Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Celebration of National Voters Day 2016 Chandigarh, 25 th January, 2016: The Election Department , Chandigarh Administration celebrated the National Voters Day in the Government College for Girls, sector 42, Chandigarh today. Sh. Vijay Dev, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home secretary cum Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner cum Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Kashish Mittal, IAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner cum Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Sh. Prince Dhawan, IAS, SDM (Central), Smt. Kriti Garg, IAS SDM (South) and Dr. Tapasya Raghav, IAS, SDM (East) celebrated the auspicious day with the students of the college. The cultural programme was organized by the college in which various performances were showcased. The Adviser Sh. Vijay Dev, IAS, Advisor to the Administrator appreciated the way students enhanced the significance of the National Voters Day in such a beautiful way. He urged the audience t...

Award of Commendation Certificates on Republic Day, 2016 Chandigarh, 25 th  January, 2016:  Names of the Government employees and police-men for the award of Commendation Certificates on the occasion of Republic Day, 2016. Sr. No Name & Designation of employees/ person Recommendation received from whom Citation in Brief 1 Sh. Mahavir Singh, Junior Assistant, O/o Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Chandigarh Mob No : 8727097655 Deputy Commissioner, U.T., Commissioner Sh. Mahavir Singh joined service in the Deputy Commissioner’s office as Steno Typist and had worked in various important branches of the DC’s Office.  He is presently working as Misc. Assistant. He has been exhibiting sense of devotion toward duty, commitment and density of purpose wherever he has been put on duty.  His contribution and participation in arranging State Functions, VIP visits has been  of outstanding merit....

India-France Business Summit held at Chandigarh Chandigarh, January 24, 2016: In the India-France Business Summit held today at the Hotel Taj, Chandigarh organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry Northern Region, 16 B2B Agreements were signed between French &Indian companies in the presence of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi and H. E French President Francois Hollande. An MoU between AFD (the Agence Francaise de Developpement) and The Government of the Union Territory of Chandigarh was signed between Pascal Pacaut, Head of Asia Division, AFD, on the French side and Sh. Vijay Dev, Adviser of the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh. Under its FEXTE programme the French government will provide technical assistance on urban development. French Urban Development Experts from the French public sector will be based in the city. Experts in the fields of urban transport, water and waste treatment, solar energy, urban planning and architecture and heritage will assist the cit...

French President François Hollande and Prime Minister of India visits Chandigarh Chandigarh, 24 th January, 2016: H.E French President, Mr. François Hollande, today arrived in India and visited Chandigarh, with the Prime Minister of India, Sh. Narendra Modi. The two leaders as a part of their engagements during the State Visit jointly visited different locations in Chandigarh, namely Nek Chand Rock Garden, Capitol Complex, Government Museum & Art Gallery and The Taj Hotel, Chandigarh. H.E French President, Mr. François Hollande paid a visit to Chandigarh to witness the architecture of the renowned architect and creator of Chandigarh, Le Corbusier. During their visit to the Government Museum & Art Gallery, the Prime Minister and President Hollande congratulated the Indo-French team for their joint research work leading to this discovery. They underlined that this example of successful bilateral collaboration illustrated the long-standing cultural ties and enduring col...