MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): Copies of the guidelines dated 20.7.2000 and 4.5.2001
governing the allotment of Government accommodation to the
National and State level political parties are at Annexure-I.
In pursuance of these guidelines, the allotments made to
Political Parties have been detailed at Annexure-II.
(c)&(d): Yes, Sir. As per the guidelines dated 20.7.2000, one
residential accommodation would be allotted/allowed to be
retained by the Party President of recognised National Party in
case the President does not have a house in Delhi, either of his
own or allotted by Government in any other capacity.
Accordingly, sanctions have been issued for allotment of
Type-VII bungalow to the following persons:
1. Shri Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Genral Secretary, CPI
(M) party;
2. Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthy, President, BJP; and
3. General Secretary, CPI has been allowed retention of
Type-VII bungalow No. AB-4 Purana Quila Road.
(e)&(f): At present no such proposal is under consideration of Government.
ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2386 FOR 7.8.2001.
ANNEXURE-I
NO. 12014/2/96-Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
Directorate of Estates
New Delhi, the 20th July, 2000
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Revised guidelines for allotment of govt. accommodation
from General Pool to the Political Parties.
The undersigned is directed to say that the Supreme Court
in its order dated 23.12.96 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 585/94
had directed to frame revised guidelines for allotment of Govt.
accommodation to the Political Parties. The following
guidelines have been approved by the Government:
(i) The national Political Parties, which have been recognised
as such by the Election Commission of India, shall be allowed to
retain/secure allotment of one housing unit from General Pool in
Delhi for their office use on payment of licence fee inder FR 45
A, i.e. the normal licence fee.
(ii) The said accommodation will be provided for a period of
three years during which the party would acquire a plot of land
in an institutional area and will consturct its own
accommodation for party office.
(iii) One residential accommodation would be allotted/allowed to
be retained by the party President of recognised national party
in case the president does not have a house in Delhi, either of
his own or allotted by Government in any other capacity.
(iv) The facility of office accommodation will also be given to
the State level parties recognised by the Election Commission of
India provided it has, in the opinion of the Accommodation
Committee of Cabinet, adequate representation in Parliament and
its case for allotment is approved by the CCA on its merit.
(v) The other buildings allotted or in occupation of any
political party stand cancelled. However, a period of six
months or up to the time the allotment has been made, whichever
is carlier would be given to the party to make alternate
arrangement and vacate the Government accommodation.
2. All the allotment sections are requested that further
necessary action may be taken accordingly.
3. These guidelines shall be effective from 22.2.2000.
4. These orders are issued in supersession of this
Directorates` OM No. 12016/2/80-Pol.II(Vol.III) (xviii) dated
24.10.1985.
Sd/-
(MAHENDRA SINGH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ESTATES
Annexure-I Contd.
NO.12/11/2000-CDN-I/Pol.II
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
Directorate of Estates
New Delhi the 4th May, 2001
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Allotment of Govt. accommodtion to the State Level
Political Parties - Framing of guidelines regarding.
The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of
Supreme Court`s directions dated 23.12.1996 in CWP No.585/94,
revised guidelines for allotment of Govt. accommodation to
political parties were framed with the approval of the CCA. The
guidelines, inter alia, provide that the facility of office
accommodation will also be given to the State Level parties
recognised by the Election Commission of India provided it has,
in the opinion of the Accommodation Committee of Cabinet,
adequate representation in Parliament and its ase for allotment
is approved by the CCA on its merit.
2. The matter has been considered by the CCA in its meeting
held on 8.3.2001 and the following guidelines have been
approved:
i) Only those recognised tate level parties that have
strength of 7 Members in both Houses of the Parliament
should be made eligible for allotment of accommodation
for their party office.
ii) Such accommodation may be provided in V.P. House only.
iii) One double suite accommodation in V.P. House may be
allotted to the recognised State level party.
iv) The said accommodation will be provided to the State
Level Party as long as it is recognised by the election
Commision of India and has adequate representation in the
Parliament as decided by the CCA.
3. Shiv Sena, Telegu Desam Party, Rashtriya Janta Dal, AIADMK,
All India Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party, which have
applied for accommodation for their party office and which are
having stength of 7 and more Members in the Parliament, may be
allotted one double suite accommodation at V.P. House in terms
of guidelines mentioned in para 2 above.
4. LO (MP) and CDN-I Section are requested that further
necessary action may be taken accordingly.
Sd/-
(MAHENDRA SINGH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ESTATES
ANNEXURE-II
STATEMENT SHOWING THE GENERAL POOL ACCOMMODATION
ALLOTTED/ALLOWED RETENTION TO NATIONAL/STATE LEVEL POLITICAL PARTIES
S.NO. NAME OF THE PARTY ACCOMMODATION NO. AND TYPE
1. AICC (I) 24, Akbar Road (Type-VIII) 2. BJP 11, Ashoka Road (Rype-VIII) 3. Bahujan Samaj Party 12, G.R.G. Road (T-VI) 4. National Congress Party 10, B.D. Marg (T-VI) 5. Delhi Pradesh Congress 2, Talkatora Road (T-VI) Committee (I) 6. Delhi Pradesh BJP 14, Pt. Pant marg (T-VI) 7. Rashtriya Janta Dal 1 double suite in V.P. House 8. All India Anna Dravida 1 double suite in V.P. House Mennetra Kazhagam 9. Telugu Desam Party 1 double suite in V.P. House 10. Shiv Sena 1 double suite in V.P. House
