The Union Urban Development Ministry is making room for the newly-elected Lok Sabha members. Polite eviction reminders have been sent to members who could not retain their seats, and accommodation is being readied for the new parliamentarians who have started arriving in the Capital.
The former MPs and former Union Ministers have one month to vacate their houses. They can extend their stay and pay rent at market rates but such applications will be accepted only on the merits of the request, like a health condition or a pressing personal reason.
While the houses are getting ready, the Directorate of Estates under the ministry has made arrangements for transit accommodation for the new MPs. “Arrangements have been made for approximately 240 rooms in the State and Union Territory Bhavans, guest houses and 180 rooms in the ITDC Hotels in Delhi and the details have been communicated to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for making the allotment,” a ministry official said.
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The new MPs will be provided permanent accommodation after the constitution of the Lok Sabha Housing Committee.