Retention of GPRA by Central Govt Civilian Employees posted in Non family sections – 10.04.2018
Retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation by Central Government Civilian Employees (including CAPF employees), Officers of All India Services posted in Non family sections- extension upto 30.6.2021
F.No. 12035/4/2015-Poll.II
Government of India
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Directorate of Estates
Policy- II Section
Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi -110 108
Dated the 10th April 2018
Office Memorandum
Subject: Retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation by Central Government Civilian Employees (Including CAPF employees), Officers of All India Services posted in Non-family stations- extension up to 30.6.2021.
Reference is invited to the Directorate of Estates O.M.No.12035/31/96- Pol.lI dated 7.9.1998 and subsequent instructions dated 30.9.1999, 30.4.2002, 15.7.2005, 1.7.2008, 3.6.2011, 9.7.2014 and 7.4.2015 regarding concessional retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation at the last place of posting by Central Government Civilian Employees and Officers of An India Services on posting to the States in the North Eastern Region, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep and O.M.No.12035/2/90 Pol.II(Pt.II) dated 15.9.1998 and subsequent instructions dated 26.7.1999, 25.5.2002, 31.10.2005, 5.6.2008, 3.6.2011, 9.7.2014 and 7.4.2015 regarding retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation at the last place of posting by Central Government Civilian Employees and Officers of All India Services on posting to the State of Jammu & Kashmir. The existing instructions on the subject are valid up to 30.6.2018. It has now been decided to further extend the concessional retention of General Pool Residential Accommodation at the last place of posting by Central Government Civilian Employees (including CAPF employees), Officers of All India Services on their posting to a Non-family stations for a further period of three years i.e, upto 30.06.2021 on payment of normal rate of licence fee. The concession of retention of GPRA would also be admissible if a Government servant is transferred from one place to another within the Non-family stations.
2. Only those CAPF Personnel’s who are working and posted in headquarters are eligible for such concessional retention,
3. It is clarified that the facility of concessional retention of GPRA at the last place of posting for Central Government Civilian Employees (including CAPF employees), and Officers of All India Services is permitted only when the allottee of GPRA is transferred to Non-Family stations from other places and is not permitted to the Central government employees who are repatriated back to his/her parent office in Non-family stations on completion of their deputation from other places .
4. Since the retention of Government accommodation is allowed for bonafide use of the dependent family of the transferred Government servant, he/she will furnish a certificate on 1st July and 1st January of every year, stating that his/her dependent family members are actually residing in the Government accommodation at the last place of posting. Such a certificate will also have to be furnished at the time of seeking retention. In case, no such certificate is received by 31st January and 31st July of every year, the Directorate of Estates will be constrained to cancel the allotment/retention of the residence.
5. The hard copy of online application duly filled by applicant by logging in the portal of the Directorate of Estates (www.gpra.nic.in) duly forwarded by the office where the officer joined on posting ill the above mentioned areas, for retention of general pool residential accommodation should be received in the Directorate of Estates within a period of one month from the date of relinquishing the charge at the last place of posting, so that, further necessary action could be initiated by the Directorate.
(Swarnali Banerjee)
Deputy Director of Estates (Policy)
Phone No.2306 2505