Employees asked to vacate Govt accommodation after transfer

By Punjabnewswire4u

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 25

 The Punjab Government today issued strict instructions to all the Departments to ensure that Government employees should vacate the official accommodations within two months after transfer to another stations. The Punjab Government has amended Punjab Government Houses (General Pool) Amendment Rules 1983 in March 2013, that mandates that any employee/officer, who does not vacate the accommodation within stipulated time, the employer would not draw his salary till he/she vacates the house and settles the rent for said unauthorized period.

           An official spokesman today said that the State Government has taken the serious view of the fact that despite transfer to another stations, officials/officers retain their official accommodation at old station illegally, blocking the allotment of that house to the eligible officials/officers. He said that the delay in allotment to eligible employees has a direct bearing on their effective discharge of duties.

           The spokesman said that instructions have been issued to all heads of departments, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Magistrates to effectively ensure the compliance of these instructions.