317-A.M.5.- (1) save as otherwise provided in these rules, a Government employee shall be eligible on the basis of the emoluments/designation, for allotment of a residence of the type shown in the table of Annexure-I attached to these rules. Entitlement for the different categories of house shall be determined by the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh from time to time, keeping in view the change in the emoluments/designation or otherwise in consultation with the House Allotment Committee(Upper).
(2) A government employee shall have the option to apply for the type of residence to which he has been entitled on the basis of his emoluments/post on the earliest date, since when he has served in an office of the government of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Administration or the higher type he may have become eligible at any time thereafter.