Accommodation facilities to Army officers

NEW DELHI (INDIA): Government of India has sanctioned construction of 1,76,065 Dwelling Units (DUs) for the Married Army officers and soldiers. Apart from construction of DUs, hiring of houses is also undertaken for Defence personnel to meet the deficiency of housing. In addition, Service personnel are authorized to House Rent Allowance (HRA) / Compensation in Lieu of Quarter (CILQ) / Family Accommodation Allowance (FAA).nnMarried Accommodation Project was approved in 2002 for providing approximately 2 lakh Dwelling Units (DUs) to serving defence personnel. Under this project DUs with improved specifications are being constructed. Besides, under Annual Major Works Programme (AMWP) residential accommodation projects are undertaken as per special needs from time to time.nn47383 DUs of Phase-I completed. Out of 58250 DUs meant for Phase-II, 27268 DUs constructed & balance 30982 DUs are under construction. 70432 DUs are planned for Phase-III projects.nnThis information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel in Lok Sabha today.