Grant of Educational Concession to the Children of Armed Forces Officers / Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBORs) missing/disabled/killed in action
No. 6(1)/2009/Edu. Concession/ D(Res-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare
Room No. 237, `B’ Wing
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 23rd March, 2018
To,
The Chief of the Army Staff,
The Chief of the Naval Staff,
The Chief of the Air Staff,
The Director General, Indian Coast Guard.
Subject : Grant of Educational Concession to the Children of Armed Forces Officers / Personnel Below Officer Ranks (PBORs) missing/disabled/killed in action.
In continuation of this Department’s letter of even no. dt 13.09.2017 on above subject (copy enclosed), it has been decided with the approval of competent authority that the cap of Rs. 10,000/- imposed on the combined amount of Tuition Fees and Hostel Charges vide para-5 of a above order is removed and the Educational Concession will continue to be admissible without the cap of Rs. 10,000/-per month.
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2. Therefore, para-5 of ibid letter stands deleted while all other provisions shall remain unchanged.
3. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Defence(Fin/Pen) vide their ID No. 10(23)/09/Fin/Pen dt. 23.03.2018.
Encl: As above
Copy to
(Santosh)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
