In a bid to address shortage of accommodation for parliamentarians and cut the spending on their stay in luxury hotels, Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung has decided to change the land use of an area measuring 7.76 acres at Janpath from Government office to residential hostels for Members of Parliament (MPs).
The Union Government has reportedly incurred an expense of `26.70 crore as rent on MPs’ stay in five-star hotel during May 2014 to April 2015.
The vacant space available in the Western Court area, which falls in zone D, has existing land use as Government office and presently has small rooms that serve as transit accommodation for parliamentarians.
“Since the Lok Sabha Secretariat had requested that additional suites are required to be built in the vacant space available in the Western Court, it required change of land use of the available land from Government office to residential hostel. The proposal was considered at various levels and also by the technical committee and it recommended change of land use,” a statement by the DDA said. The change in land use could result in either the Western Court being altered from within or an apartment block coming up in the vacant space it has.
The authority will issue a public notice as per rule in this regard and has sought objections or suggestions within a month, sources said.
Raj Niwas sources said, “After the land use is altered, the land in question will be handed over to Parliament to build the flats.”
The Western Court, which comes under Zone D, has existing land use as Government office. Thapar House is located to its North and Hotel Janpath to its South. On its East is Janpath and Kerala House is to its West.
The move is seems to be a part of the plan to build more flats for Parliamentarians in the national Capital so that they need not stay in luxurious hotels, which is costing crores to the public exchequer.
The proposed flats on Janpath Road will have 100 rooms. At present, most of the Lok Sabha members live in the MP flats in North Avenue and South Avenue, close to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and also in Narmada and Kaveri Blocks. In the absence of sufficient accommodation, newly-elected MPs are often housed in Hotel Ashok.
Due to shortage of accommodation, many MPs had to stay in hotels during Parliament sessions leading to huge expenditures. It is noted that the 232 flats in North Avenue built over 22 acres land can accommodate 193 MPs while 163 MPs lives in the 196 South Avenue flats built over 25 acres of land.
Besides, 52 flats are being constructed at the Dr Bishambar Das Marg to address shortfall of accommodations for parliamentarians. The Centre has also planned to construct new Duplex flats in the North and South Avenue.
The Union Government has reportedly incurred an expense of `26.70 crore as rent on MPs’ stay in five-star hotel during May 2014 to April 2015.
The vacant space available in the Western Court area, which falls in zone D, has existing land use as Government office and presently has small rooms that serve as transit accommodation for parliamentarians.
“Since the Lok Sabha Secretariat had requested that additional suites are required to be built in the vacant space available in the Western Court, it required change of land use of the available land from Government office to residential hostel. The proposal was considered at various levels and also by the technical committee and it recommended change of land use,” a statement by the DDA said. The change in land use could result in either the Western Court being altered from within or an apartment block coming up in the vacant space it has.
The authority will issue a public notice as per rule in this regard and has sought objections or suggestions within a month, sources said.
Raj Niwas sources said, “After the land use is altered, the land in question will be handed over to Parliament to build the flats.”
The Western Court, which comes under Zone D, has existing land use as Government office. Thapar House is located to its North and Hotel Janpath to its South. On its East is Janpath and Kerala House is to its West.
The move is seems to be a part of the plan to build more flats for Parliamentarians in the national Capital so that they need not stay in luxurious hotels, which is costing crores to the public exchequer.
The proposed flats on Janpath Road will have 100 rooms. At present, most of the Lok Sabha members live in the MP flats in North Avenue and South Avenue, close to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, and also in Narmada and Kaveri Blocks. In the absence of sufficient accommodation, newly-elected MPs are often housed in Hotel Ashok.
Due to shortage of accommodation, many MPs had to stay in hotels during Parliament sessions leading to huge expenditures. It is noted that the 232 flats in North Avenue built over 22 acres land can accommodate 193 MPs while 163 MPs lives in the 196 South Avenue flats built over 25 acres of land.
Besides, 52 flats are being constructed at the Dr Bishambar Das Marg to address shortfall of accommodations for parliamentarians. The Centre has also planned to construct new Duplex flats in the North and South Avenue.
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