New decisions taken by Chandigarh Housing Board

Chandigarh, 6^th July, 2016: The Chandigarh Housing Board has taken the following decisions:-

1.	Permission for internal changes within the covered area of Chandigarh Housing Board Dwelling Units.

                        The Board has approved that procedure for extending any need based benefits be kept simple and there is no requirement for approval of the Board in extending any need based benefits in future, in order to cut  red tape. It has also been decided that allottees will submit a certificate of structural stability from a structural engineer registered with the Chandigarh Administration for the purpose of updating of records of Chandigarh Housing Board.

2.	GPA Transfer policy in respect of 12 Nos. Dwelling Units allotted to Kashmiri Migrants under the Rehabilitation Scheme in Indira Colony on Hire purchase & lease hold basis.

                        The Board has accorded the approval to formulate a special policy by Chandigarh Housing Board in respect of 12 Nos. Dwelling Units allotted to Kashmiri Migrants under the Rehabilitation Scheme in Indira Colony on Hire purchase & lease hold basis. In addition to normal transfer fee being charged by the Chandigarh Housing Board in General Housing Schemes, the Board has levied an additional penalty of 5% of collector’s rate on transfer of these dwelling units.

3.	Organizing ‘Yoga Workshop’ in the office premises of CHB.

           

            The Chandigarh Administration has decided to recognize “Yoga” as a sports discipline and place it in the priority category.  Chandigarh Housing Board has decided to organize ‘Yoga Workshops’ in the Chandigarh Housing Board as well as in all its housing colonies for maintaining good health and leading stress-free lives. It was also decided to have a yoga-cum-meditation room in the Chandigarh Housing Board.

4.	Linkage of Adhaar Numbers with Dwelling Units.

                        All the 64,000 Dwelling Units allotted by Chandigarh Housing Board should be linked with Adhaar Numbers. This process was started by the Chandigarh Housing Board last year. The Chandigarh Housing Board and the Estate Office, Chandigarh are to establish a linkage amongst both offices while transferring the properties. The Estate Office, U.T., Chandigarh has started online registration for transfer of property and the same software is being introduced in the Chandigarh Housing Board. 

5.	Development of Senior Citizen’s Homes.

                        It has been decided to reserve a chunk of two to five acres for the  purpose of development of Senior Citizen’s Homes.  The Estate Officer, U.T., Chandigarh shall make the  design/layout and details of Senior Citizen’s Homes  available to Chandigarh Housing Board.

6.	200 Two BR Flats under Self Financing Housing Scheme 2016 on lease hold basis in Sector-51, Chandigarh, Sub Scheme-B.

           

                        The Board has accorded approval as under:-

(i)              To ratify the decision of the Committee to round off the bids (which were not in multiples of Rs 50,000/-) to next higher multiple of Rs 50,000/-.

(ii)            The date of payment i.e., within 90 days from the date of issuance of ACDL (both days inclusive) under Sub scheme ‘B’ shall also be commenced from the date of issuance of ACDL to the successful applicants of Sub Scheme ‘A’.

(iii)          To prepare a waiting list of the balance bidders (sr. No. 51 to 67 of bidder’s list in descending order) as mentioned in the Agenda and allot the surrendered units, if any to the persons on the waiting list of Sub Scheme ‘B’. The waiting list shall remain operative upto 20^Th July 2016.