Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 10 th  July, 2019:  The 9th Civil Military Liaison Conference was held today under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore. The meeting started with the welcome address by Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh who emphasized that Civil and Military authorities are two wheels of a cart, which move together in the service of the nation. Further, Army Commander, Headquarter Western Command Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh, PVSM, AVSM**, VSM shared that overwhelming support has been received from Chandigarh Administration on the different matters of concern, and the officials have been supporting in resolving the matters of mutual concern. The Administrator presiding over the conference, emphasized that the primary objective of the conference is to advice, devise and innovate and to ensure better coordination and liaison between the Armed Forces and the Civilian Authorities. Further, t...

Chandigarh, 9 th  July, 2019:  The objective of all the National programmes is to provide seamless and unhindered services to all categories of beneficiaries with focused and attentive care to children and adolescents. R ashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)  and   Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram  ( RKSK) Programme in Chandigarh is conceptualized as per GoI norms to cater to the health of 0-6 years old children in anganwadis and 6-18 years old children in schools. As of now, the programme is being implemented through the centralized system operational from Civil Dispensary, Sector 19. With the change in the scenario at the National level wherein the primary health has been focused, the Health Department has restructured the same by converting some Health facilities i.e. Civil Dispensaries into Health and Wellness Centers and shall be implementing the same for the rest of the health facilities in the near future where the delivery of comprehensive heal...

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:   The Chandigarh Administration today organized a Regional Workshop on Elimination of Bonded Labour System, including Child Labour, Inter-State Migrant Workers and Human trafficking at Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector 43, Chandigarh under the aegis of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi. The workshop was presided over by Justice Sh. P.C Pant, Hon’ble Member, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. In his Inaugural address, he urged upon the rehabilitation of rescued bonded laborers and showed his concern upon effective implementation of various acts formulated for elimination of bonded labour and prosecution of the offenders. All the participating speakers were of the view that the bonded labour pre-dominantly in the unorganized sector which employs majority of the labour force in India.  The present form is more common in the field of agricultural, mining,...

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:  It is for the information to the general public/residents of Chandigarh that the registration for participating in e-auction of left over vehicle registration numbers of series “CH01-BX, “CH01BW”, “CH01-BV,  “CH01-BU”, “CH01-BT” & “CH01-BS” will be started from 08.07.2019 (10:00AM) and will continue till 15.07.2019 (05:00 PM). The e-auction/bidding will be started from 16.07.2019 (10:00 AM) to 18.07.2019 ((05:00PM). The owner of the vehicle can register himself/herself on the National Transport website:  https://vahan.parivahan.gov.in/fancy  and the link of the same is available on the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website:  www.chdtransport.gov.in  and obtain the vehicle who has purchased the vehicle at Chandigarh address only will be allowed to participate in e-auction. Sale Letter i.e. Form No. 21, UID i.e. Aadhaar Card and address proof of Chandigarh are mandatory to participate in the e-...

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:  Chandigarh Administration has always made efforts to fill up the vacant posts by inviting applications in different leading newspapers so that eligible/deserving candidates can get an opportunity. As per Punjab Recruitment of Ex Servicemen Rules, 1982 as applicable in Chandigarh, 13% vacancies in direct recruitment are reserved for Ex Servicemen. The Rules further provide that “where an Ex Serviceman is not available for recruitment against a reserved vacancy, such a vacancy shall be reserved to be filled by recruitment of the wife or dependent child of an ex serviceman, who has neither been recruited against a reserved vacancy under these rules.” It has been noticed that sufficient number of posts in group B& C reserved for Ex Servicemen are lying vacant in various departments of Chandigarh Administration. Therefore, it is for the information of the public that eligible ex servicemen or their wives or wards may apply for the posts being ad...

Chandigarh, 4 th July 2019: During the month of June, 10 days special camps for collection of outstanding rent from Small Flats were organized by the Chandigarh Housing Board at 07 locations namely Dhanas, Ramdarbar, Maulijagran, Sector-38, West Sector-49, Sector-56 and at   Industrial Area Phase-I. It was found during the camps that total dues were Rs. 5.28 crores and during the month of June the total collection was about Rs. 6.50 crores. During the camp, about 2300 allottees cleared their dues; however dues more than Rs. 20 crores are still pending. Chandigarh Housing Board has issued Final Show Cause Notices to 250 allottees and first time notices to 6000 allottees who have failed to clear the pending dues. They have been given 15 days time to clear their dues failing which, their allotment will be cancelled and proceedings for their eviction will be initiated. Considering huge number of defaulters, the CHB has decided to organize   three days camp for collect...

Chandigarh, July 3, 2019:   The Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Shri V.P. Singh Badnore today directed the officers concerned to strengthen the drainage system in Chandigarh and carry out thorough cleanliness of the drains to avoid any inconvenience to the people of City Beautiful Chandigarh in the ensuing rainy season. The Governor also asked the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh to take effective step to streamline the drainage especially around the roundabouts so that the water flows smoothly without any obstacles. He also asked them to identify the blocked drains in and around the residential areas and complete the tasks of repairing/opening these drains before the start of monsoons. Besides, he also urged the people to come forward and inform the Administration about water logging in any part of the city. Shri Badnore assured the people of Chandigarh that the Administration was fully geared up to tackle the coming monsoons and th...