APPLICATION FOR RETENTION OF DEFENCE POOL ACCOMMODATION ON CHILDREN

EDUCATION GROUNDS FOR CURRENT ACADEMIC SESSION

1. Name and Rank of the Officer :

2. Present Address and Telephone :
3. Particulars of Accn occupied :
4. Address of the Unit to which Posted :
5. Whether the new unit is located in :
Peace station
6. No. and date of posting order :
(Enclose copy)
7. Likely date of SOS :
8. Date upto which retention is desired :
9. Whether a certificate from the Institution :
in which children are studying has been
enclosed
10. Age of the child/children :
11. Whether the Institute is Recognized :
12. Whether the retention is being sought
for College/Professional/Technil course.
If so
(a) Whether the course is regular in nature
(b) Whether the course is being conducted by
Govt institutions or Universities or
Recognized by the Govt bodies, such as AICTE
(c) Whether hostel facility is available in
the College/Institute

13. Whether reserved accn is available at the :

new duty station

UNDERTAKING
14. I undertake to opt concessions of retention of accn on grounds of Children Education instead of
retention on NAC basis and this is my final choice. I will not change my option later on. I undertake that I will
not request for further extension beyond the current academic year on any circumstances.
(APPLICABLE ONLY IN RESPECT OF MAJ GEN & EQUIVALENT AND ABOVE OCCUPYING HIGHER
TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION)
15. I also undertake to shift to an available Type-V flat immediately as I am in occupation of a higher type
of accn.

Tele No _________________ Signature______________________________

Address_______________________________
CDA (O) A/c No _______________________

Date _______________

COUNTERSIGNATURE
(to be countersigned by next superior officer)

Signature__________________________ Rank & Name __________________________________

Designation_________________
 RETENTION UP THE END OF CURRENT SCHOOL/COLLEGE ACADEMIC
YEAR OF THE CHILDREN

PARA 58 OF MOD ACCN RULES : Officers can be permitted to retain the same accommodation till the
end of current school / college session of the children in accordance with Govt of India, Ministry of
Defence letter No.A/07832/Q3(B-i)/176-S/D(Q&C) dated 23 April 1973 even if married
accommodation becomes available provided an application is made on the prescribed form together
with a certificate from the Head of the Institution where the children are studying indicating the
commencement and termination of current academic session. Such retention will be further subject
to the following conditions:-
(a) Married accommodation at the new duty station does not remain vacant during the
period.
(b) The officer will not be eligible to rent free single accommodation and allied services at the
new duty station for the period he retains family accommodation at the last duty station
on account of children’s education.
PARA 59 Officers who are entitled to reserve accommodation at the new duty station will also be
permitted to retain the Defence Pool accommodation on account of current school / college academic
year of children’s education. In such cases, the officer will pay for the reserved accommodation at
the new duty station at normal rent liability and pay for the accommodation allowed to be retained at
Delhi at normal rent liability.
RETENTION OF DEFENCE POOL ACCOMMODATION BY SERVICE OFFICERS UP TO THE
END OF OF CURRENT YEAR OF PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL COURSES
PARA 60 The retention of accommodation by an officer can be permitted till the end of the
current academic year of the professional / technical course of their children in accordance with Govt
of India, Ministry of Defence letter No.A/ 07832/Q3(B-i)/2798-Q/D(Q&C) dated 22 October 1981,
subject to the following conditions in addition to the condition laid down in Para 58(a) and Para 58(b)
:-
(a) Retention will be permitted only in respect of those professional / technical courses which
are either conducted by the Govt Institutions on a regular basis or have been recognized
by the Ministry of Education as regular courses.
(b) Retention of accommodation would under no circumstances be permitted beyond one
academic year of the child.
(c) This concession will be admissible only if no hostel accommodation is available in the
institution conducting the course and a certificate to this effect has been produced from
the Head of the institution.
NB: In case of retention of MOD Pool accn for College/Professional/Technical Course, retention
should be restricted up to Type V flats only in view of the acute shortage of regular accn in Type VI
to VIII accn. Officers occupying higher type of accn and desiring retention for
College/Professional/Technical Courses are, therefore, required to be shifted to Type V available flat.
Permission can be accorded only in respect of regular courses conducted by Govt Institutes or
University/Institutes recognized by Govt Bodies such as AICTE.

(ISAAC Meeting of Feb 2004 and PSOC Meeting No. 2/2004 refer)