No: GAD-D-7(G)1-12/81-II, Dated Shimla-2,the Dated: Aug, 30 2011

Himachal Pradesh Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool) Amendment Rules,2011

1. Short title and Commencement:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool) Amendment Rules,2011.

(2) These rules shall come into force with immediate effect.

2. Amendment of rule 2:-  In rule 2 of the Himachal Pradesh Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool) Rules, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said rules’),--

(a) for sub-rule(c) the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(c)‘date of priority’ of an officer/official in relation to typeIV and above residences shall be the date from which he has been continuously drawing the Grade Pay or Basic Pay, whichever is applicable, to a particular type or a higher type in a post under the State Government or on foreign service/deputation:

Provided that the date of priority in respect of type-I to type-III residences shall be the date of joining in the service under State Government. If the date of joining is the same then the priority shall be determined as under:

(i) the officer/official having higher grade pay shall be senior; and

(ii) if the grade pay is the same, the officer/official retiring earlier shall be accorded higher priority:

    Provided further that the inter-se-seniority for type-IV and above residences shall be considered on the basis of following factors, namely:-

(i) the Grade pay of the officer;

(ii) the priority date of an applicant, within the same Grade Pay, shall be the date from which the applicant is continuously drawing his existing grade pay;

(iii) Where the priority date of two or more officers is the same, the inter-se-seniority of the officers shall be determined on the basis of the basic pay i.e. the officer who has a higher pay shall be senior in the waiting list: 

    Provided that where the priority date and the basic pay of two or more officers are the same, the earlier date of joining in the service of the State Government shall be next determining criteria of inter-se-seniority:

    Provided further that where the priority date, basic pay and date of joining in the service of the State Government of two or more officers are the same, the officers retiring earlier may be accorded higher priority over the officers retiring later:

    Provided further that the Officers entitled for type-V and above residences shall also be eligible to apply for accommodation below their entitlements subject to the condition that such accommodation shall not be below type-IV:

    Provided further that no junior batch officer of the same service shall be given priority over the senior batch officer of the same service:

    Provided further that for the purpose of counting of broken periods of service for priority date for allotment of residential accommodation from the general pool, the past service shall be counted if they have been given any benefit of the past service for any of the purposes of confirmation, quasipermanency or pension. They shall, however, not be allowed to count their past service in case they are given any terminal benefits (like civil or military pension/gratuity) other than leave for their past service. If any officer had more than one break in his service, the above benefit will be admissible only in respect of continuous service rendered prior to the last break”;

(b) for clause(f), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(f) Permanent, quasi-permanent and temporary Government servants of Himachal Pradesh Government offices whose services are likely to be made regular, are eligible for the allotment of Government residential accommodation from the general pool:

    Provided that the Government servants of those category or class for whom departmental accommodation exist at the station of their postings shall not be eligible for allotment on seniority from the general pool at that station”.

(c) clause(g) shall be deleted.

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