Locations of the Government Quarters Belonging to the Ministry

Monaragala district

The contract relevant to the construction of a building related to this official quarters project has been awarded to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau and the consultancy service provider is the Engineering Service - Uva Provincial Council.

Proposed number of housing units - 32

Gampaha district

The contract relevant to the construction of a building related to this official quarters project has been awarded to the Link Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd. and the consultancy service provider is the Engineering Service - Western Provincial Council.

Proposed number of housing units - 32

Kandy district – first phase

The designing work for the construction of a building related to this official quarters project is being carried out and the relevant consultancy services are provided by the Department of Building - Central Province. It has been proposed to construct 24 housing units under the second phase.

Proposed number of housing units - 8

Polonnaruva district

The designing work for the construction of a building related to this official quarters project is being carried out and the relevant consultancy services are provided by the Engineering Service - North Central Province.

“Admin Enclave” – Colombo district

The total value of this project which has been commenced with the objective of providing housing facilities for the officers in Special Grade of All Island Services of the public service, is Rs.981 million and the consultancy service provider of this project is the Moratuwa University.

Proposed number of housing units - 49

Sources

• Procedural Rules of the Public Service Commission
• Procurement Manual
• Procurement Guidelines
• Establishments Code
• Financial Regulations
• Public Administration Circulars
• Guidelines issued by ICTAD related to constructions
• Provisions of the Chapter XIX of the Establishments Code
• Policy for Government Bungalows in Colombo District. (Public Administration Circular 19/2001 and Public Administration Circular No.19/2001 (1) including revisions to the P.A. Circular 19/2001)
• Public Administration Circular No.22/2006 which includes provisions on recovery of rental for the government quarters
• Public Administration Circular No.10/2007 and 10/2007 (1) containing provisions for allocation of quarters on rental basis to Hon. Ministers and Deputy Ministers who have not been provided with housing facilities
• Circular No. 27/2010 which contains new provisions with regard to the maintenance of Government quarters
• Recovery of Possession Act No. 07 of 1969 as amended by the Act No. 03 of 1973, No. 40 of 1974, No. 08 of 1981 and No. 45 of 1985 and the other amendments made from time to time

Matters taken into consideration when allocating Government quarters for public officers

1. Only the officers who are registered in the waiting list would be considered for the allocation of Government houses.
2. Government officers who are included in the waiting list should have satisfied following requirements in addition to the provisions in Chapter XIX of the Establishments Code.
3. Rental for Government quarters is 12.5 % of the occupant's monthly salary.

Maintenance of Government Houses

• Maintenance of all the Government houses except the houses allocated for the Hon Ministers /Deputy Ministers is done by the Housing and Development Division of this Ministry.
• Houses which are allocated for the Hon Ministers / Deputy Ministers are maintained by the respective Ministries.

Recovery of possession of Government quarters

• It is the responsibility of all the occupants to return the possession of the government quarters in the formal manner along with the relevant clearance reports of water and electricity bills in respect of the period of possession, at the end of the due period.
• A legal notice to return the possession of the house shall be issued to an occupant if he fails to return the possession of the house in the formal manner at the end of the due period.
• If the occupant does not take action even after the issuance of such legal notice, action shall be taken to evict him/her from the house following a legal action taken under the Recovery of Possession Act No. 07 of 1969.
• The occupants who continue to overstay their tenure in the government quarters shall also be subjected to penal rent which shall be a sum equivalent to the current market rent of the quarters as assessed by the Chief Valuer of the Government plus eight percent (8%) of the officer’s salary.

Galle-Wakunagoda Housing Complex

• The construction work of the housing projects in Habaraduwa and Wakunagoda in Galle district, commenced under this project has been completed up to date.
• Housing units : 572

Value

Habaraduwa Housing Complex

• Housing Units : 576

Value

Housing Complex in Kundasale - Kandy

• It has been proposed to construct 576 housing units

Keppetipola Housing Complex

• Recommendation of the Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development has been granted for carrying out the further construction work in the proposed land. It has been proposed to build more than 100 housing units under this project.