HOLIDAY HOMES --TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR BOOKING----A REVIEW

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    GOVERNING BOOKING OF ACCOMMODATION IN MINISTRY OF UD


    HOLIDAY HOMES AND TOURING OFFICERS’ HOSTELS


    Application for booking





    1. Incomplete applications : The applications incomplete in any respect, or not



    accompanied with Demand Draft or not bearing the full amount of lodging charges,



    will be summarily rejected and returned by ordinary post.



    2. Applications not verified by the Administrative Division : Such applications will



    not be entertained.



    3. Retired government servants: Retired Government servants willing to avail the



    Holiday Home facilities should enclose self attested copy of the PPO. Retired



    government servants can be provided accommodation in Touring Officers’ Hostels,



    after meeting the requirement of touring and serving officers, on charges applicable



    to private persons.



    4. Issue of Booking confirmation slips : The applicants should collect the Booking



    slips from the office of the allotting authority themselves. Otherwise, the Allotting



    Authority will dispatch the booking slip by ordinary post, at the risk of the applicant.



    The Allotting authority shall not be responsible for their loss or delay in delivery by the



    postal authorities. Therefore, applicants are advised to enclose a self addressed,



    sufficiently stamped envelope to receive the booking slip. Confirmation in respect of



    online applications will however not be despatched as these can be downloaded



    online by quoting booking request ID and I.D. Card no.



    5. Priority in Booking : Ordinarily, the booking is released on ‘first-come first-served’



    basis. However, the Allotting authority has a right to assign priority in booking in



    following order :



    a. Sitting Member of Parliament



    b. Central Govt. employees (on official visits)



    c. Serving Central Govt. employee (on leave, LTC or personal visits)



    d. State/PSU employees (on duty/leave)



    e. Others



    6. Emergency Quota : The Allotting Authority is authorized to keep any room in reserve



    to meet urgent requirements of unforeseen nature or to accommodate VIPs and/or



    Senior Officers. The Allotting Authority is empowered to reduce the period of



    booking, or to cancel the booking altogether, or change the previously booked room,



    to meet such emergent requirements.



    7. Touring Officers’ Hostels : These hostels are meant primarily to facilitate the



    visiting officers during their official journeys. Therefore, the priority for booking in



    Touring officers’ Hostels is given to such officers. However, rooms remaining vacant



    after fulfilling the requirement of touring officers, can be made available to



    accommodate the Government employees during their visit to outstations on LTC,



    leave, etc.



    8. AC Rooms : AC rooms/suites will be booked for gazetted officers only. For AC



    rooms, the AC charges, wherever prescribed, will be charged even if guests choose



    not to make use of the Air-conditioners.



    9. Rooms not occupied after Confirmed booking : After the confirmed booking, if the



    room/suite remains unoccupied for a period exceeding two days, the booking shall



    stand cancelled. The Allotting authority is empowered to allow such room/suite to be



    occupied by other guests.



    10. Refunds : There is no provision for refund of reservation charges even if the



    accommodation is not occupied or partly occupied or vacated early. No



    correspondence regarding refund of booking charges will be entertained. Demand



    drafts, erroneously prepared in excess of the payable charges, should be replaced



    before the release of booking. Such excess payment will not be refunded after



    depositing of the Demand draft in Government treasury.



    11. Booking of Additional room: Only one room/suite will be booked in the name of



    one Government servant/family. Additional room/suite will be allotted, subject to



    availability, on payment of rent, applicable to private persons, in exceptional



    circumstances, at the sole discretion of the Allotting Authority. However, there will be



    no advanced reservation of additional rooms.



    12. Official Tour: The booking on grounds of official visits will be made only on



    furnishing of a copy of the city-wise tour program or a certificate from the Controlling



    authority, indicating clearly the duration of the tour program. In the absence of such a



    certificate, the rates applicable as on personal visit will be charged.



    13. Booking in Holiday Homes/Hostels to officers on Transfer: The officers joining on



    transfer/posting at a new station, will not be treated as on official tour, and will not be



    treated at par with touring officers. Accordingly, they will not be entitled to avail the



    lodging facility in Holiday Homes/Hostels at the rates applicable to touring officers,



    but on rates applicable as on personal visit.



    14. Period of booking: Accommodation is provided for a period not exceeding 10 nights



    (5 nights in season period). In Holiday Homes/Guest Houses like Mussurie, Goa,



    Udaipur, etc. which have very few units but attract visitors throughout the year, the



    period of stay has further been restricted to 3 nights maximum. In exceptional cases,



    accommodation in excess of this limit can be permitted with the prior approval of the



    Deputy Director, Directorate of Estates, New Delhi, wherever necessary, will obtain



    orders of the Director of Estates.



    15. Advance payment of room rent : The Allotting authority is not obliged to provide



    accommodation in holiday home/hostel in cases where the applicant has not made



    advance payment of the room rent, along with the application form.



    Online-applications



    16. Only online applications shall be entertained for advance reservation for holiday



    homes where online facility has been commenced. Offline requests for advance



    reservation in such holiday homes will be summarily rejected.



    17. Application will be considered for confirmation only after receipt of hard copy with



    requisite Demand draft, complete in all respects. Incomplete/unverified applications



    will not be entertained. Confirmation will be subject to availability.



    18. Applications received after 10 days (including holidays) from the date of registration



    are liable to lose priority, assigned by Booking Request ID. Applications although



    registered but not received with DD within 20 days from the date of registration will be



    removed from the list of applicants.



    19. Requests for Refunds/postponements after confirmation of booking, shall not be



    entertained.



    Check-in



    20. Check-out time : 9 AM ; Check-in time: 11 AM to 12:00 noon. However, to avoid



    inconvenience to the visitors who reach the destination early in the morning after



    night journeys, the occupants are advised to vacate the rooms at the earliest on the



    last day of stay.



    21. Right to Admission: The entry to the Holiday Home/Touring Officers’ Hostels will be



    strictly on production of valid Identity Card issued by the Government and the



    booking slip issued by the Allotting Authority. Occupation of room without booking



    slip/authority slip is not permitted.



    22. Booking not transferable: Because of security considerations, the entry to the



    Holiday Home/Hostel will be restricted to the person whose name appears on the



    booking slip, and his/her dependent family members. The caretaking staff is



    authorized to disallow provision of accommodation if the applicant is not present



    physically at the time of checking in, even though he is carrying the confirmation slip.



    Likewise the entry of the additional persons accompanying the authorized visitor can



    also be refused



    23. Dependent family members: if not accompanying the Government servant, they



    must carry alongwith confirmation letter, (a) a photocopy of the Government servant's



    Identity card, (b) proof of their own identity specifying their relationship with the



    government servant, and (c) Certificate of Dependence issued by administrative



    authority of the applicant. Attested copy of the CGHS card containing their



    photographs can also be accepted for applicants covered under CGHS scheme.



    24. Retired Government servants availing the facility of Holiday homes: As the



    entries in the Check-in/Arrivals Register are to be made by the Retired Government



    servant in their own writing, the presence of retired government servant is necessary



    at the time of checking in. A photocopy of the PPO should also be presented at the



    time of checking in.



    25. Number of guests: The occupation of more than 4 persons (2 Adults and 2



    children) in the double-bedded rooms is not permitted. The caretaking staff has been



    directed not to allow entry or provide service to the additional persons over and



    above the prescribed limit.



    26. Visitors without Identity Card: Visitors carrying the booking slip but not carrying



    valid identity card issued by the Government, at the time of checking in, will be



    treated as private persons, and will be levied lodging charges as such.



    During Stay



    27. Facilities : The caretaking staff will provide to the guests the following items only



    once at the time of occupation of the rooms : toilet soap (small) - one, washed towel



    – one, washed bed-sheet/bed-cover – one set, washed pillow covers – one set, fresh



    toilet-paper roll. The guests are advised to make their own arrangement for



    additional needs as per their requirement.



    28. Occupation after booking period : Unless extended by the Allotting Authority in



    writing, the occupation of the room, after expiry of the booking period, will be



    unauthorized. Such occupant(s) are liable to face eviction by the caretaking staff



    without any prior notice, and imposition of damages.



    29. Washing charges : The caretaker is authorized to charge washing charges @ Rs.15



    per day per room from the occupants and issue receipt. The fund so collected will be



    kept in the custody of the JE concerned with maintenance of the Holiday



    Home/Hostel, and will be used for washing the towels, bed-sheets, curtains, quilts



    periodically.



    30. Catering facility: The catering charges wherever available will be settled by the



    guests with the caterer of the Holiday Home/household staff directly before checkout.



    31. Feed-back : Any complaints/suggestions regarding maintenance, house-keeping,



    catering or misconduct on part of the caretaking staff should be brought to the notice



    of the Director of Estates, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, and/or the Allotting Authority



    in writing.



    32. Cooking is strictly prohibited in the rooms of Holiday Homes/Hostels.



    33. Proper decorum : The Guests are advised to maintain decency and decorum



    throughout the stay period. Causing inconvenience/disturbance to other inmates



    through noise or rowdy behaviour will be dealt with sternly. Consumption of



    intoxicants in the premises is strictly prohibited.



    34. Pets are not allowed in the Holiday Homes/Touring Hostels.



    35. Damage to property : The occupants will be liable to make good any damage/loss to



    property, fixture, fittings and furniture during the period of their stay in the Holiday



    Home/Hostel.



    36. Visitors of the Guests : No unauthorized person(s) will be allowed to stay with or



    visit the Guests in the hostel/Holiday Home after 10 pm.



    37. Breach of conditions : In case, the accommodation is not vacated on the expiry of



    the period or for breach of any terms and conditions stated above, the occupants will



    be summarily evicted physically, with force if necessary, without any notice, under



    Section 3-A of the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act of



    1971, notwithstanding any other action that may be taken against him/her under the



    relevant Allotment Rules/Service Rules. They will also liable to pay market rate of



    licence fee as damages.





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