CPWD Norms

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Subject: New Plinth Area Norms- for General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) to be constructed for Central Govt. Employees and its applicability to all Govt. Departments Ministry of Urban Development (MOUD) is the Nodal Ministry for providing houses under General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) to be constructed for Central Govt. Employees all over India. The present Plinth area Norms had been fixed in 1987by Ministry of Urban Development for Type I to Type VI catering to the needs of the Govt.employees at that time and has not been revised since then. However the lifestyle has changed drastically since then, therefore need was felt to revise these plinth area norms specifications keeping in mind modern household gadgets like refrigerator, washing machine, microwave, AC's etc., Car parking requirements instead of Scooter/Cycle have also increased manifold. New trend of multistoried construction in place of Low rise construction, because of scarcity land, resulting in space crunch for certain facilities like clothes drying space. Hence a separate balcony for drying of wet clothes in the form of utility balcony has been provided in all the categories of houses in the revised plinth area norms for Type-I to Type-VIII qtrs. The Comparison between Existing Plinth Area Norms & New Plinth Area Norms 2012 is as under: New Plinth Area Norms for Dwelling Units from Type- I to Type-VI and new Plinth Area Norms for Type VII & Type VIII Quarters to be constructed for Central Govt. Employees in General Pool and its applicability to all Central Govt. Ministries / Departments shall be as per Table below;
Type
Eligibility as / Grade Pay / Fixed Pay
Area
Unit Area (Main

Sq. m.
Stairs/ Circulatio n
Sq. m.
Balcony
Utility area / Balcony

Sq. m.
Cycle/Scooter shed/ Garage

Sq. m.
Remarks
Sq. m.
Existing Type- I Rs. 1300 - 1800 New Existing Type- II Rs. 1900 - 2800 New Existing Rs. 4200 - 4800 Type- IV Main Unit Servant Qtr-1 Rs. 5400 and above New Existing New
34.00 40.80 45.00 54.00 55.75 63.00 83.60 86.00 17.00
5.0 7.00 5.0 7.00 5.00 7.00 5.5 7.00 -
7.45 6.50 7.45 6.50 7.45 6.50 7.60 12.00 2.50
NIL 2.50 NIL 2.50 NIL 3.50 NIL 3.50
2.50
As /Parking Norms
Cycle shed -100%
2.50
As /Parking Norms
Cycle shed -100%
Type- III
4.20
As /Parking Norms
Scooter shed -100%
4.20
As per Parking Norms
Scooter shed -100%

Servant room shall be part of the house without provision of separate staircase,
however Kitchenette & toilet be provided within the unit area specified for servant room. Additionally covered parking space as per local master plan norms subject to minimum one car per quarter will be provided Servant room shall be part of the house without provision of separate staircase, however Kitchenette & toilet be provided within the unit area specified for servant room.
Type- IV (Special)
Existing
111.48
8.52
NIL
4.20
Main Unit Servant Qtr-1 Rs. 6600 and above New
106.00 7.00 17.00 12.00 2.50 3.50
139.35 Type- V Existing 18.60
6.00 4.50
9.85
NIL
20.90
Garage 75%
Main Unit Servant Qtr-1
Rs. 7600 and above
New
145.00 21.50 203.50
7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
12.00 3.50 21.50 3.50
4.50
Independent Servant Quarter having Room, Kitchen, Toilet and separate staircase being shared by two DUs * Nos. of Quarters - 1 Nos. for TypeV
Type- VI
Existing
21.50
NIL
Garage 75%
Main Unit Rs. 10000 and above Servant Quarter-1 Type- VII New
203.50 21.50
7.00 7.00
21.50 3.50
4.50
Independent Servant Quarter having Room, Kitchen, Toilet and separate staircase being shared by two DUs * Nos. of Quarters - 1 Nos. for Type VI
Existing
There are no norms for multi-storeyed buildings.
Type- VII Main Unit Servant Quarter-2 Type- VIII Main Unit Servant Quarter-4 Rs. 80000 (Fixed) and above Existing
There are no norms for multi-storeyed buildings.
Rs. 75000 (Fixed)
New
287.00 21.50
7.00 7.00
35.00 4.00
9.00
Independent Servant Quarter having Room, Kitchen, Toilet and separate staircase being shared by two servant qtrs. * Nos. of Quarters - 2 Nos. for Type VII
403.00 New 21.50
7.00 3.50
45.00 4.00
12.00
Independent Servant Quarter having Room, Kitchen, Toilet and separate staircase being shared by four servant qtrs. * Nos. of Quarters - 4 Nos. for Type VIII
For multistoried flats, where the provision of lifts and lift lobbies, wider staircase, additional Fire Escape staircases and extra space for their entry is necessary, additional area over and above the standard plinth area have been provide in all the categories of houses in the revised plinth area norms for Type-I to Type-VIII qtrs. After lot of deliberations enhanced Plinth Area Norms for various categories/type of quarters i.e. Type I to Type VIII & specifications have been finalized and approved by MOUD. Complete proposal of Revised Plinth Area norms & specifications is uploaded on the website of CPWD.

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Eligibility as / Grade Pay / Fixed Pay

Unit Area (Main

Utility area / Balcony

Cycle/Scooter shed/ Garage

34.00 40.80 45.00 54.00 55.75 63.00 83.60 86.00 17.00

5.0 7.00 5.0 7.00 5.00 7.00 5.5 7.00 -

7.45 6.50 7.45 6.50 7.45 6.50 7.60 12.00 2.50

NIL 2.50 NIL 2.50 NIL 3.50 NIL 3.50

Cycle shed -100%

Cycle shed -100%

Scooter shed -100%

Scooter shed -100%

Main Unit Servant Qtr-1 Rs. 6600 and above New

106.00 7.00 17.00 12.00 2.50 3.50

As per Parking Norms

139.35 Type- V Existing 18.60

Main Unit Servant Qtr-1

Rs. 7600 and above

145.00 21.50 203.50

7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00

12.00 3.50 21.50 3.50

As per Parking Norms

There are no norms for multi-storeyed buildings.

Rs. 75000 (Fixed)

403.00 New 21.50

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