FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS I. ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENTS 1. What is General Pool Residential Accommodation? General Pool Residential Accommodation [GPRA] means Central Government residential accommodations under the administrative control of the Directorate of Estates in Delhi and at 37 stations like Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Chandigarh etc. Allotment of GPRA is governed as per provisions of the Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Delhi) Rules, 1963 and executive instructions issued there under from time to time. 2. Who is eligible to apply? All Central Government employees and the employees working under the Government of NCT of Delhi, who are working in the offices, which have been specifically declared eligible for General Pool, are entitled for allotment of accommodation from General Pool. 3. What is eligible zone for applying GPRA? The entire area of NCT of Delhi is eligible zone for allotment of GPRA in Delhi. For other cities, the city limits of a particular city or area declared by the regional offices of the Directorate of Estates or CPWD is considered for allotment. 4. How is the eligibility decided for GPRA in case of different Central Government offices within Delhi? The eligibility criteria for Central Government offices located within Delhi for the purpose of General Pool Residential Accommodation are as under: (a) their location in Delhi has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (CCA); (b) they are a part and parcel of the Secretariat of a Ministry or an attached / subordinate office of a Ministry / Department of the Government of India; (c) their staff is paid from the Consolidated Fund of India; and (d) they are situated within the boundary of the Government of NCT of Delhi. The proposal should cover the points mentioned above and should be forwarded to this Directorate with the approval of the Joint Secretary or an officer of equal status in the Ministry concerned. 5. How is the eligibility decided for GPRA / GPOA in case of different Central Government offices located in places other than Delhi? Proposals for location or otherwise of offices in Faridabad and Ghaziabad should be approved by the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (CCA) as in cases of offices located in Delhi. Proposals for location of offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai etc. (i.e. such places other than Delhi, Ghaziabad and Faridabad where general pool accommodation exists) should be forwarded to this Directorate with the approval of Joint Secretary or an officer of equal status in the Ministry concerned. The proposal should contain the following information: (a) Status of the office i.e. whether attached or subordinate office or public sector undertaking or autonomous organization 1 (b) Source from which the officers and staff will be paid i.e. from the Consolidated Fund of India or otherwise (c) Whether the office will be within the municipal limits of the city or the town (d) The total strength of the proposed office (e) Whether the officers and staff are eligible for residential accommodation from any other pool. 6. Whether the employees and officers of offices having Departmental residential accommodation are also eligible for general pool residential accommodation or not? The employees and officers of offices having Departmental residential accommodation are also eligible for general pool residential accommodation. However, to avail GPRA they have to submit a certificate from their office stating that ‘no junior to the applicant has been given in turn’ allotment from the Departmental Pool. Certificates which do not specifically mention the preceding term will not be accepted. 7. What are the entitlements for various types of residential accommodation? The General Pool Residential Accommodation has been classified in 11 categories (excluding Hostel accommodation) as per SR 317-B-5. The entitlement of an applicant for a particular type is determined with reference to the Grade Pay / Basic Pay drawn by the applicant in his/her present post held in the Government of India at the time of application. The eligibility Grade Pay / Basic Pay for entitlement of various types of accommodation is as under: Type of Residences Grade Pay/Basic Pay [Rs.] (1) (2) I 1300, 1400, 1600, 1650 and 1800 II 1900, 2000, 2400 and 2800 III 4200, 4600 and 4800 IV 5400 to 6600 IV(SPL) 6600 V-A [D-II] 7600 and 8000 V-B [D-I] 8700 and 8900 VI-A [C-II] 10000 VI-B [C-I] 67000 to 74999 VII 75000 to 79999 VIII 80000 and above HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION Type of Hostel Category of Officer or his Grade Pay as on such date as may be specified by the Central Government for the purpose Single Suite (without kitchen) Rs.4200 and above Single Suite (with Kitchen) Rs.4200 and above Double Suite Rs.5400 and above Working Girl Hostel All Lady Officers without limit of emolument shall be eligible 2 8. What is the date of priority or inter-se seniority for lower types of accommodation (Type I to IV) Date of priority in respect of lower type accommodation i.e. Type-I to Type-IV shall be the date of joining the service in the Government of India. 9. What is the date of priority or inter-se seniority for higher types of accommodation (Type IV(Special) to VI) The date of priority or inter-se seniority for the higher types of accommodation for initial and change allotment is based on the following principles: (i) Firstly the Grade Pay of the Officer; (ii) Secondly the priority dates within the same Grade-Pay. In this case the priority date shall be the date from which the applicant 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 have a higher pay shall be senior in the waiting list; (iv) 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 Government of India shall be the next determining principle of inter-se seniority. (v) where the priority date, basic pay and the date of joining in the service of the Government of India of two or more officers are the same, the officers retiring earlier may be accorded higher priority over the officer retiring later. (vi) where Type-V and Type VI accommodation has not been classified as Type V-A and type V- B and type-VI-A and type-VI-B respectively, all the officers eligible for type –V shall be grouped together and similarly those eligible for type –VI shall also be grouped together, (vii) in the case of Secretaries to the Government of India and Additional Secretaries to the Government of India, the date of joining in the Government of India at Delhi shall determine their inter-se seniority subject to condition that no junior batch officer of the same service shall get priority over his senior batch officer. Where the date of joining is the same, the date of retirement shall determine their inter-se seniority on the principle that the earlier date of joining the Government of India, irrespective of the place of posting and service/batch seniority, shall determine the inter-se seniority. (viii) Officers eligible for Type V and above accommodation may also apply for accommodation below their entitlement but not below Type IV(Special). However, officers entitled for Type V A and Type IV(Special) may apply for Type IV accommodation. II. ALLOTMENTS 10. What is the general procedure for allotment of General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA)? Allotments are made to allottees based on a ‘UNIFIED WAITING LIST’ for particular type of accommodation. In this ‘Unified Waiting List’, the applicants applied for initial as well as change of accommodation are clubbed together and allotments are made based on their date of priority or inter- se seniority as applicable. Two allotments are made to an applicant in each type of accommodation, i.e., initial and change. 3 11. How to apply for GPRA in Delhi? Applications for allotment of houses are accepted ‘Online’ only. The applicants should apply ‘ONLINE’ through ‘AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF ALLOTMENT’ [ASA] for entitled type of accommodation as per SR 317-B-5 [see ENTITLEMENTS AND ELIGIBILITIES – Q. NO. 7] in DE-2 Form on the website of the Directorate of Estates after regular appointment / joining on transfer at the place of posting in the Ministries / Departments / offices of the Government of India and other organisations, declared eligible for GPRA. Applicants are required to fill up login ID request form in the Automated System of Allotment in e- Awas of website of the Directorate of Estates (www.gpra.nic.in / www.estates.nic.in). On filling up of this form an ID and a password are generated and displayed on screen and subsequently is sent to the applicant through email or SMS. Using this login ID and Password, an applicant shall log into his account and fills up the DE-2 Form. Administrative Division of all eligible offices for general pool residential accommodation in Delhi shall verify online DE-2 Form of the applicant of their office online in e-Awas. On acceptance of DE-2 Form by Directorate online during a month, the applicant will be included in the waiting list of next month for all eligible types of accommodation. The applications received up to the last day of the month are included in the Waiting List of the subsequent month. The applicant may submit online his/her preferences of houses in e-Awas and make required changes in his/her preferences/choices etc., as and when required, online.