Classification of date of residences, eligibility, date of priority inter-se seniority for GPRA

No.12035/11/2008-Pol.II

Government      of India

Ministry of Urban  Development

Directorate  of Estates

                                                                                                                                                                                   Nirman  Bhavan,

New Delhi -.110   108

Dated  the  10th September,  2014

OFFICE MEMO RANDUM

        Sub:               Clarification to  Supplementary Rules  317-B-5   -  Classification of                                                        Residences, eligibility,  date  of priority  and  Inter-se  seniority for type of                                            General Pool Residential Accommodation.

The  undersigned    is directed  to  invite  attention   to  SR  317-8-5  of the Allotment  of  Government    Residences   (General   Pool   in  Delhi)  Rules,  1963 which provides  the  classification  of residences,  eligibility,   date  o'f  priority  and inter-se seniority  for various  types of General  Pool  Residential  Accommodation(GPRA).

2. It has  also  been  brought  to the  notice          of the  Directorate  of Estates  that some same  batch   officers,   whose                basic  pay is more  than   their  counterparts, though  both  are  posted   in  Delhi  under   Central  Staffing  Scheme   in  various  Ministries/Departments         but  both  drawing  the  same  Grade   Pay  at  the  Centre. Moreover, some  junior  officers are  drawing  more  pay  in the  Pay  Band  than their seniors.   While applying  for a particular  type  of accommodation,    a junior officer is placed  above  the senior officer as he draws  more  pay  in the pay band than           his senior  officer or  same  batch  officer due  to  his increase  in basic  pay  acquired  from other  posting/cadre .

3.            The pay of the  officers on deputation  under  Central  Staffing Scheme  has to be fixed as per the  instructions and  clarifications  issued from time to time by the Department  of Expenditure,  Ministry of Finance  in this regard.

4.       Another  issue which has been  brought  to the  notice  of the Directorate  of Estates  is that  some   officers  have  included  Non  Practicing  Allowance  [NPA] with basic  pay  while  applying  for general  pool  residential   accommodation    in their applications  though  Non  Practicing Allowance  [NPA] and  Military Service Pay  [MSP] have  not  been  made  as part  of basic  pay  for eligibility of general pool  residential   accommodation    after  implementation    of  6th   CPC recommendations.

5.        In  order   to  remove   the  discrepancies   mentioned    above,   it  has  been decided  with the  approval  of the competent  authority  that  the following will be followed   in preparation of unified waiting lists for allotment  of various  types of general pool residential  accommodation   under SR 317-B-5:

i) While deciding  inter-se  seniority as per sub-clause (c)(iii) of Explanation to SR          317-B-5,  the basic pay  +    grade pay  or basic pay,  as the case may be,  of the  officer shall be restricted to the maximum  pay  in the Pay Band i.e.   Basic Pay  + Grade  Pay or Basic Pay granted  to a post in  the Central Government    for  the  purpose   of  allotment   of  general   pool  residential accommodation,  though  the officer draws  more  than  the  maximum  pay in  the pay band  of Central Government  due to his/her promotion  in other posting/ cadre.

ii)            The  Non-Practicing   Allowance  [NPA] and  Military Service  Pay  [MSP] shall not be taken  into account  along with basic pay  + grade pay or basic pay,  as the  case  may  be,  for consideration   of eligibility of an  officer for General            Pool Residential Accommodation.

(R.D.S.Bhandari)

Deputy  Director of Estates

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