7th CPC: Revised scales of office space for various categories of officers
and staff
Consequent
upon implementation of 7th CPC Revised scales of office space for
various categories of officers and staff: Directorate of Estates OM
dated 16.03.2017
No.11015/1/98-Pol.1
Government of India
Ministry of Urban Development
Directorate of Estates
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject:-
Revised
scales of office space for various categories of officers and staff and
special requirements of Central Secretariat excluding those serving in
the Income Tax, Central Excise and Customs Departments.
The
undersigned is directed to refer to the then Ministry of Work &
Housing O.M. No.11015(2)/75-PoI.IV dated 24.11.76, and Directorate of
Estates O.M. of even number dated 20.10.87, dated 07.08.98, and dated
20.02.14 on the above subject and to say that consequent upon revision
of pay scales of the Central Government employees on the recommendation
of the 7th Pay Commission as notified vide Central Civil Services
(Revised Pay) Rules, 2016, and recommendations made by the Expenditure
Management Commission (EMC) constituted by Ministry of Finance
(Department of Expenditure), it has been decided to prescribe revised
scales of office space for various categories of officers and staff and
special requirements as under, with immediate effect:-
| Table A - Revised scales of office space for
Officer and staff |
| Sl. No. | Existing
Category | Proposed Category | Entitlement of Office space in (sq. ft./sq. mt.) |
| 1. | Officers drawing Gr.
Pay of Rs.10000/- in PB-4 and above | Officers
drawing Pay in the Level 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 | 360 sq. ft.(33
sq. mt.) |
| 2. | Officers drawing Gr.
Pay of Rs.7600/- in PB-3 and above but less than the Gr. Pay of Rs.10000/- | Officers drawing Pay in the Level 12, 13 and
13A | 240 sq. ft.(22 sq. mt.) |
| 3. | Officers drawing Gr.
Pay. of Rs.6600/- in PB-3 and above but less than theGr. Pay of Rs.7600/- | Officers drawing Pay in the Level | 120 sq. ft.(11 sq.mt.) |
| 4. | Officers
drawing Gr. Pay of Rs.4800/- in PB 2 and above/ Section Officers in the
Secretariat/ Attached Offices but less than the Gr. Pay of Rs.6600/- | Officers
drawing Pay in the Level 8, 9 and 10/ Section Officers in the
Secretariat/Attached Offices drawing Pay in the Level 8, 9 and 10 | 60 sq. ft. (5.5 sq.mt.) |
| 5. | Technical Staff such as
Draughtsman, Tracers, Estimators, etc | Technical
Staff such as Draughtsman, Tracers,Estimators, etc | 60 sq. ft.
(5.5 sq.mt.) |
| 6. | Ministerial Staff such
as Superintendents, Head Clerks, Assistants, Clerks, Multi Task Staff (MTS) | Ministerial
Staff such as Superintendents, Assistant Section Officer (ASO), Senior
Secretariat Assistant (SSA), Junior Secretariat Assistant (J SA), Head
Clerks, Assistants, Clerks, Multi Tasking Staff MTS | 40 sq. ft.
(3.5 sq. mt.) |
| 7. | Ministerial Staff of
Audit Offices | Ministerial Staff of Audit
Offices | 40 sq. ft. (3.5 sq. mt.) |
| Table B - Revised Scales of office space for
Special Requirement |
| Sl. No. | Particular | Prescribed
entitlement of office space |
| 1. | Conference Room | Conference Room should be subject to the requirement of
of 237 sq.ft. (22 sq.mt) and maximum 474 sq.ft. 44.5 .mt.) |
| 2. | Visitors Room | Visitors
Room should be according to the requirement of a Ministry/Department
but it should not be more than 474 sq.ft. (44 sq.mt.). Visitor room of
the size of 86 sq.ft (8 sq.mt.) will be provided to the officers of the
rank of Joint Secretary . & above within the ceiling of 474 sq. ft |
| 3. | Receptionist | 120 sq.ft. (11 sq. meters) |
| 4. | Security Room at every
entrance | 120 sq.ft. (11 sq. meters) |
| 5. | Canteen | One Sq. ft. (0.09 sq. mt.) per person in an
office including the space for the dining hall, kitchen, etc. |
| 6. | Dining/Tiffin Room (for
lunch) | 400 sq. ft. (36 sq. meters) |
| 7. | Ladies Common
Room | 120 sq. ft. (11.00 sq. Meters) |
| 8. | Class Room | According to the requirement of Department but should
not be more than 474 sq. ft. (44 sq. meters) |
| 9. | Library | One sq. ft. for 25 books or one sq. meter for 275
books. |
| 10. | Old Records | One sq. ft. for 20 recorded files or one sq. meter for
220 recorded files. |
| 11. | Care taker
Room | 120 sq. ft. (11 sq. meter) |
| 12. | CPWD Maintenance Staff
Room | 400 sq. ft. (36.00 sq. meter) |
| 13 | Stores | As per requirement of each office but should not be
more than sq. ft. (36.00 sq. meter) |
| 14 | Drivers Room | 120 sq. ft. (11 sq. meter) |
2.
The total screened requirement of office accommodation determined on
the basis of revised scales will be subject to 20% austerity cut.
3.
Provision for additional space in a new building, whether in the
general pool or in a departmental pool, should be limited to- 10% of
total requirement of an office for further expansion and that if a
Ministry/Department wants more than 10% of the total requirement as
additional space for expansion, they may do so with the approval of
their Integrated Finance Division, keeping in view the need for maximum
economy.
4. For assessment of prescribed revised scales, the total
requirement for office space of the Ministry/Department and its
Attached/Subordinate offices located in Delhi/New Delhi has to be given
in the enclosed schedule I to IV.
5. The following categories of
offices will be treated as eligible for the purpose of provision of
General Pool Office Accommodation (GPOA):-
I. An
office whose location in Delhi has been approved by the Cabinet /
Cabinet Committee on Accommodation (CCA), subject to the condition that
this approval has been granted without any restriction on provision of
GPOA
II. The office is a part and parcel of the Secretariat of a
Ministry or an attached / subordinate office of a Ministry / Department
of the Government of India
III. The staff is paid from the consolidated Fund of India
6.
This OM supersedes Ministry of Work & Housing & Urban
Development O.M. No.11015(2)/75-PoI.IV dated 24.11.76, and Directorate
of Estates O.M. No.11015/1/98-Pol.l dated 20.10.87, dated 07.08.98, and
dated 20.02.14.
(Anand Singh)
Director of Estates
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