Our Correspondent
Imphal, May 13 (EMN): The Manipur government has initiated action against illegal occupants of government quarters in the state including identification of such illegal occupants in all districts and taking up disciplinary actions against all concerned, in order to streamline proper allotment of government quarters at the district headquarters and in Imphal.
The initiative has been taken up by the government considering instances where government quarters including government guest houses, government buildings etc. are either illegally occupied or sub-let to unauthorised/illegal occupants by the government employees to whom the quarters are allocated, both at the district level as well as within the vicinity of Imphal city.
Considering the serious nature of unauthorised occupation of government accommodations/quarters and to ensure proper maintenance and rational allotment of government quarters, the state government has constituted various verification teams at the state level as well as at the district headquarters (Hqs.). level for verification/checking of government accommodation/quarters.
Verification teams at state capital consisted of executive engineer, BD-II, PWD as team leader, representatives from deputy commissioner, Imphal West and superintendent of police, Imphal West each as members, whereas verification team at district headquarters consisted of deputy commissioner of the district concerned as chairman, superintendent of police of the district and sub-divisional officer concerned as members and executive engineer, PWD of the district as the member secretary.
Further, the state government has warned that if government employees or some other private parties/persons are found either occupying government quarters unauthorised or sub-letting to someone else, strict disciplinary actions as deemed fit under the appropriate sections of the CCS (CCA) Rules will be initiated.
If the unauthorised occupants are found to be private parties/individuals, then they will be booked under the appropriate law in force and FIRs will even be lodged against them and prompt punitive action will be taken up against them.
On the basis of the findings of the verification teams and on the request of the Works department, many government departments have started suspending erring staff/employees under them to initiate disciplinary proceedings.
On verification of government quarters at Langol Housing Complex at Sectors A, B and C, 28 unauthorised illegal occupations of quarters have been identified so far.
It may be mentioned that commissioner (Works) government of Manipur had earlier issued a letter to all concerned administrative secretaries and concerned heads of department asking to take immediate disciplinary proceedings against the government employees (allottees) who have sublet the government quarters to unauthorised persons as deemed fit under the relevant provisions CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 and Allotment of Government Residences (General Pool in Imphal) Rules, 1989 or any other appropriate rules/ standing instructions of the state government.
Further, in the district headquarters, the DCs concerned are to ensure the district verification team to visit the district Hqs. and immediately check the government quarter allotment lists. Based on the findings, the district verification team shall carry out eviction drives for all kinds of illegal or unauthorised occupants immediately and appropriate disciplinary action and penal rent under the rules will be initiated immediately.
Administrative secretaries of certain departments having departmental accommodation/residential buildings in Imphal and other locations will also be inspected and verified within one week and action will be taken against any unauthorised occupants.