Abnormal increase in the room tariff of Guest Houses

3-3/CC/2011 28.07.2011


To

The Chief Secretary,
Andaman and Nicobar Administration,
Port Blair.

Sub: Abnormal increase in the room tariff of Guest Houses
- regarding.
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Sir,

I draw your kind attention to the order No. 864 dated the 6th July, 2011 issued by the Directorate of Tourism, Andaman and Nicobar Administration revising the room tariff in respect of Guest Houses of Andaman and Nicobar Administration at Kolkatta, Chennai and New Delhi. The room rent for AC room has been increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. 500, for government employees on duty which is a 500% increase over the existing rate. This abnormal increase in the room tariff is unjustified as it will put the government officials in trouble. Almost all the rooms in the above Guest Houses are AC rooms.

Most of the government employees who proceed on duty to mainland do not avail the Tour TA advance and the entire amount is spent from their pocket and it is only after several months that the Tour TA bill is passed and payment made to them. An official who is required to stay for a week at any of the Guest Houses on the mainland on duty will have to spend Rs. 3500 from his pocket for the room rent besides other expenses.

Similarly, all these years, government servants on leave were given concessional tariff in the Guest Houses of the Administration on the mainland, but this concession has been taken away through the order dated 6th July, 2011, as a result of which government officials who are on leave and staying in the Guest Houses are compelled to pay Rs. 1000 per day. In this way, government officials have been made at par with the general public who are also required to pay Rs. 1000 per day. This decision is also unjustified and arbitrary and needs to be reviewed.

I would, therefore, request your goodself kindly to look into the above matter and reduce the room tariff in respect of Guest Houses of A & N Administration at Kolkatta, Chennai and Delhi for government employees on duty and government employees on leave as the abnormal increase in the room rent by 500% is causing difficulties to the government employees.

Yours faithfully,

(D. Ayyappan)
General Secretary
Cell: 9434260430