General Pool Residential Accommodation – GPRA Licence Fee Revised
Revision of Flat rate of Licence Fee for General Pool Residential Accommodation throughout country: Directorate of Estates OM dt 19.07.2017
Allotment of Type-II quarters to Railway employees in grade pay 1800
Railway Board Circular on Allotment of Type-II quarters to Railway employees in grade pay-1800/-
Allotment of General Pool Residential Accommodation to Temporary status Employees
Directorate of Estates issued clarification regarding the eligibility of priority for allotment of General Pool Residential Accommodation to the employees granted temporary status. The beneficiary should have rendered service in temporary status for at least 3 years and is in receipt of House Rent Allowance.
General Pool Residential Accommodation – Action against subletting of Govt Accommodation and Garage
Ministry of Estates warns ill effects of subletting of GPRA & Garages among the existing allottees of GPRA as well as among prospective allottees of GPRA. In case, subletting is proved against an allottee, double the rate of damages are to be imposed from the date of inspection apart from major penalty proceedings under CCS(CCA) Rules 1965 for violation of CCS(Conduct) Rules, 1964
Retention of Railway accommodation in the event of deputation
Railway Officers on deputation can retain Railway accommodation for a period of 2 months. If the deputation is on mandatory basis the accommodation can be continued.
Coverage of date of priority for general pool residential accommodation
Directorate of Estates has find out certain difficulties in Automated System of Allotment where junior officers have been automatically allotted accommodation than seniors who opted for the same type. In such cases coverage of date priority of will be incorporated.
Rates of damages for subletting of General Pool Residential Accommodation
Damages for Subletting of GPRA has been revised. This revision is applicable from 13.06.2015 to all over India. Rates of damages will automatically get revised as and when the rate of normal licence fee under FR-45-A is revised.
Sharing of General Pool Residential Accommodation with close relatives – Withdrawal of guidelines
Directorate of Estates observes sharing of General Pool Residential Accommodation with close relatives has become redundant and definition of close relations have also become difficult, the facility of General Pool Residential Accommodation with close relatives is withdrawn.
Modification in guidelines of Inter-pool Exchange between GPRA and Dept Pool
Directorate of Estates has amended paragraph 6 of guidelines dated 19.09.2014 such that inter-pool exchange may be allowed if the same or higher type of accommodation is offered by the Department
Guidelines of regularisation of GPRA in the name of eligible Spouse
Regularisation of GPRA to the spouse of eligible accommodation or next lower type from the date of the eligibility of the allottee in the event of death/retirement/transfer
Allotment of General Pool Accommodation on Transfer and Deputation
Norms for providing Alternate Accomodation to Offcers who are under the orders Transfer or Deputation
Revised Guidelines for Surrender of General Pool Residential Accommodation
Directorate of Estate Guidelines when surrendering a residence in GPRA