[See also Annexure XIV]
Recovery of Rent from Government servants who are allotted Government Quarters — Inclusion of half the Compensatory Allowance in their emoluments for the purposes of calculation of rent.
[G.O.Ms.No. 127, Fin., (F.R.I.) Department, Dt. 27-6-1967]
Ref. :—From the Estate Officer, P.W.D., Rent Collection Unit for Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Lr. No. A 7/484, Dt. 26-5-1966 addressed to Dy. Secretary to Government, G.A. (Accom.) Department.
Order :—The Estate Officer, Public Works Department, in his letter cited has brought to the notice of the Government that half the Compensatory Allowance paid to Government servants in terms of Note (2) of para 7 of G.O.Ms. No. 426, Fin. (P.C.), Dt. 15-11-1961, who are allotted Government quarters is not being included in their emoluments for purposes of recovery of rent at 7½% thereof. He has therefore requested that necessary instructions may be issued in this regard directing all the Departments to reckon half the Compensatory Allowance for purposes of calculation of rent to be recovered from Government employees who are allotted Government quarters.
According to the provisions of F.R. 45(c) read with Note 4 thereunder, only the Dearness Allowance is not reckoned as emoluments for purpose of calculation of rent. According to F.R. 45(c)(iii), emoluments for calculation of rent include Compensatory Allowances other than Travelling Allowance, Uniform Allowance, Outfit Allowance, Special Outfit Allowance, Uniform Grant etc. At present half the Compensatory Allowance received by the Government servants who are allotted Government quarters is not included in their emoluments for calculation of rent at 7½% thereof. In view of the rule position stated above half the Compensatory Allowance, referred to above paid to Government servants who are allotted Government quarters, will have to be taken into account for calculation and recovery of House rent.
The Government, after careful examination, with reference to the above rule position, hereby direct that half the Compensatory Allowance paid to the Government servants who are allotted Government quarters should be included in their emoluments for purposes of calculation and recovery of rent at 7½% thereof with retrospective effect from 1-1-1964 or the date of their occupation of the Government quarters whichever is later.
All the Departments of Secretariat and all Heads of Departments are requested to follow the above instructions and effect necessary recoveries of house rent from the Government employees concerned.