Sub: GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA FINANCE DEPARTMENT F, dated__3)]] el? OFFICE MEMORANDUM -2-ALW-0003/2017 Revision of norm for sanction of House Rent Allowance for urban areas 1. In terms of Para-3(a) of Finance Department O.M. No.55376/F., dated 26.12.2008, a Government employee staying in a hired accommodation/living in his house within 8 KM of his Head Quarters shall be eligible for House Rent Allowance. 2. In view of rapid urbanization and expansion of the limits of urban local bodies the norm for eligibility of House Rent Allowance in urban areas needs to be revisited. It may not be feasible for all to reside within 8 KM from the Head Quarters. This causes hardship to the employees as the latter have to forego their entitlement to House Rent Allowance if they reside beyond a distance from 8 KM from the Head Quarters. 3, Representation from different quarters have been received regarding the financial constraints faced by the Government employees due to operation of 8 KM limit in urban areas for sanction of HRA. 4. The State Government after careful consideration, have been pleased to decide that for urban Headquarters, the Government employee staying in a hired accommodation/own house either within a radius of & KM from Headquarter or the limits of the Urban Local Body (Municipal Corporation, Municipality and Notified Area Council) will be eligible to draw House Rent Allowance on submission of a declaration to that effect (as at Annexure). 5. This shall come into force with effect from 1* April 2017 and all other terms and conditions in the above referred O.M. No. 55376/F., dated uhin ey (Tuhin Kanta P ) Principal Secretary to GovernmentMemono.__ $744. JF dated a )2f20> Copy along with copy of enclosure forwarded to the Principal Secretary to Governor / Principal Secretary to Chief Minister / P.S. to the Chief Secretary/ P.S. to the DC-Cum-ACS / PS. to Principal Secretary, Finance Department / Principal ‘Accountant General (Accounts), Odisha, Bhubaneswar / Principal Accountant General (Audit), Odisha, Bhubaneswar / Deputy Accountant General, Odisha, Puri / Deputy Accountant General (Projects), Odisha, Koraput / All Departments of Government / All Heads of Department / Secretary to Lok Pal, Odisha, Toshali Plaza, Satya Nagar, Bhubaneswar / All Financial Advisors / All Assistant Financial Advisors / All Collectors / All Sub-Collectors / All Treasury Officers of District Treasuries and Special treasuries / All Sub Treasury Officers / Chairman of All Regional Rural Banks / Director, Madhusudan Das Regional Academy of Financial Management, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar / Principal Shorthand and Typewriting Institute, Bhubaneswar / Chief Engineer, Upper Kolab Project, Kolab Nagar, Dist. Koraput / Registrar of all Universities / Principal Secretariat Training Institute, Bhubaneswar / Director General, Gopabandhu Academy of ‘Administration, Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar for information. A> oy0017 Under Seersearytbl@hSiltent Memo No. fp, datea__3! | [2017 Copy along with copy of enclosure forwarded to Alll Officers / All Branches of Finance Department including Accounts Branch (5 copies) / CS-I! Branch (15 copies) for information. desert fla Memo No. Say JF dated _?) >| alt Copy along with copy of enclosure forwarded to the Head of Portal Group, LT. Centre, Secretariat, Odisha for information and necessary action. He / She is requested to launch this Office Memorandum in the website [Link]/finance/[Link]) of Finance Department for general information. Brn Under Secretary Be aoeAnnexure CERTIFICATE TO BE FURNISHED BY A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE FOR GRANT OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE seers Particulars furnished by the Officers ‘s|_No Description of the particular Remarks (a) @) (3) | | Whether Government accommodation has been provided to the Yes/No self/spouse during the period at place of posting 7 | Staying in house owned by me/wife/son/children/father/mother/husband | Yes/No in a radius of 8 KM from Headquarter % ‘Staying in house owned by ‘me/wife/son/children/father/mother/husband Yes/No within the limits of the Urban Local Body (Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area Council) of Headquarter F | Staying in a hired accommodation within a radius of 8 KM from Yes/No Headquarter 3 | Staying in a hired accommodation within the limits of the Urban Local | Yes/No Body (Municipal Corporation, Municipality, Notified Area Council) of Headquarter | Allowed to retain the Government accommodation at my old place of | Yes/No posting to retain my family on payment of normal rent/penal rent for the | @ period from a 7 | My spouse is a Government servant YesINo 8 | Whether widow/widower/unmarried YesNo 9 | My spouse is posted in the same Headquarter YesiNo 10 | My spouse is in receipt of HRA YesiNo Strike out which is not applicable. @ If the answer is yes, the period is to be mentioned in Column no.-2. I certify that the above particulars are true to the best of my knowledge. Signature of the Officer Present local residential address Designation Date