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DOPT Order 2013 – Consolidated instructions relating to action warranted against Government servants remaining away from duty without – authorisation/grant of leave — Rule position

No. 13026/3/2012-Estt (Leave)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

New Delhi, the 28th March, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- Consolidated instructions relating to action warranted against Government servants remaining away from duty without – authorisation/grant of leave — Rule position

The undersigned is directed to say that various references are being received from Ministries/Departments seeking advice/post facto regularisation of unauthorised absence. It has been observed that due seriousness is not being accorded by the administrative authorities to the various rule provisions, inter alia under the CCS(Leave) Rules, 1972, for taking immediate and appropriate action against Government servants staying away from duty without prior sanction of leave or overstaying the periods of sanctioned leave. It is reiterated that such absence is unauthorised and warrants prompt and stringent action as per rules. It has been observed that concerned administrative authorities do not follow the prescribed procedure for dealing with such unauthorised absence.

2. In view of this, attention of all Ministries/Departments is invited to the various provisions of the relevant rules, as indicated in the following paragraphs for strict adherence in situations of unauthorised absence of Government servants. It is also suggested that these provisions may be brought to the notice of all the employees so as to highlight the consequences which may visit if a Government servant is on unauthorised absence. The present OM intends to provide ready reference points in respect of the relevant provisions, hence it is advised that the relevant rules, as are being cited below, are referred to by the competent authorities for appropriate and judicious application. The relevant provisions which may be kept in mind while considering such cases are indicated as follows:

(a) Proviso to FR 17(1)

The said provision stipulates that an officer who is absent from duty without any authority shall not be entitled to any pay and allowances during the period of such absence.

(b) FR 17-A

The said provision inter alia provides that where an individual employee remains absent unauthorisedly or deserts the post, the period of such absence shall be deemed to cause an interruption or break in service of the employee, unless otherwise decided by the competent authority for the purpose of leave travel concession and eligibility for appearing in departmental examinations, for which a minimum period of service is required.

(c) Rule 25 of the CCS Leave Rules 1972

The said provision addresses the situation where an employee overstays beyond the sanctioned leave of the kind due and admissible, and the competent authority has not approved such extension. The consequences that flow from such refusal of extension of leave include that:

i the Government servant shall not be entitled to any leave salary for such absence;

ii the period shall be debited against his leave account as though it were half pay leave to the extent such leave is due, the period in excess of such leave due being treated as extraordinary leave

iii wilful absence from duty after the expiry of leave renders a Government servant liable to disciplinary action.

With respect to (iii) above, it may be stated that all Ministries/ Departments are requested to ensure that in all cases of unauthorised absence by a Government servant, he should be informed of the consequences of such absence and be directed to rejoin duty immediately/ within a specified period, say within three days, failing which he would be liable for disciplinary action under CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. It may be stressed that a Government servant who remains absent without any authority should be proceeded against immediately and this should not be put off till the absence exceeds the limit prescribed under the various provisions of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 and the disciplinary case should be conducted and concluded as quickly as possible.

(d) Rule 32 6 of the CCS (Leave) Rules 1972

This provision allows the authority competent to grant leave, to commute retrospectively periods of absence without leave into extraordinary leave under Rule 32(6) of CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972. A similar provision also exists under rule 27(2) of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972. It may please be ensured that discretion allowed under these provisions is exercised judiciously, keeping in view the circumstances and merits of each individual case. The period of absence so regularised by grant of extra ordinary leave shall normally not count for the purpose of increments and for the said purpose it shall be regulated by provisions of FR 26(b) (ii).

3. All Ministries/ Departments should initiate appropriate action against delinquent Government servants as per rules.

4. Hindi version will follow.

(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Original DOPT Order 2013

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/13026_3_2012-Estt-Leave.pdf

AICPIN for the month of February 2013

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) February 2013

According to a press release issued today by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour & Employment the All-India CPI-IW for February, 2013 rose by 2 points and pegged at 223 (two hundred and twentythree). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.90 per cent between January and February compared with 0.51 per cent between the same two months a year ago.

The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 1.28 per cent, contributing 1.40 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Miscellaneous and Fuel & Light groups with 0.62 and 0.80 per cent increase respectively contributing 0.27 and 0.11 percentage points to the change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Onion, Tea (Readymade), Electricity Charges, Rail Fare, Petrol, etc. However, this was compensated by Root Vegetables and Sugar, putting downward pressure on the index.

The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 12.06 per cent for February, 2013 as compared to 11.62 per cent for the previous month and 7.57 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 14.98 per cent against 14.08 per cent of the previous month and 5.08 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year.

At centre level, Belgaum and Munger-Jamalpur centres recorded the largest increase of 7 points each followed by Vijaywada, Tiruchirapally and Jharia (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 5 centres, 4 points in 6 centre, 3 points in 9 centres, 2 points in 14 centres and 1 point in 15 centres. On the contrary, 4 points decline was reported in Coimbatore, followed by Tirpura and Guwahati (3 points each) and 1 point in 7 centres. Rest of the 14 centres’ indices remained stationary.

The indices of 41 centres are above All-India Index and other 36 centres’ indices are below national average. The index of Haldia centre was at par with all-India index.

The next index of CPI-IW for the month of March, 2013 will be released on Tuesday, 30 April, 2013. The same will also be available on the office website www.labourbureau.nic.in.

Revision of Interest Rates for Small Savings Schemes With Effect from 1st April,2013

Based on the decisions taken by the Government on the recommendations of the Shyamala Gopinath Committee for Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fund (NSSF), the interest rates for small saving schemes are to be notified every financial year, before 1st April of that year. Accordingly, the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for the financial year 2013-14 effective from 01.04.2013, on the basis of the interest compounding/ payment built-in in the schemes, shall be as under :

 

Scheme

Rate of Interest

w.e.f. 01.04.2012

Rate of Interest

w.e.f. 01.04.2013

1

2

3

Savings Deposit

4.0

4.0

1 Year Time Deposit

8.2

8.2

2 Year Time Deposit

8.3

8.2

3 Year Time Deposit

8.4

8.3

5 Year Time Deposit

8.5

8.4

5 Year Recurring Deposit

8.4

8.3

5 Year SCSS

9.3

9.2

5 Year MIS

8.5

8.4

5 Year NSC

8.6

8.5

10 Year NSC

8.9

8.8

PPF

8.8

8.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESIC – Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 – Part III

  15. Salaries, allowances and conditions of service of the Director General and Financial Commissioner. — (1)  Director General shall be in the scale of pay of Rs. 22400 — 24500 and the Financial Commissioner shall be in the scale of pay of Rs. 18400 –22400.

(2)     The Director General and the Financial Commissioner shall receive dearness allowance, city compensatory allowance, house rent allowance, travelling allowance and other allowances, at such rates, and such provident fund, leave and medical benefits as may be sanctioned for the officers of the Central Government drawing similar salary at the place where they are posted :

Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commis­sioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner :

Provided further that the pay, allowances and other conditions of service of the Director General or the Financial Commissioner, if he is a person already in the service of the Government, shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government in each individual case.

16.  Powers and duties of the Director General. — (1) The powers and duties of the Director General shall be —

(i)     to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation ;

 (ii)      [* * *]

(iii)      to convene, under the orders of the Chairman, meetings of the Corporation, the Standing Committee and the Medical Benefit Council in accordance with the Act and the Rules and to implement the decisions reached at the meetings ;

(iv)     to enter into contracts on behalf of the Corporation in accordance with the Act or the Rules or Regulations made thereunder, or the general or special instructions of the Corporation or the Standing Committee ;

 (v)     to furnish all returns and documents required by the Act or the Rules to the Central Government and to correspond with the Central Government and the State Governments upon all matters concerning the Corporation ;

(vi)     to undertake such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may from time to time, be entrusted or delegated to him.

(2)     The Director General may, with the approval of the Standing Committee, by general or special order, delegate any of his powers or duties under the Rules or the Regulations or under any resolution of the Corpora­tion or the Standing Committee, as the case may be, to any person subordinate to him. The exercise or discharge of any of the powers or duties so delegated shall be subjected to such restrictions, limitations and condi­tions, if any, as the Director General may, with the approval of the Standing Committee, impose.

[17.  * * *]

[18.  * * *]

19.   Powers and duties of the Financial Commissioner. — The powers and duties of the Financial Commissioner shall subject to the control of the Director General be —

(i)      to maintain the accounts of the Corporation and to arrange for the compilation of accounts by the collection of returns from the Centres and Regions ;

 (ii)       to prepare the budget of the Corporation ;

(iii)       to arrange for internal audit of the accounts of the Centres and Regions and of the receipts and payments thereat ;

(iv)       to make recommendations for the investment of the funds of the Corporation ; and

 (v)       to undertake such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may, from time to time, be entrusted or delegated to him.

  20. Creation of posts by the Corporation. — The powers for creation of posts vested in the Corporation under sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Act shall be exercised by the Corporation in relation to posts carrying maximum scale of pay of Rs. 37,400 — 67,300 with Grade pay of Rs. 8900/-.

CHAPTER III-A

20-A.  Appeals to Medical Appeal Tribunal. — (1)  If the insured person or the Corporation is not satisfied with the decision of the medical board, the insured person or the Corporation may appeal          against such decision to the medical appeal tribunal referred to in sub-section (2) of section 54-A by presenting an application within three months from the date of communication of the said decision to the insured person or the Corporation, as the case may be :

Provided that the medical appeal tribunal may entertain an application after the period of three months, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient reasons for not presenting the application within the said period.

(2)     The application, referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be in Form 2 and shall contain a statement of the grounds upon which the appeal is made.

(3)     The application may be sent to the Chairman of the medical appeal tribunal by registered post or may be presented personally.

20-B.  Appeals to Employees’ Insurance Court. — (1)  The insured person or the Corporation may appeal to the Employees’ Insurance Court by presenting an application within three months of the date of communi­cation of the decision of the medical board or of the medical appeal tribunal to the insured person or the Corporation as the case may be :

Provided that the Employees’ Insurance Court may entertain an application after the period of three months, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient reasons for not presenting the application within the said period.

(2)     The rules made by the State Government in respect of the form and manner to be followed in presenting applications to the Employees’ Insurance Court, shall be applicable to the applications presented under this rule.

Related 

ESIC – Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 – Part I

ESIC – Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 – Part II

Clarification regarding CD regard for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty for CGHS beneficiaries

F.No.S-11045/13/2013/HEC/CGHS (P)
Government of India
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department of Health and Family Welfare

Maulana Azad Road, Nirman Bhawan
New Delhi 110 108 dated the 4th March, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Clarification regarding CD regard for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty for CGHS beneficiaries.

With reference to the above mentioned subject the undersigned is directed to draw attention to the Office Memorandum of even Number dated 6/2/2013 and Office emorandum No.S.11011/23/2009 / Hospital Cell dated 17.08.2010 and other Office Memoranda issued subsequently whereby the CGHS package rates for Coronary Angiography and Coronary NCR and other CGHS cities and to clarify that the package rate for Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty include the cost of CD record and the medical report for the Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty performed.

(RAVI KANT)
UNDER SERCRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

Original Order :
http://msotransparent.nic.in/writereaddata/cghsdata/mainlinkfile/File583.pdf

Revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972

No.38/6/2010-P&PW(A)Pt.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
New Delhi, the 18th March, 2013

Office Memorandum

Sub :- Revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

The undersigned is directed to say that in pursuance of Government’s decision on the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, orders for revision of pension of pre-2006 pensioners w.e.f. 1.1.2006 have been issued on 1.9.2008.

The following categories of pensioners were entitled to provisional pension as in the pre 2006 pay-scale:-

a) Employees suspended before 2006 and also retired before 1.1.2006

b) Employees suspended before 2006 but retired after 1.1.2006

c) Employees who retired before 1.1.2006 and against whom departmental / judicial proceedings were pending at the lime of retirement.

It has been decided that in all the above cases, the provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 will be revised in terms of this Department’s OM No.No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1st September, 2008 as clarified/modified from time to time. An illustration regarding revision of provisional pension sanctioned under Rule 69 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 before 1.1.1996 is enclosed.

As regards revision of provisional pension in case of employees who are drawing provisional pension in 4th CPC scales, their provisional pension would be brought over to 5th CPC and thereafter to the 6th Central Pay Commission and their provisional pension would be revised in accordance with the instructions contained in DoP&PW OM No.38/37/08-P&PW(A) dated 1st September, 2008 as clarified/modified from time to time.

This issues with the approval of Department of Expenditure. Ministry of Finance ID No.61/E.V/2013 dated 4th January, 2013 and No.214 /E.V/2013 dated 16th January, 2013.

Hindi version will follow.

(Tripti P. Ghosh)
Director

Illustration
Revision of Provisional Pension sanctioned Under Rule 69 of CCS (Pension) Rules 1972 before 1.1.1996
1. Pay Scale of a Government Servant who retired
on superannuation on 31.1.1994
3000-4500
2. Basic Pay/Average Emoluments 3500
3. Provisional Pension w.e.f. 1.2.1994 1750
4. Revised Pay-Scale w.e.f. 1.1.1996 10000-15200
5. Revised provisional pension w.e.f.1.1.1996
[As per 0M No.45/86/97-P&PW(A)-Part.II]
5265
6. Revised Pay Band (PB-3] + Grade Pay (15600-39100) + 6600
7. Revised Provisional Pension w.e.f. 1.1.2006
[As per 0M No.38137/08-P&PW(A) Dated 1 September. 2008
11900
8. Revised Provisional Pension w.e.f. 24.9.2012
[As per 0M No.38/37/08P&PW(A) Dated 28th January, 2013.
12600

Original Copy :

http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D3/D03ppw/RevisionOfPension_180313.pdf

IAS (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2013

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th January, 2013

G.S.R 55(E).—.In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2007, namely: –

1. (i) These rules may bd called the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Amendment Rules, 2013.

(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.

2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2007:-

In “Schedule II-Part A” posts carrying pay above the senior scale of pay of the Indian Administrative Service under the State Governments”, in the table, for the entry ‘Gujarat’ occurring in the first column and corresponding entries in the second column, the following shall be substituted namely:

“GUJARAT

Chief Secretary to Government Rs.80000/-(fixed)
Additional Chief Secretary to the Government Rs.80000/-(fixed)
Principal Secretary to Government HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Commissioner of Commercial Tax HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat State Disaster
Management Authority
HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Director General, SPIPA HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Chief Electoral Officer, Gujarat State HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Commissioner of Rural Development HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister HAG Scale — Rs. 67000/- (annual increment @ 3%) 79000/-
Secretary to Government PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Development Commissioner PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Industries Commissioner PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Settlement Commissioner & Director of Land Records PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Land Reforms PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Cottage and Rural Industries PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Transport PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Higher Education PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Fisheries PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Health, Medical Services & Medical Education PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Women & Child Development PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Geology & Mining PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Principal Secretary to Governor PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Special Commissioner of Commercial Tax PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Schools PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Secretary to Chief Minister PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Labour PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner Bureau of Public Enterprises PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Information PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Relief PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Tribal Development PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner of Technical Education PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Revenue Inspection Commissioner PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Commissioner, Youth, Sports and Youth Services PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-
Secretary to Governor PB-4 + GP Rs.10000/-

(b) In “Schedule II – Part B” Posts carrying pay in the senior scale of the Indian Administrative Service under the State Governments including post carrying special allowance in addition to pay, for the entries occurring under ‘Gujarat’, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

Additional/Joint/Deputy Secretary to Govt.
Collectors
District Development Officer
Director of Municipalities
Registrar of Co-operative Societies
Commissioner, Entertainment Tax
Deputy Director General, SPIPA
Director of Employment & Training
Director of Civil Supplies
Director of Scheduled Castes Welfare
Additional Commissioner of Industries
Additional Development Commissioner
Additional Commissioner of Commercial Tax
Additional Rural Development Commissioner
Superintendent of Stamps & Inspector
General of Registration
Commissioner of Mid-day Meals
Director, ICDS
Additional Rural Development Commissioner
(MNREGA)”

[No. 11031/5/2011-AIS-11(B)]
DEEPTI UMASHANKAR, Director (Services)

Housing Schemes by CGEWHO

As reported by CGEWHO, housing Schemes under the organization to provide houses to Central Government Employees in different parts of the country are as under: –

Housing projects where construction
is in progress are:
Housing projects
under planning are:
i. Chennai (Ph-II);
ii. Mohali (Ph-I);
iii. Bhubaneswar (Ph-I);
iv. Meerut (Ph-I);
v. Kolkata(Ph-II);
vi. Bhubaneswar(Ph-II);
vii. Mohali (Ph-II)
i. Vishakapatnam;
ii. Meerut (Ph-II);
iii. Greater Noida;
iv. Chennai (Ph-III);
v. Mohali (SAS Nagar)
As reported by CGEWHO Schemes are planned after conducting a demand survey and thereafter making attempts to acquire land from State Government Authorities. In case of non-availability of land from State Government Authorities, housing schemes are planned as turnkey projects wherein land is also provided by the construction agency.

Hence no definite time frame can be planned for such housing schemes. Allotment of houses under each Scheme is made to eligible applicants after the draw. The specific allocation of dwelling unit number in a particular project is made at the time of the completion of the project. Allotment has been made in the following housing schemes:

Schemes Time Schedule
i. Chennai (Ph-II);
ii. Mohali (Ph-I);
iii. Bhubaneswar (Ph-I);
iv. Meerut (Ph-I);
v. Kolkata (Ph-II);
vi. Bhubaneswar (Ph-II); and
vii. Mohali (Ph-II);
Within three months after
formal closure of the scheme,
allotment has been made
in all the schemes.
CGEWHO housing Schemes are initially planned with an anticipation of getting the processes completed as per estimates and plan.

However, prior permission has to be obtained from statutory municipal and development authorities and No Objection Certificates from related state departments like fire, airport, environment etc. before commencement of construction. Even after the completion of the works, the requisite completion/occupancy certificate from the statutory authorities and subsequent service connections viz. electricity, water, sewage etc. also get delayed which are beyond the control of CGEWHO.

This was stated by Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of Housing & Poverty Alleviation in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.

PIB

Shortage of Houses for Government Employees

Union Minister for Urban Development Shri Kamal Nath has said that there is shortage of accommodation for Central Government employees in cities like, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai.  The position is comfortable at other stations.

He said in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha today that the following initiatives have been taken to increase availability of houses:-
(i) Construction of residential and office/commercial accommodation at Ghitorini Delhi;
(ii) Redevelopment of old Government colonies, namely, East Kidwai Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Srinivaspuri, Mohammadpur, Kasturba Nagar, Thyagaraja Nagar and Sarojani Nagar in Delhi for utilizing the maximum available floor area ratio (FAR);
(iii) Acquiring 96 flats of various categories in the Common Wealth Games Village, New Delhi; and
(iv)Construction of 130 units of Type-V and Type-VI categories at Hyderabad Estate, Mumbai by demolishing 48 Type-VI flats which have been declared dangerous and meanwhile hiring  50 flats equivalent to Type-VI category to instantly meet the deficiency caused by demolition of existing flats.
Details of Demand and Availability of General Pool Residential Accommodation in Delhi
Status as on 08-03-2013
House Type Stock in GP Total Demand as on Date Shortage/Surplus
(+) – Shortage
(-) – Surplus
1 16722 16788 66
2 23716 34832 11116
3 11723 20189 8466
4 5343 9290 3947
4S 792 3117 2325
5A 1402 2148 746
5B 860 2265 1405
6A 791 1457 666
6B 146 305 159
7 181 372 191
8 125 254 129
Total 61801 91017 29216

Housing Projects by AFNHB

Air Force Naval Housing Board, (AFNHB) registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, promotes housing schemes for serving Air Force and Naval personnel purely as a welfare measure on `No Profit No Loss` basis.

The details of housing projects and their time schedule is available online at www.afnhb.org.

The AFNHB is developing a housing project Phase-Ill in Hyderabad for housing needs of Air Force and Naval Personnel. The project is delayed due to delays in obtaining conversion of land from Government of Andhra Pradesh and some other issues. All the flats handed over were fully ready with all essential services.

To date, 493 flats out of 530 have been handed over. No allottee has been forced to take over his dwelling unit.

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri PalvaiGovardhan Reddyin Rajya Sabha today.

-PIB

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