This document summarizes the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs' (MoHUA) response to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4634 regarding the upgradation/renovation of Central Public Works Department (CPWD) quarters, specifically concerning Type III quarters in Lodhi Colony, New Delhi.
The response clarifies that upgradation/renovation work is carried out in General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) quarters based on occupant requests and in accordance with the Housing Upgradation Scheme, 2018 (HUS2018). However, GPRA quarters older than 60 years, as per MoHUA Office Memorandum No. 1825/2015/WIDG dated 08.03.2018, are excluded from HUS2018 and only receive minimum maintenance and need-based repairs.
Specifically, no upgradation/renovation work was conducted on Type III quarters in Lodhi Colony during 2023-24 and 2024-25, as these units are over 60 years old and therefore ineligible under HUS2018. Consequently, no expenditure was incurred for such work.
All maintenance and repair work undertaken in the Type III quarters in Lodhi Colony is regularly supervised and inspected by Junior Engineers, with frequent inspections by Assistant Engineers and occasional inspections by Executive Engineers from CPWD to ensure quality and compliance. The reported average satisfaction level regarding these works is 99.7%.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs: The central government ministry responsible for housing and urban development in India.
SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI MANISH JAISWAL: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: Member of Parliament who raised a question in Lok Sabha.
SHRI TOKHAN SAHU: Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Lodhi Colony, New Delhi: A residential area in New Delhi where Type-III quarters are located.
Housing Upgradation Scheme, 2018: A government scheme related to the upgradation and renovation of government housing.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4634
TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025
UPGRADATION/RENOVATION OF CPWD QUARTERS
NO. 4634. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO:
SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:
SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the work of upgradation/renovation is in progress in the houses
allotted to the Central Government Employees and if so, the details
thereof;
(b) the details of type-III quarters in Lodhi Colony, New Delhi in which
upgradation or renovation work has been done during 2023-24 and 2024-
25;
(c) the total expenditure incurred on the upgradation or renovation of each
flat during the said period;
(d) whether the inspection of the works done in all such quarters has been
carried out by the officers and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether the satisfactory reports have been received from the allottees
during the said period and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)
(a) The work of upgradation/renovation is carried in the General Pool
Residential Accommodation (GPRA) quarters as and when requested by
the occupants, according to the guidelines of the Housing Upgradation
Scheme, 2018 (HUS-2018). However, upgradation works are not being
carried out in the General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA)
quarters which are over 60 years old as per the existing norms of
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Office Memorandum No.
18/25/2015-W-I/DG dated 08.03.2018. Only minimum maintenance and
need-based repair work is undertaken to make these quarters habitable
for new allottees.
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(b) & (c) No upgradation/renovation work has been carried out in Type-III
quarters in Lodhi Colony during 2023-24 and 2024-25, as these quarters
are over 60 years old and fall outside the scope of HUS-2018 as per the
MoHUA Office Memorandum dated 08.03.2018. Therefore, no
expenditure has been incurred on this count.
(d) & (e) All maintenance and repair works carried out in the Type-III
quarters in Lodhi Colony are supervised and inspected regularly by
Junior Engineers. Also, frequent inspections by the Assistant Engineers
and occasional inspections by the Executive Engineers, CPWD are
carried out to ensure the quality and compliance of the repair works
with current norms. The average satisfactory level in respect of the
upgradation/renovation works carried out in these quarters is 99.7%.
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