Lok Sabha Question No. 453 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Accommodation to Military Personnel
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  JULY, 2019

## ACCOMMODATION TO MILITARY PERSONNEL

*453. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come  to the notice of the Government  that the military personnel/armymen are facing difficulty in  getting  official  accommodation  for  their families  in  the  metros  like  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Hyderabad  etc.  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether the  Government proposes to provide official family  accommodation for serving personnel in such cities, if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (c)  whether  changing  schools  mid-term  due  to  transfer  of  armymen  is  a  major challenge to them;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the action taken for changing the transfer procedure; and
- (e)  whether  the  army  personnel  posted  in  risk  areas  are  facing  difficulty  in  getting insurance cover or insurance claims, if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

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(a) to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  453  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.07.2019 REGARDING 'ACCOMMODATION TO MILITARY PERSONNEL'.

- (a)    Service  personnel  are  authorised  family  accommodation  as  per  their  ranks. Accommodation is allotted on the basis of availability and authorization.  In case of non availability, service personnel are authorised to draw HRA as per class of the city. Non  availability  of  accommodation  in  metro  cities  may  occur  for  reasons  such  as retention  of  accommodation  by  Service  personnel  posted  to  field  areas,  on  children education grounds, medical reasons and other compassionate grounds.
- (b)    Yes,  Sir.    A  Married  Accommodation  Project  (MAP)  under  3  phases  has  been undertaken to meet the deficiency of married accommodation for Service personnel. MAP Phase  I  consisting  of  57,875  Dwelling  Units  (DUs)  was  completed  in  2015. MAP Phase II consisting of 69,904 DUs is under execution.  MAP Phase III is at the planning stage.  Under this project, DUs constructed/under construction in the metro cities are as under:
- (c)  &  (d):    No,  Sir.    Efforts  are  made  to  issue  maximum  postings  to  coincide  with academic sessions to facilitate the education of wards. Schools in Military Stations/Cantonments also permit mid term transfers.
- (e)  No, Sir.  Service personnel are covered under a Group Insurance Fund managed by  the  respective  Services  and  their  claims  are  settled  timely  on  receipt  of  the complete claim.

| Sl. No.   | Station   | Phase-I (Completed)   | Phase II (under Prog)   | Phase II (under Prog)   |
|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Station   | Phase-I (Completed)   | Completed               | Under Construction      |
| 1         | Delhi     | 5697                  | 4592                    | -                       |
| 2         | Mumbai    | 734                   | -                       | 615                     |
| 3         | Hyderabad | -                     | 151                     | -                       |
| 4         | Kolkata   | 771                   | 631                     | -                       |
| 5         | Chennai   | 304                   | 178                     | -                       |
|           | Total     | 7506                  | 5552                    | 615                     |

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