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NEW DELHI: With a fresh cohort of ministers in the new govt at the Centre, a few addresses in Lutyens’ Delhi have become highly sought-after. At least four senior ministers, including a former chief minister and a key alliance partner of NDA, have pitched for allotment of a particular bungalow on Akbar Road, which was allotted to a minister, who is not part of the Modi cabinet this time.
Another such bungalow is on Safdarjung Road which was allotted to a former minister who lost the election.The address is quite high profile.
Some of the members in the new council of ministers, including an alliance partner in Bihar, have requested for allotment of bungalows on Sunehri Bagh, which have been vacated by two former ministers.
Some ministers have also visited the bungalows before putting their request to the housing and urban affairs ministry.
Sprawling bungalows and the ones with better interiors are in high demand. All cabinet ministers are eligible for the top category of bungalows known as Type-VIII. The housing and urban affairs ministry, which manages accommodations under ‘General Pool’ category, allocates accommodation to all ministers in the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ).
Sources said the requests of ministers for allocation of bungalows will be taken soon after assessing the likely vacation of accommodation by the former ministers. The requests were referred to Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday, who heads the Cabinet Committee of Accommodation.
So far, only a few former ministers have vacated their official accommodation and others are likely to follow suit in the next few days, a source said.
Last month, the housing ministry had written to around 50 former Union ministers and MPs to vacate their official accommodation. As per rules, former ministers and MPs are required to move out of govt accommodations within a month after they lose ministerial berth or membership of either House of Parliament.
Govt resorts to issuing eviction notices, if the allottees don’t move out within the deadline. Sources said so far none has officially sought any extension to keep their official accommodation.
Another such bungalow is on Safdarjung Road which was allotted to a former minister who lost the election.The address is quite high profile.
Some of the members in the new council of ministers, including an alliance partner in Bihar, have requested for allotment of bungalows on Sunehri Bagh, which have been vacated by two former ministers.
Some ministers have also visited the bungalows before putting their request to the housing and urban affairs ministry.
Sprawling bungalows and the ones with better interiors are in high demand. All cabinet ministers are eligible for the top category of bungalows known as Type-VIII. The housing and urban affairs ministry, which manages accommodations under ‘General Pool’ category, allocates accommodation to all ministers in the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone (LBZ).
Sources said the requests of ministers for allocation of bungalows will be taken soon after assessing the likely vacation of accommodation by the former ministers. The requests were referred to Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday, who heads the Cabinet Committee of Accommodation.
So far, only a few former ministers have vacated their official accommodation and others are likely to follow suit in the next few days, a source said.
Last month, the housing ministry had written to around 50 former Union ministers and MPs to vacate their official accommodation. As per rules, former ministers and MPs are required to move out of govt accommodations within a month after they lose ministerial berth or membership of either House of Parliament.
Govt resorts to issuing eviction notices, if the allottees don’t move out within the deadline. Sources said so far none has officially sought any extension to keep their official accommodation.
