Retention of Quarters by re-employed pensioners :

The Directorate of Estates, New Delhi, has issued OM dated 14.06.2012 clarifying that the Officers who retired before 30.09.2009 and re-employed or appointed in Central Government on tenure basis can avail  the un-availed period of retention of 8 months of Govt. accommodation immediately after termination of such re-employment.  It has been clarified that this facility is available only to those Officers retired before 30.09.2009.

For Officers who retired on or after 30.09.2009, this period of retention has to be availed availed immediately after the superannuation and it cannot be availed in piecemeal or postponed to a later date on their reemployment etc.

Full Test of OM No.12035/28/96-Pol.II (Vo.I)dated 14.06.2012 is reproduced below :

No.12035/28/96-Pol.II (Vo.I)

Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estate,
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated 14.06.2012

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Facility of retention of accommodation in the case of re-employment.

The undersigned is directed to invite a reference to this Directorate’s OM No.12035/28/96-Pol.II, dated 30.09.2009 on the subject noted above and to say that officers who retired from Central Govt. Service before 30.09.2009 and thereafter were reemployed/appointed in Central Government on tenure basis, may be allowed to avail the un-availed period of retention of 8 months permissible as per SR-317-B-11 and SR-317-B-22 immediately after termination of their reemployment. However from 30.09.2009 the facility of retention of Govt. accommodation under SR-317-B-11 and SR-314-B-22 by the officers of Central Govt. on their superannuation are to be availed in one go starting from the date of their superannuation. This period of retention cannot be availed in piecemeal or postponed to a later date on their reemployment if not availed immediately after the superannuation of the officer in case the date of retirement of officer is 30.09.2009 or thereafter.

This issues in partial modification of this office OM No.12035/28/96-Pol.II, dated 30.09.2009 with the approval of UDM.

(R.N.YADAV)
Deputy Director of Policy