L. A. DEBATES (CENTRAL) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 791
12,24,516 sq. ft. and roofed residential accommodation for 969 officers and 745 clerks has been completed. These figures do not include accommodation provided for the Far Eastern Bureau of the British Ministry of Information, the South East Asia Command and the U.S.A. Forces. Information regarding the number of officers and staff for whom the office accommodation has been constructed is not readily available.
(b) The total costs of office and residential accommodation, constructed since 1939, are (i) Rs. 5.29 crores for temporary accommodation and (ii) Rs. 1.09 crores for permanent accommodation.
(c) A statement containing the required information and also information regarding permanent accommodation under construction is placed on the table of the House.
(d) No further proposal has as yet been approved.
(e) It has been decided to remove the temporary buildings as soon as possible after the War. The question of the disposal and utilisation of the materials is under consideration.
Statement of temporary and permanent office and residential accommodation now under construction and their estimated cost
Estimated Description of accommodation cost Rs. I-Temporary—
Additional residential accommodation for G.H.Q. Signals Not readily Officers. available.
1000 Single Clerks Quarters at Kitchener Road 23,41,000
Accommodation for 367 clerks at Asmara and Masawa Lines (by alteration of existing temporary buildings).
68 married clerks’ and 224 single clerks’ quarters in Tibbia 21,00,000 College, Hostel Compound.
Accommodation for 200 single officers in existing Government 7,80,000 Hostels.
Hostel for 160 married officers on King Edward Road Not readily available.
Office accommodation of 3,05,043 sq. ft. 39,65,559 I-Permanent—
50 ‘D’ type and 168 ‘E‘ type clerks’ quarters on Railway 23,67,386 land near Minto Road.
2,468 clerks’ quarters on Lodhi Road 2,94,00,000
228 married clerks’ quarters in 12 acres of land in Karol Bagh 32,00,000
8 ‘E’ type clerks’ quarters in Aram Bagh 80,000
Three-storeyed flats for 120 clerks on Chitra Gupta Road 15,00,000