As many as 18 MlAs and Ministers have occupied more than one Government quarters in violation of rules.
Besides, 11 politicians of different political parties, not elected in the last Assembly polls, are yet to government quarters that were allotted to them during their tenures.
This was revealed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while replying to a question by BJP member Dilip Ray.
Former MlAs and Ministers who have occupied the Government quarters violating rules are Surendra Nath Naik, Sarada Prasad Nayak, Sarojini Hembram, Bishnu Charan Das, Anjali Behera, Anant Sethy, Pradeep Kumar Nayak, Pratap Sarangi, Alekh Kumar Jena, Ramachandra Hansda, Rabi Mallick and Rajendra Dholkia.
Among 18 leaders, Deputy Speaker Sanand Marandi, leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra, Government Chief Whip Anant Das, Ministers Ashok Panda, Bikram Keshari Aarukh, Jogendra Behera and Pradip Kumar Panigrahi have been allotted Government bungalows by the GA Department but they have still occupied the Government quarters at MlA Colony.
Besides, MlA Bhujabala Majhi, Debashish Samantray, Maheswar Mohanty, Nrusingha Charan Sahoo, Prafulla Majhi, Subrat Tarai, Subal Sahoo, Rabi Narayan Nayak, Tara Prasad Bahinipati and Ramesh Patua have also occupied more than one Government quarters, Patnaik said.
While Bhujabala Majhi, Debashish Samantray, Radharani Panda, Nandini Devi, Nrusingha Charan Sahoo, Prabin Kumar Bhanjadeo, Aswini Kumar Patra, Mahesh Sahoo and Sanjeev Kumar Sahoo have occupied the Type-7 quarters, MlAs such as Padmanabh Behera, Bedprakash Agarwal, Pratap Jena, Pramila Mallick and Prafulla Samal are in possession of Type-8 bungalows.
Even after getting out of the Minister posts, MlAs like Bedprakash Agarwal, Pratap Jena, Pramila Mallick, Prafulla Samal and Sanjeev Sahoo are still the occupants of Minister bungalows. MPs Sarojini Hembram and Ramachandra Hansda have not surrendered their Government quarters. Former Minister Sarada Prasad Nayak has also occupied the Minister quarter. Meanwhile, 8 MlAs have not been allotted to any Government quarters, Patnaik said.
However, the politicians used to pay standard licence fee by five-fold as market rent for not leaving their Government quarters in scheduled period, the CM said in his reply.