MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a): Altogether 12 bungalows in Lutyen zone are in possession
of different political parties.
(b)&(c): The Government has recently revised the
guidelines regarding allotment of Government accommodation to
Political parties. A copy of the revised guidelines is at
Annexure.
(d)&(e): Yes, Sir. Letters have been issued, in terms of
the revised guidelines, to political parties, wherever called
for, to vacate/surrender surplus units, including bungalows.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) AND (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION
NO.3746 FOR 18.4.2000.
REVISED GUIDELINES REGARDING ALLOTMENT OF GOVERNMENT ACCOMMODATION TO POLITICAL PARTIES.
(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 under FR-45A, i.e. the normal licence fee.
(ii) The said accommodation will be provided for a period of
3 years during which the party would acquire a plot of land in
an institutional area and will construct its own accommodation
for party office.
(iii) One residential accommodation would be allotted/ allowed
to be retained by the party president of recognised national
parties, in case the party president does not have a house in
Delhi, either of his own or allotted by Govt. 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 Accommodation
Committee of Cabinet on its merit.
(v) The other buildings allotted or in occupation of any
political parties stand cancelled. However, a period of six
months or upto the time the allotment had been made, whichever
is earlier, would be given to the party to make alternate
arrangement and vacate the Govt. accommodation.
