The Indian Central Government offers housing solutions to its employees depending on their eligibility, needs and vacancies available in the housing units. To make house allotment simpler and hassle-free, the Central Government introduced e-Awas. To know more about it, keep scrolling!

The Indian Government launched General Pool Residential Accommodation to offer its employees affordable housing solutions. The Union Housing Minister utilises an online portal called eSampada to allocate the houses to eligible candidates. e-Awas is the main software that handles this entire online process of house allotment. The Government developed this software for a transparent, paper and hassle-free process of allotting houses fairly to eligible Central Government employees.

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You must fulfil the following eligibility criteria for General Pool Residential Accommodation:

Government Employees in Delhi

If you work in a government office in Delhi and wish to apply for this scheme, then the Cabinet Committee on Accommodation must approve your location. Apart from this, you must reside in the NCT.

Government Employees Outside Delhi

If you work in a government office in one of the enlisted cities of GPRA outside Delhi, you must get approval for your housing proposal from CCA. This approved proposal will be sent to the directorate for further approval.

Government Employees Having Residential Units

All government employees who have received residential units from their departments qualify to avail the benefits of GPRA. If you fall under this category, you must acquire a certificate from your respective department mentioning 'that no junior to the concerned applicant has received such allotment'.

Here is the following step-wise guide to registering in e-Awas:

Step 1: Go to the official portal of eSampada. Select 'ok' on three slides that appear on the screen.

Step 2: Navigate to the registration link and type your mobile number, 12-digit Aadhaar number, and name. Remember to enter your name that is registered in your workplace.

Step 3: Create a login ID. A valid password will be sent to your registered mobile number. Later, you can also alter this password as per your requirement.

Step 4: Finally, enter your joining date in the service to complete this registration process.

Application for residence in e-Awas is simple. All you need to do is follow the simple step-wise guide stated below:

Step 1: Log in to the official portal of eSampada. Log in with the relevant credentials, that is, your login ID and password.

Step 2: Fill in the e-Awas online form, DE-2. After filling in the form, take its printout and submit it to Delhi's Director of Estates Office.

After successfully submitting the form to the relevant authority, your account will be activated, and your name will be added to the waiting list. Once your name is on the waiting list, you can provide the details of your preferences for housing units online at e-Awas.

If you fall under the type I category with the existing grade pay ranging from ₹ 1,300 to 1,800 and type IV, where the existing grade pay ranges from ₹ 5,400 to 6,600 and serve at a particular station consistently for 5 years as of 1st January of the similar year, you will get a special benefit.

The benefit includes that as of 1st January, that is when the five years of service at a particular station is completed, you will get an advantage of one year over and above the joining dates of Central Government service when evaluating priority levels in the allotment waiting list.

The Indian Government has taken the digital initiative of allocating housing units to government employees through e-Awas. This has further streamlined the process of house allotment by lessening paperwork and creating a simpler application process. Keep these above pointers in mind to avoid inconvenience in future.