A Government employee to whom a residence has been allotted shall be personally liable for the payment of the licence fee thereof and for any damages beyond usual wear and tear caused thereto, or to the furniture, fixtures or fittings or services provided therein by the Government during the period for which the residence has been and remains allotted to him or, where the allotment has been cancelled under any of the provisions of these rules, until the residence along with the out-houses appurtenant thereto have been vacated and full vacant possession thereof has been restored to the Government.
16 Surrender of allotment and period of notice -S.R. 317-AM-
16.—(1) A Government employee may at any time surrender an allotment by giving intimation so as to reach the Secretary, at least fourteen days before the date of vacation of the residence. . The allotment of the residence shall be deemed to have been cancelled with effect from the fifteenth day after the day on which the letter is received by the Secretary or the date specified in the letter, whichever is later. If he fails to give due notice, he shall be responsible for payment of licence fee for fourteen days or the number of days by which the notice given by him falls short of the period specified above:
Provided that the Secretary may accept a notice for shorter period, in exceptional circumstances.
(2) A Government employee, who surrenders the residence under subrule(1), shall not be considered again for allotment of government accommodation for a period of one year from the date of such surrender.
17. “Change of Residence-SR-317-AM-17. (1) A Government employee to whom a residence has been allotted under these rules, on the completion of one years stay in the present house, may apply to the Secretary, house Allotment Committee for a change to another residence of the same type or a residence of the type to which he is eligible under rule 5 and 9, whichever is lower. Not more than one change will be allowed in respect of one type of residence allotted to a government employee.
(2) A government employee, who intends to change the accommodation already allotted to him shall submit his/her online application to the Secretary for such change of residence on the prescribed amended form “A” duly filled in and the hard copy of the same shall be forwarded by the Head of Department/Nodal Officer of the concerned State Govt. After acceptance, the name of the applicant shall be included in the combined current combined seniority list of that type. The inter-se-seniority of the applicants so included shall be determined keeping in view his/her date of eligibility for that type of house.
(3) Change shall be offered in the order of seniority determined in accordance with sub-rule (2) above, having regard to the employee's preference to the extent possible:
Provided that no change of residence shall be allowed during the period of six months immediately preceding the date of superannuation or within one year of allotment:
Provided that the change will be given in the same type of residence and change shall also be allowed from old types of residences to the new types of residence and vice versa:
Provided that Government employees, to whom residences of the same type have been allotted under these rules, after the completion of 2 years stay in the present house, may apply for permission of mutual exchange in present house, may apply for permission of mutual exchange in Form ‘C' appended to these rules and mutual exchange of residences of the same type or from old types of residences to the new types may be allowed.” (Amended Vide notification No. 2017/A5/1991 dated 19/20.12.2017)
(4) A Government employee, who fails to accept a change of residence offered to him within twenty one days of the issue of allotment letter shall not be considered again for a change of residence of that type.
(5) A Government employee, who after accepting a change of residence fails to take possession of the same, shall be charged licence fee for such residence in accordance with the provisions of rule 13 in addition to the normal licence fee for the residence already in his possession, the allotment of which shall continue to subsist.
(Substituted vide Notification No.14 dated 23.1.2017)