 15th of November, 2007.
(iii) The list of applications received shall also be put on the departmental web site.
(iv) In case Commissionerates / Directorates do not receive acknowledgement by 30th November, 2007 they should take up the matter with this Directorate about inclusion of their applications /nominations. No request for inclusion of any nomination will be entertained after 15th December, 2007.
(v) After scrutiny, a list of eligible candidates for cash award will be put on departmental web site for information to all concerned.
The applications are to be sent by 31st October 2007.