John Wilbert & Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Sept 15: During the month of April 2022, the Housing and Estate Department of Andaman & Nicobar Administration had invited purposes from the Govt. servants to use for govt. lodging by on-line mode between 01.04.2022 and 30.04.2022 and plenty of govt. servants have utilized the quarters for allotment as per their eligibility by way of round dated twenty ninth March 2022 issued by the Asst. Secretary (H&E), A&N Administration.
For a few years it’s noticed that purposes are invited throughout the month of March-April and allotment of govt. lodging are being finished within the month of July and accordingly, the government. servants occupy the quarters inside the stipulated time interval.
But this present yr of 2022-23, like earlier years though purposes are invited throughout April 2022 and seniority listing of govt. servants utilized for quarter was additionally ready and uploaded within the Administration’s portal within the month of June 2022 however regardless of lapse of greater than 04 months, no allotments are finished until date, due to which many govt. servants, who don’t have their very own home are going through super hardship because of lodging issues.
Sufficient vacant govt. quarters are already obtainable and based mostly on the supply of vacant quarters, purposes had been invited. Keeping the federal government lodging vacant for a protracted interval, would additionally appeal to lack of income as a result of if the quarters are allotted well timed, home hire allowance is entitled by the government. servants can be going to the federal government.
Similarly, many purposes for allotment of govt. lodging on out of activate medical grounds had been additionally obtained by the Housing & Estate division of Administration and the pre-requisite formalities of medical board examinations additionally accomplished many months again and regardless of of that such circumstances for allotment of quarters to the eligible govt. servants additionally saved pending, which can be one other negligence to obtain the income for the government. on account of home hire allowance from the government. servants.
Meanwhile, speaking to Andaman Sheekha just lately, Mr. Arjun Sharma, IAS, Secretary Housing and Estate Department assured that inside one week the quarter allotment course of will likely be accomplished. He mentioned that the method received delayed because of late submission of purposes.