to the reply to USQ 4109 given on December 21, 2005 regarding
General Pool Residential Accommodation and state:
(a) Whether the accommodation allotted to journalists and
others is proposed to be reviewed with a time factor change;
(b) If so, the details thereof;
(c) If not, the reasons for the same;
(d) Whether it is proposed to cancel this accommodation
occupied by the authorities; and
(e) If so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a)to(c): The Supreme Court in its judgement dated 23.12.1996
in CWP No. 585/94-Shiv Sagar Tiwari versus Union of India had
directed inter-alia, that Government accommodation will be given
from the Press Pool only to the accredited journalists and news
camera-men. Accordingly, guidelines dated 15.6.2001 and
19.11.2001 have been framed to regulate the allotment of
Government accommodation to the journalists and press
camera-men. The allotments have been made pursuant to these
guidelines for a period of 5 years to the journalists drawing
emoluments upto 10,000/- p.m. and for a period of 3 years to
the journalists drawing emoluments between 10,001 to 20,000/-.
(d)&(e): Allotment of Government accommodation to journalists
and press camera-men is made for a specific period. Allotments
are cancelled when the allotment period expires.