Government residence has been allotted to the new ministers of Modi government. Except one, all the new cabinet ministers have been given Type-8 bungalows. Former Madhya Pradesh CM and current Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will now live at 12 Safdarjung Road, while Manohar Lal Khattar will live at 3 Krishna Menon Marg.
See which minister got accommodation where
-Shivraj Singh Chauhan will stay at 12 Safdarjung Road
– 3 Krishna Menon Marg to Manohar Lal
– Lallan Singh 9 Tyagaraja Marg
– K Rammohan Naidu got Anurag Thakur’s house 22 Akbar Road
– Jitan Ram Manjhi will live at 7-B Janpath
– H. D. Kumaraswamy 6 Kushak Road
– Chirag Paswan will live on a golden garden road
– CR Patil was given a Type 6 bungalow at two Safdarjung Lanes.
– Jayant Chaudhary was given Type-8 bungalow 25 Tughlaq Road.
* Minister of State with Independent Charge Pratap Rao Jadhav was also given Type-8 bungalow 23 Ashok Road.
Total 517 houses in Lok Sabha pool
There are a total of 517 houses in the Lok Sabha pool, ranging from type-eight bungalows to small flats. There are hostels also. All decisions related to allotment of bungalow are taken by the House Committee. They have to take a decision based on the number of flats available in different categories and the number of applications received for these. The residential accommodation available for the Lok Sabha pool includes 159 bungalows, 37 twin flats, 193 single flats, 96 flats in multi-storey buildings and 32 units of singular regular accommodation. All these residences are in North Avenue, South Avenue, Meena Bagh, Bishamber Das Marg, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Tilak Lane and Vitthal Bhai Patel House in Central Delhi.
type 8 bungalow
Type 8 bungalow is considered to be the highest category. It is approximately three acres (more or less). The main building of these bungalows consists of 8 rooms (5 bedrooms, 1 hall, 1 large dining room and a study room). Apart from this, there is also a meeting room in the campus and a servant quarter in the backside (inside the campus). Generally, Type 8 bungalows are allotted to cabinet ministers, Supreme Court judges, former Prime Ministers/Presidents/Vice Presidents (or their surviving spouses) and senior most politicians. Type 8 bungalows are on Janpath, Tyagaraja Marg, Krishna Menon Marg, Akbar Road, Safdarjung Road, Motilal Nehru Marg and Tughlaq Road.
type 7 bungalow
The area of a Type 7 bungalow is between one and one and a half acres. It has one less bedroom (4 bedrooms) compared to Type 8 bungalows. Such bungalows are in Ashoka Road, Lodhi Estate, Kushak Road, Canning Lane, Tughlaq Lane etc. This type of bungalow is often allotted to state ministers, judges of Delhi High Court, persons who have been MPs for at least five terms. The Tughlaq Lane bungalow in which Rahul Gandhi lives is Type 7 only.
New MPs get Type-5 bungalow
People who become MPs for the first time generally get Type-5 accommodation. However, according to the new conditions, they can also get Type-6 accommodation. For this they have to set some conditions. These include the conditions for becoming the first MLA or minister in the state government. There are four categories in Type Five residence. Under Type Five (A) a drawing room and a bedroom set are allotted. Whereas Type Five (B) has a drawing room and two bedroom set. Whereas in Type Five (C) a drawing room and three bedroom set is provided. Whereas Type Five (D) has a drawing room and four bedroom set.
What are the rules regarding rent?
The central government provides accommodation to the MPs. If an MP has not been allotted a house and he comes to Delhi and stays in a hotel, then his rent is also paid by the government. If a former MP is living in a government house, then he has to pay rent as per the market rate.
Not only this, MPs are also given allowance for the maintenance of flats and bungalows. If the expenditure is more than Rs 30 thousand then the fund is approved by the Urban Development Ministry. The House Committee can approve expenditure up to Rs 30,000.