Henceforth, no Government accommodation will be allotted to any private person on security consideration except to an SPG protectee as per the revised criteria, Minister of State for Urban Development Babul Supriyo said replying to a written question in the lok Sabha on Wednesday.
At present, Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra, former IPS officer KPS Gill and chairman of All-India Anti-Terrorist Front MS Bitta have been provided Government accommodation, he said.
The security protectees will also not be required to surrender their own house in Delhi in return of allotment of General Pool Residential Accommodation, the Minister said.
Special licence fee shall be charged in respect of Government accommodation provided to the security protectees including SPG protectees. Revised rates shall be charged from July 24, 2013.
Under the previous criteria, private persons under 'Z Plus' security category were also entitled for Government accommodation and they were required to surrender own houses in Delhi further to allocation of Government accommodation.