New Delhi,13 May:Ministry of Urban Development has decided that employees of erstwhile AIR and Doordarshan, on deemed deputation to Prasar Bharati, will continue to be eligible for allotment of General Pool accommodation beyond November 2007 on the same basis as government servants and that the freeze on the number of houses to be allotted to Prasar Bharati stands removed. It has further been decided that there would not be separate pool for these employees. The Prasar Bharati Pool created in august 2005 stands abolished and allotments to be aforesaid employees of Prasar Bharati would be made from the General Pool on maturity of their turn in the waiting list and subject to fulfillment of other usual conditions.
The question of continued eligibility for allotment of General Pool residential accommodation to the employees of erstwhile AIR and Doordarshan, beyond 21.11.2007, was under consideration of the Government. Hitherto, as per the Government order of August 9, 2005, the employees of erstwhile AIR and Doordarshan, on deemed deputation to Prasar Bharati, were allowed allotment of General Pool accommodation up to 21.11. 2007, and the total number of houses to be allocated to such employees was frozen at the level as on 19th July 2005.