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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Cabinet changes law to stop overstay of MPs, bureaucrats at government bungalows

Cabinet changes law to stop overstay of MPs, bureaucrats at government bungalows

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published Published on May 18, 2017   modified Modified on May 18, 2017
-Hindustan Times

The amendments to the law will ensure that ministers, Members of Parliament and bureaucrats, don’t overstay in government bungalows.

New Delhi:
The Centre’s push to rid its limited living spaces of squatters got a fillip on Wednesday with the Union cabinet clearing amendments to the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971.

The amendments to the law will ensure that ministers, Members of Parliament and bureaucrats, don’t overstay in government bungalows once their term is over. They will also have to shell out stiff fines. For instance, if they overstay beyond five months, they will have to pay up to Rs. 10 lakh.

Currently, among the politicians, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh is overstaying in an official bungalow for over two years.

Besides, 70 officials continue to occupy government houses two years after their tenure in Delhi got over or they retired.

All of them have moved court and got a stay.

Under the rules, a former minister can hold on to his or her official accommodation for a month after demitting office. Once the stipulated time to vacate the house is over, the Union urban development (UD) ministry takes about two months to initiate eviction proceedings.

“This gave ample time to squatters move district or high courts and get a stay delaying the whole process,” said a ministry official.

Not anymore. The amendments will ensure that the UD ministry starts eviction proceeding within three days after the stipulated time given to a former MP or a retired official is over. This will ensure smooth and speedy eviction of unauthorized occupants, the official added.

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Hindustan Times, 18 May, 2017, http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cabinet-changes-law-to-stop-overstay-of-mps-bureaucrats-at-government-bungalows/story-wJL6rfP73jmTnOvrSAs7nI.html


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