Retention of Staff Quarters after Transfer.pdf
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Government of lndia
Department of Posts
Estates Division
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 04.05.2023
All Chief Postmasters General,
Subiect: Guidelines for Retention of Staff Quarters atter Transfer/ Retirement /Death
Madam/Sir,
Representations have been received in this Directorate on the subject of retention ot Statf Quarters afler transfer/retiremenvdeath wherein it has been observed that different Circles are adopting ditlerent practices for retention of quarters in such cases.
2. The matter has since been reviewed and the competent authority has now decided that retention ot Staff Quarters/Earmarked/Post attached Ouarters for all the concerned, after transler/retiremenUdeath, will be as follows:
l: Stalf Ouarters
sl. Normal retention period Beyond normal retention period Category
No
Period Licence Fee
Period Licence Fee
'I On
Transfer
2 On
Betirement
J On
Death while in
service
2
Months 6
Months 12
Months
Normal Additional 6 Months
Normal Additional 6 Months
Normal Additional 12 Month s'(on the ground of
medical exigencies/
education of childre
n)
Double Double Normal
xtens on n rete on grant en eceas govt. servant or er spouse does not own a house at the place of occupation of accommodation
ll: Earmarked/ Post Attached Quarters:
a. All ear-marked /Post Attached Ouarters will be mandatorily vacated alter availing the normal retention period. The normal retention period in the case oJ transfer or retirement ol the occupant ol earmarked/post attached quarters will be 30 days, while in case of death during service, normal retention period
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will be 90 days.
b. The occupant, in the case of transfer, may thereafter i.e. after the aforementioned normal retention period of 30 days be offered any other vacant house, at the station, of the entitled category or any type lower than the entitled one lor a period of additjonal 1 month at payment of normal the licence fee and further 6 months on the payment of double the licence fee.
c. The occupant, in the case of retirement, may thereafter i.e. after the aloremenlioned normal retention period of 30 days be offered any other vacant house, at the station, of the enti ed category or any type lower than the entitled one for a period of further 5 months at payment of normar licence lee and additional 6 months on payment of double the licence fee.
d. ln case of death of the occupant ol the post Attached/Earmarked euarter, the family/ spouse of the deceased govt. servant may thereafter i.e. after the aforementioned normal retention period of g0 days be offered any olher vacant house at the station (or at any other station if the family/spouse so requests) of the entitled category ot the deceased govt. servant at the time of death or ol any type lower, than the entitled one for further retention for a period ot additional 09 months at payment of normal licence {ee, and another 12 months at payment of normal licence fee provided that the spouse does not own a house at that station.
9 The authority competent to allot the quarter will also be competent to allow further retention as stipulated above.
4. Further, in respect of death cases, the widow/family may be allowed retention o, quarter beyond the period prescribed in para 2 above on the same grounds and conditionality by Hoc up to an additional period ol 2 years at the payment of double the licence fee.
5 . All requests of retention of a quarter beyond the periods mentioned above shall lie with Director General postal Services who will be the competent authority to allow further retention keeping in view the circumstances of the case.
6. Beyond the above mentioned retention period, if anybody overstays, in the quarter, damage rent will be imposed (as per Directorate of Estates order no. 1801111/2015-Pot. ttl dated 7th Sept,2016 as amended from time to time).
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letter.
These guidelines will come into force from the date of issuance of this
8. This issues with the approval ol competent authority.
Yours Si v,
I'rF"\
N) (SIDDHAR UCH A
Director (Estates & MM)