Section 2: Definitions: (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires

(a) "Allotment" means the allotment of the Government Quarters to a Government Servant for residential purpose on payment of licence fee;

(b) "Allotment Committee" means the Allotment Committee constituted under rule 6;

(c) "Academic year" means 1st June to 31st May of the following year;

(d) "Allottee" means a Government Servant to whom a Quarters is allotted under these rules;

(e) "Family" means a Government Servant's wife or husband, legitimate children and step-children residing with parent and wholly dependent on the Government Servant;

(f) "Form" means a form appended to these rules;

(g) "Government" means the Government of Karnataka;

(h) "Government Quarters" means the residential quarters under the control of Resident Commissioner, Karnataka Bhavan, New Delhi, at the following addresses, namely:-

(i) 10 numbers of officers' quarters in Rama Krishna Puram, Phase - I;

(ii) One number of transit accommodation in Rama Krishna Puram Phase - I;

(iii) 32 numbers of staff quarters in Rama Krishna Puram, Phase - I;

(iv) 48 numbers of staff quarters in Rama Krishna Puram, Phase - II;

(v) 50 numbers of staff quarters in Nasirpur;

(vi) 07 numbers of staff quarters behind Karnataka Bhavan-II, Sardar Patel Marg;

(vii) One number of officer's quarters attached to Karnataka Bhavan- III, Andrews Ganj; and

(viii) at such other places as may be notified by the Resident Commissioner."

(i) "Government Servant" means Government servant belonging to Group 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'D' serving under the State Government whose service conditions are governed by the Karnataka Civil Service Rules and the Officers belonging to All India Services whose service conditions are governed by the Indian Administrative Services, Indian Forest Services and Indian Police Services Regulations as the case may be, who are posted in New Delhi but does not include officers and the officials of the State Government who are on deputation to the Government of India and persons appointed on contract basis;

(j) "Licence fee" means the licence fee or the rent as specified in rule 8;

(k) "Member-Secretary" means the Member-Secretary of the Allotment Committee referred to under rule 6;

(2) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Karnataka Civil Services Rules and the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977.