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PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU (DEFENCE WING)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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‘हर काम दे श के नाम’

New Delhi, Vaisakha 22, 1944

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves Enhanced Scales of

Accommodation - 2022 for the Armed Forces

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved revised Scales of

Accommodation 2022 (SoA) for Defence Services on 12 May 2022. This will
ensure contemporary specifications in future projects and better standards
of living for the personnel of the Armed Forces.

The implementation of Scales of Accommodation – 2022, would be

tremendous improvement in built facilities/ infrastructure and
specifications commensurate to contemporary requirements. Optimisation of
Defence land usage by using multi-storeyed construction and austerity
measures by combining of common facilities have been emphasized. These
would ensure better working and living conditions for the Defence personnel
including Defence civilians. Amenities in all public buildings for persons
with disabilities have been introduced and gender commonality in all
specifications has been ensured.

The Scales of Accommodation (SoA) defines the authorization for

construction facilities for operational, functional, training, administrative,
living and recreation facilities for the Defence Services. These Scales are
applicable for all the three Defence Services and the Indian Coast Guard.
The previous SoA was approved by the Government in Oct 2009. With
induction of new units, technological facilities and equipment profile,
requirements of operational readiness, increased threat perception, concept
of sustainable development including contemporary industry standards and
enhanced aspirations of users for improved living standards, there was an
inescapable necessity for revision of the SoA 2009.

The revision of Scales of Accommodation will enhance infrastructure

development, enable usage of modern technology, give more flexibility to the
executives and cater for users’ aspirations. The enhanced Scales will also be
in line with the Government vision and programmeslike Swatch Bharat,
Sugamya Bharat, Digital India, Green Buildings, Sustainable Development,
Renewable Energy, reduction of Carbon Footprint, etc.

The Military Engineer Services (MES) is a premier construction

agency and one of the pillars of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian
Army which provides rear line engineering support to the Armed Forces
and associated organisations of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). MES carries
out multifarious construction activities for the Military
stations/cantonments such as residential and office buildings, hospitals,
roads, runways and marine structures across the country including border
areas. Besides conventional buildings, MES is also involved in the
construction of complex laboratories, factories, workshops, hangars,
ammunition storage facilities, dockyards, jetties/ wharves and other
complex/ special structures.

On this momentous occasion the Raksha Mantri congratulated all the

Defence Services and urged MES to continue its contribution towards
Nation Building by providing better infrastructure services to the Armed
Forces.

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