HOLIDAY HOMES FOR DEF PERS

HOLIDAY HOMES

Holiday Homes have been authorized and constructed at a number of hill stations and tourist places for defence personnel. We hope the users find the following information useful.

A number of old age homes, holiday homes and rest houses/Sarais have been created and made available for the veterans by various organisations. It is our endeavor to compile and make available such accommodation and Housing options for the veterans ease and comfort. The veterans may access the additional information by downloading the files or following the links listed below.

Stations	Accommodation Available		Contact Details
	Officers	JCOs/OR
Agra	-	04 JCOs and 12 ORs	Station HQ Agra Tele Mil 2102 and Civ 05622-452109
Amritsar	04	06	HQ 15 Inf Div, C/O 56 APO
Bambolim	07	-	OIC Army Holiday Home, 5 TTR (HQ 2 STC) Mil Tele 6770 and Bambolim, Goa – 1, Tele-225870, 227182 Extn 509 03 rooms controlled by HQ MG & G Area and 04 rooms by 2 STC
Darjeeling	09	02 JCOs and 06 ORs	For booking please contact as per details below:- Brig and above – HQ 33 Corps Q branch Mil Tele – 2646/2752 Colonel and below – HQ 27 Mountain Division Q Branch Mil Tele 2446/2448. JCOs /ORs HQ 123 Mountain Brigade (Station Cell Jalapahar) Mil Tele 2240/2204 AQMG(Ops & Maint), HQ 33 Corps, C/O 99 APO
Jaipur	36	14 JCOs and 14 ORs	HQ South Western Command. Contact Col Q Works II. Mil Tele – 2739/2978 or OIC Holiday Home at 0141-2360339 and Mil Tele 6080.
Kasauli	15	-	HQ Western Command and Stn HQ Kasauli control 04 and 11 suites respectively and can be contacted at Mil Tele 2750/2752 (Comd HQ) and 6242 (Stn HQ)
Kausani	-	04	HQ Dehradun Sub Area, Uttarakhand
Kolkotta	04	-	AQMG(Ops), HQ East Command, Kolkotta
Leh	07	-	HQ 14 Corps, C/O 56 APO, Mil Tele 2750.
Mt. Abu	04	16	SSO Mt Abu, Adhoc Station HQ Mt Abu, Rajasthan Offrs may contact HQ 12 Corps at Tele. 4200122345 and JCO/Ors may contact at Tele. 4420302005. Mil Tele 2128/2008/2011 for HQ 12 RAPID/ Station HQ Mount Abu.
Mussoorie	10	12	HQ Uttarakhand Sub Area Q Branch. Contact Holiday Home Arcadia & Mandakini. Mil Tele- 6212 and Civ Tele 0135-2706212
Nainital	40	07 JCOs and 10 ORs	HQ Uttar Bharat Area (Q) Branch, C/O ASC School, Mtn Trg Wg, Nainital Tele Mil 6181 and Civ 0581-2406181
Ooty	19		Ratan Tata Holiday Home, C/O HQ MRC,  Wellington Tele Mil. 2601. Civ 0423-24422165
Palani	04		Palm Grove Holiday Home, Idduman Koil Road, Palani (Tamil Nadu)Tele. 04525251100 and Tele. 04232237898 (MRC, Wellington)
Palchan, Manali	09	12 JCOs and 30 ORs	HQ 21 Sub Area, Mil Tele 6208.
Panaji	31	-	16 rooms controlled by HQ MG & G Area and 15 rooms by HQ 2 STC, Mil Tele – 6506, 6661, 6770/6508.
Puri	08	04 JCOs and 08 ORs	Managed by Central Command and controlled by Stn HQ Bhubaneshwar.  Tele Mil 460125-6214 and Civil 0771-2575040/2575015/2575045 More Information can be accessed on its website www.holidayhomepuri.com. Booking can be done on phone number 06752-231177. Per day charges are ;- ·         Officer - Rs-300/- ·         JCOs - Rs-200/- ·         Ors - Rs-100/- Ø Civilians paid out of Defence Estimates ·         Officer equivalents - Rs-400/- ·         JCO equivalents - Rs-300/- ü ·         OR equivalents - Rs-200/-
Ranikhet	07	05 JCOs	Holiday Home, Stn HQ Ranikhet Tele Mil. 2002. Civ 05966-222045
Rishikesh	01	02	HQ Dehradun Sub Area, Uttarakhand
Shillong	12	03 JCOs and 11 ORs	Contact for Officers booking No 2 Air Maintenance Cell (HQ 101 Area)  Tele Mil 6249/6087 and Civil 0364-2300090 Contact for JCOs/ORs booking HQ 101 Area (EME Branch)  OIC Holiday Home, HQ 101 Area, C/O 99 APO
Shimla	04	-	HQ Western Command and Stn HQ Shimla control 01 and 03 suites respectively and can be contacted at Mil Tele 2750/2752 (Comd HQ) and 6242 (Stn HQ). You may contact Q Branch, HQ PH and HP Area, Ambala, Haryana also for booking.
Srinagar	12	15	HQ 15 Corps/Stn HQ Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Mil Tele 2754/2397
Shirdi	05	03 JCOs and 02 Dormitory (OR)	Saigrah, Sainik Aramgrah Shirdi, Tele. 02423-257477 (Adm Branch HQ MIRC, Tele 3146). Please go through the information at bottom of the page before visiting.
Tirupati	18 + 10* (*Dormitory)		Tirumala Tirupati Sainik Niwas, Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh, Tele 08772277007, Fax. 04425361252 (HQ ATNK&K Area

 

You can download the file by following the link – Holiday-Home-Facilities .

In addition there are Sainik Rest Houses/ Sainik Sarais which provide facilities for stay to the retired and serving Defence personnel.

Sainik Rest Houses/ Sainik Sarais

A large number of Sainik Rest Houses/ Sainik Sarais have been constructed across the country for the benefit of the Ex-servicemen/ military veterans. These offer cheap boarding facilities to the defence personnel. You may view the complete list of Sainik Rest Houses by following the link – Sainik Rest Houses.

We also have a Gorkha Sainik Aramgarh at Lucknow which is exclusively for Gorkha Soldiers and dependents. Located near Command Hospital Lucknow it is ideal for those Gorkha Soldiers or their dependents who require medical treatment. You may view further details by clicking on the following link- GORKHA SAINIK ARAMGARH AT LUCKNOW

Also we have a large number of NCC units, having a large percentage of local staff, covering almost every nook and corner of the country who may be approached for assistance in accommodation.

Holiday Homes of Central Government

Another facility which can be utilized by the defence persons is the holiday homes managed and controlled by the Ministry of Urban Development (Directorate of Estates and CPWD). You may access the details of these Holiday Homes by clicking on the following link – Holiday Homes of Central Government.

You can view the Terms and Conditions for the Holiday Homes of Central Government by clicking the link below:-

Terms and Conditions for the Holiday Homes of Central Government

For checking availability and booking please click the following website link – holidayhomes.nic.in

Special Darshan for Faujis at THIRUPATI

Please note Thirupati shrine management permits you and your family (dependents) special VIP Darshan on payment of Rs. 300/- per head. You can be out in less than 2 hours irrespective of any huge rush. Entry point is 'SUPADAM', YOU NEED TO CARRY YOUR I-CARD AND DEPENDENT CARD.

ALSO, Indian Army has built a beautiful Guest house called, ' SAINIK VIHAR'. It is on top as soon you reach on top on your left before the main arch after security there is a road to police station when you enter there you will see sign boards to this place. Contact details and booking details are as follows:

Coordinated by HQ ATNK & K Area, 'A' Branch, Chennai 600 009

FAX 044 25361252

Army Exchange Chennai 044 25316199

Local No Sainik Vihar: 08772277007

Important Information for persons visiting Shirdi Shrine

Online booking/registration for devotees is carried out by Shrine Board. For online registration the website is https://online.sai.org.in/bookDarshan.do?parameter=bookDarshan.

Timing Temple is open round the clock for normal Darshan expect one hour prior to Aarti timings, which are:-

Type of Aarti	Start Time (Hrs)	Devotees to be in by (Hrs)	Issue of IVP Passes (Hrs) Morning
Morning Kakad Aarti                            0430                                             0300	0430	0300	One day prior before 2100hr on physical arrival
Noon Aarti	1200	1100
Sunset Aarti	1845	1800
Shej Aarti	2200	2100

 

Passes are only being issued from PRO Office at Shirdi on physical arrival of devotees whose photograph is being clicked and verified at the gate. VIP passes now issued only to officers of rank of Brigadiers and above (including retired) and not to dependents/relatives.

Note: There could be changes in the contact details or more stations could have got added. The readers/users are requested to kindly intimate us the details for updation on the website. The readers may send the details at fauziveterans@outlook.com and manyog@outlook.com.