No.12035/4/ 2012-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: 17.5.2012

Office Memorandum

Subject: – Guidelines for retention for Government accommodation by the allottee who are not regular Govt. Servant Viz Consultant etc.

The undersigned is directed to say that the matter of retention of Govt. accommodation in case of death by the allottees, who are not regular Govt. Servants viz consultant / Contractual appointee coterminous staff etc. has been considered by the competent authority and it has been decided that in case of death of the consultants / contractual appointees, co-terminus appointees in the personal staff of Ministers/other dignitaries etc. who are not regular government servants, six months retention will be allowed for the existing accommodation by the family of deceased allottee on payment of normal licence fee.

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No.12035/13/92-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhavan
New Delhi – 110 108.

Dated the 16th April, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Extension of retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) to the officers and staff of CPWD on posting to Border works projects in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and J&K at Indo-Pakistan Border and in Uttarakhand at Indo-China Border for the period upto 31.3.2015.

In continuation of this Directorate’s Office Memorandums of even number dated 13.4.2011 and 13.7.2011, the undersigned is directed to say that it has been decided to extend the concession of retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) at the last place of posting to the officers and staff of CPWD posted to Border fencing, flood lighting, road works, projects etc. in Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat and J&K at Indo-Pakistan Border and in Uttarakhand at Indo-China Border for the period upto 31.3.2015 subject to the following conditions:

(i) The allottees, who are in possession of entitled type of accommodation, shall be eligible for retention on payment of double the normal licence fee or opt for allotment of accommodation one type below their entitlement on payment of one and half times of the normal licence fee. The allottees, who are already in possession of accommodation one type below their entitlement, shall be eligible to retain the same accommodation on payment of one and half times of the normal licence fee. Such retention shall be admissible beyond the period of retention permissible under SR-317-B-11.

(ii) The entitlement of such allottees will be determined as per Grade Pay drawn as on the crucial date on which he/she has been posted to the aforesaid area.

2. The above concession has been extended keeping in view the fact that these projects are time bound and of national importance being carried cut in difficult and risky areas.

3. This issues with the approval of Hon’ble UDM,

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(S.K JAIN)
Deputy Director of Estates(Policy)

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 No.11015/1/98-Pol.I
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

New Delhi. the 20th Feb, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Revised scales of office space for various categories of officers and staff and special requirements of Central Secretariat excluding those serving in the Income Tax, Central Excise and Customs Departments.

The undersigned is directed to refer to the then Ministry of Work & Housing & Urban Development OM No. 11015(2)/75-PoI.lV dated 24.11.76, this Ministry OM dated 20.10.87 and OM of even number dated 07.0898 on the above subject and to say that consequent upon revision of pay scales of the Central Government employees on the recommendation of the 6th Pay Commission as notified vide CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008, it has been decided to prescribe revised scales of office space for various categories of officers and staff and special requirements as under, with immediate effect:

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 No. 12031/1/2013-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates
Nirman Bhavan,

New Delhi -110 108
Dated the 18th February, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Review of guidelines on regularization / allotment of alternate accommodation in the name of the eligible spouse / ward of the allottee in the event of death /retirement / transfer of the allottee.

Several instructions have been issued from time to time by this Directorate regarding regularization / allotment of alternate accommodation in the name of eligible spouse / ward of an allottee in the event of death / retirement / transfer of the allottee. It has been observed that some of the provisions contained in these instructions are inconsistent. Further, the rationale behind providing the facility of regularization / allotment of alternate accommodation in the name of the spouse/ward of the deceased/retired/transferred allottee is to avoid dislocation and hardships to the family of the alottee due to such an event. It is, however, felt that imposition of conditions like date of priority should be covered for providing such a facility undermines the very motive behind such a provision and causes undue hardships to the family of the allottee.

2 In view of above, the matter has been reviewed and, in supersession of all previous Orders/OMs issued by this Directorate in the subject. it has now been decided with the approval of the competent authority to consolidate the several instructions issued from time to time in this regard by harmonizing and modifying them as under

(I) In the event of death of the allottee, the same accommodation may be regularized in the name of the eligible spouse/ward of the deceased allottee if he/She is entitled for it and, if not, an alternate accommodation of entitled lower type may be allotted to him/her on payment of normal licence fee irrespective of the fact whether the eligible spouse/ward had been residing with the allotte prior to the death of the allottee, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions :-

a) In case the spouse/ward had been residing with the deceased allottee prior to the death of the allottee, he/she has not drawn house rent allowance for this period:

b) Request for regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation may be considered in case the spouse/ward gets employment in an eligible office even after the death of the allottee, provided the appointment is secured within a period of two years after the death of the an allottee and the accommodation in occupation has not been vacated;

c) In case of compassionate appointment, were appointment has been approved by the concerned Department and the name of spouse/ward has been under consideration for three years for offering appointment due to non-availability of a clear vacancy and the prescribed Committee has reviewed and certified his/her penurious condition at the end of the first and the second year, the accommodation may be
regularized/allotted in the name of such a spouse/ward provided the appointment is secured within a period of three years after the death of the allottee and the accommodation in occupation has not been vacated, and

d) A daughter-in-law, working in an eligible office, will also be eligible for regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation.

(ii) In the event of retirement of the allottee, the same accommodation may be regularized in the name of the eligible spouse/ward of the retiring allottee if he/she is entitled for it and, if not, an alternate accommodation of entitled lower type may be allotted to him/her on payment of normal licence fee irrespective of the fact whether the eligible spouse/ward had been residing with the allottee prior to the retirement of the allottee, subject to fulfillment of the following conditions:

a) In case the spouse/ward has been residing continuously with the retiring allottee, he/she has not drawn house rent allowance for this period,

b) Request for regularizatio/allotment of alternate accommodation may be considered in case the spouse/ward of the retiring alottee joins the Government service an an eligible office even after the date of retirement of the allotee, provided he/she joins the Government service within the permissible period of retention and the accommodation in occupation has not been vacated.

c) A married daughter, working in an eligible office, will be eligible for regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation irrespective of the fact that the retiring official is having a son and he is in a position to maintain the parents,

d) A daughter-in-law, working in an eligible office, will also be eligible, for regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation: and

e) In case of more than one eligible ward, the retiring official will have option to exercise his/her choice an favour of his/her wards.

(iii) In the event of transfer of the allottee to another station, the same accommodation may be regularized in the name of the eligible spouse, of the transferred allottee if he/she is entitled for it and. if not, an alternate accommodation of entitled tower type may be allotted to him/her on payment of normal licence fee,

(iv) Regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation in the event of death/retirement/transfer of the allottee shall also be subject to the following conditions

a) The facility of regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation shall be admissible in all the aforesaid cases irrespective of the facts whether the date of priority of the spouse/ward is covered on the date of death/retirement/transfer of the allottee.

b) The application for regularization/allotment should be submitted within the permissible period of retention after the date of death retirement/transfer of the allottee or, in case of death / retirement of the allottee, from the date of appointment of the spouse/ward in Government service, whichever is later:

c) All the dues outstanding in respect of the accommodation occupied by the deceased/retired/transferred allottee must be cleared before submission of the application for regularization / alternate allotment.

d) The grade pay drawn by the spouse/ward on the date of death/retirement/transfer of the allottee will be taken into account for determining the entitled type of accommodation

e) In all the aforesaid cases, the regularization/alternate allotment In the name of the spouse/ward will be made, to the extent possible, in the same area, failing which in a nearby area: and

f) The facility of regularization/allotment of alternate accommodation will not be admissible in following cases

(i) where the allottee or any member of his/her family owns a house at the place of posting where regularization is being sought: and

(ii) where the allottee has become ineligible for allotment of General Pool residential accommodation, due to any reason, on or before the date of his/her death / retirement / transfer.

3. This OM is applicable from the date of issue. The cases which have already been decided will not be reopened under any circumstances.

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(S. K. Jain)
Deputy Director of Estates (Policy)

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No.DE/MKT/CIub/NMB/2013
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates

Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110108,
Dated the 24th February, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Temporary allotment of Community Centre (also called as “The Club”) including Banquet Hall, Bar Hall and Restaurant in General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) Complex, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi for social and domestic functions.

Temporary allotment of Community Centre (also called as ‘The Club”) including Banquet Hall, Bar Hall and Restaurant in General Pool Residential Accommodation Complex, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi for social and domestic functions has been considered and it has been decided that temporary allotment of Community Centre including Banquet Hall, Bar Hall and Restaurant in General Pool Residential Accommodation Complex, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi shall be governed by the following guidelines:

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(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA
PART II SECTION-3, SUB-SECTION (i)]

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(DIRECTORATE OF ESTATES)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 24th February, 2014

G.S.R. – In pursuance of the provisions of rule 45 of the Fundamental Rules, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963, namely :-

1. Short title and commencement. –
(1) These rules may be called the Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Amendment Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963, in Supplementary Rule 317-B-8, in clause (3), for sub-clause (b), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:

(b) in the Tenure Officers’ Pool, the inter se seniority shall be determined in relation to their counterparts on central deputation in Delhi on the basis of their seniority in their respective batches:

Provided that the allotment of accommodation to the officers of the All India Services working in the office of the Resident Commissioners of various State Governments or Union territories at Delhi shall be restricted to the number of residential units prescribed for them and upto Type VIA [C-II] accommodation only.

[F.No.12035/11/2002-PoI.II(Vo/IV)]

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No.12035/12/2013-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates
Policy-II Section

Nirman Bhavan,
New Delhi – 110 108
Dated the 15th January, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation by the Central Government Officers on deputation to Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory/Autonomous Bodies and on deputation to ineligible offices at Delhi after serving on central deputation under Central Staffing Scheme.

The following guidelines were issued vide O.M.No.12035/14/92-pol.II dated 11.10.2000 for retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation by the Central Government Officers on deputation to Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory/Autonomous Bodies:

(i) officers posted to PSUs/Statutory/Autonomous Bodies, etc, on deputation basis, at the time of its initial constitution, may be allowed retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation that they were occupying for a maximum period of 5 years and the concerned organisation should pay an amount equivalent to the House Rent Allowance admissible to the officer plus the flat rate of Licence fee prescribed by the Central Government from time to time in respect of said General Pool Residential Accommodation. The concerned organizations may, however, recover normal licence fee from the officers.

(ii) the officers posted to PSUs/Statutory/Autonomous Bodies, on mandatory basis or under Central Staffing Scheme may be considered eligible for allotment/retention of General Pool Accommodation and the concerned organisation should pay an amount equivalent to the House Rent Allowance admissible to the officer, plus the flat rate of licence fee prescribed by the Central Govt. from time to time, in respect of the General Pool Residential Accommodation to be allotted/retained by such officers. The organisation may, however, recover normal licence fee from the concerned officers; and

(iii) the office of the Establishment Officer, Department of Personnel & Training shall issue a certificate that the posting of the officer concerned to the PSUs etc. is on mandatory basis, or under Central Staffing Scheme, without seeking his/her option, and is in public interest.

2. In addition to the above existing provisions on this matter and the difficulties faced by the All India Services Officers and Central Group ‘A’ Civil Services Officers, who join a non-CSS post for balance tenure of their central deputation after serving four years on Central Staffing Scheme, for retention of general pool residential accommodation it has also been decided by the competent authority that

(i) retention of general pool residential accommodation may be allowed to the AIL India Services Officers and Central Group ‘A’ Civil Services Officers, who serve on Central Staffing Scheme (CSS) post under central deputation for at least four years and thereafter, join a non-CSS post for balance tenure of their central deputation as long as the non-CSS post is located in Delhi.

(ii) In such cases, the Establishment Officer would issue a certificate to the effect that the officer concerned had served for at least four years in CSS post and she/he needed to retain Government accommodation for her/his balance tenure on non-CSS post.

(iii) The concerned organization shall recover from the salary of the officer concerned an amount equivalent to House Rent Allowance admissible and normal licence fee as prescribed for the accommodation by the Central Government from time to time and remit the amount so recovered to the Directorate of Estates every month.

3. These orders are issued in supersession of O.M.No.12035/14/92.pol.II dated 11.102000.

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(J.P.Rath)
Deputy Director of Estates

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