Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 2 nd   April, 2016 :   The double-decker roof top open tourist coach bus - entity of Chandigarh, was flagged off by Hon’ble Member of Parliament Smt. Kirron Kher, in the presence of Smt. Kavita Singh, IAS, Managing Director, CITCO, Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Tourism, Smt. Navjot Kaur, PCS, Chief General Manager, CITCO and other officers of Chandigarh Administration and Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, from the prominent tourist resort, Sukhna Lake, here today. It was like a dream come true for the city residents. During the inaugural ride, starting from the Sukhna Lake to Hotel Shivalikview, in Sector 17, there were officers from Chandigarh Administration, Municipal Corporation, tourists, visitors, students and children of all age group, who immensely enjoyed the ride. According to CITCO Managing Director Smt. Kavita Singh, IAS, “The Chandigarh Administration has always endevoured to add attractive features to attract tourists from across...

Chandigarh, 1st April, 2016: It is for the information of general public that a policy called as “Controlling of Places of Public Amusement, 2016” has been implemented and notified by the Chandigarh Administration, to maintain the law & order situation within the jurisdiction of Union Territory of Chandigarh. “Place of Public Amusement” means discotheque, pool game/virtual reality game/game machine parlours, bowling alleys.  This includes places where music, singing, dancing (excluding cinema) and facility of eating and consumption of Alcohol are provided to the customers or patrons in the prescribed premises/area with the purpose of running a commercial enterprise for pecuniary gains.   Any organizer desirous to operate the place of public amusement shall apply on the prescribed format, along with requisite documents required under the applicable Notifications in Chandigarh, to the Office of the District Magistrate, U.T. Chandigarh, within 15 days from the date of iss...

Chandigarh, 1 st April, 2016 :   The Housing Scheme for 200 Two Bed Room Flats under Self Financing Housing Scheme 2016 was launched today. However, since 1 st   April, 2016 was a bank holiday and all banks were closed under the Negotiable Instruments Act, no brochures were sold and no application forms under the scheme were deposited today. Bankers to the 200 Two Bed Room Self Financing Housing scheme 2016                     Under the 200 Two Bed Room Flats Self Financing Housing Scheme 2016 in Sector 51-A, Chandigarh, the Principal Banker is HDFC Bank.                     However, the following banks have been approved as nodal banks for sale of brochures and deposit of applications forms under the scheme:- 1.       Allahabad Bank, Sector 17-B, Chandigarh...

Chandigarh, 1 st April, 2016:  The Governor of Punjab, Haryana and Administrator of U.T, Chandigarh, His Excellency Sh. Kaptan Singh Solanki today inaugurated the 53 rd   National Maritime Day (NMD) at Haryana Raj Bhavan, U.T, Chandigarh. The inauguration ceremony was held at the Haryana Raj Bhavan, in which the’ Chairman National Maritime Day Celebrations Committee Chandigarh’ (an initiative of ‘Company of Master Mariners of India Chandigarh Chapter’), Capt MS Kahlon and Chairman FOSMA Mumbai, an association Capt Navin Passey, pinned the wearing apparel of the Administrator UT Chandigarh with the National Maritime Day Pin in the presence of other NMD Committee members. National Maritime day is celebrated on 5 th   April every year all over India, to commemorate the Sailing of First Indian Flag Vessel ‘’S.S. Loyalty” in 1919 from Mumbai to England, prior to which, all  trade to and from India was carried on British and other non-Indian flag ships. Thi...

Chandigarh, 1 st April, 2016: It has come to the notice of Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh that some of the hotels/restaurants/eateries, etc. within the jurisdiction of Chandigarh are levying service charge over and above the actual bills. The said service charge is without any authority of law and is not provided under any statute. The proceeds of the service charge are retained by the hotels/restaurants/eateries and not a charge collected by the Government.  As such, there is a large scale of resentment against the levy of this charge among the consumers. This levy, which is not supported by any law, tends to bring about manipulation of price in such a manner as to impose on the consumers, unjustified costs. The levy of service charge by hotels/restaurants/eateries is clearly a restrictive/unfair trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, District Magistrate, Chandigarh, is of the opinion that the service...

Chandigarh, 1 st April, 2016: One mobile Food Testing Laboratory was launched today by H.E Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Haryana, Administrator UT Chandigarh, 1 st April 2016 for U.T. Chandigarh. H.E Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki announced that this Mobile Food Testing facility is the first to be set up in the Country. The mobile van would be stationed at different locations every day as per a roster drawn out.  This route plan will be shared within the public so that they can avail of this testing facility. The laboratory will test raw food samples including milk at a nominal cost of only Rs.30/-. The Adviser to the Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, informed that the consumer who would get the food material tested would get the result immediately. This initiative would sensitize the Public to being cautious and aware about adulteration and the facility will provide an avenue for them to clear their doubts.  This initiativ...

Chandigarh, 31 st March, 2016: The Chandigarh Administration has been striving since long to make Chandigarh-‘a Kerosene Free City’. With the efforts of the Chandigarh Administration, from the 1 st April, 2016, the city will finally be declared kerosene free. Thus, no further distribution of SKO will be done from the month of April, 2016 and onwards. All the Kerosene Oil Depots (KODs) located in various areas of the city will be closed down with immediate effect.                       The Department has decided to facilitate the households presently using Subsidized Kerosene Oil (SKO),by making them to switch to the usage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as an alternate source of fuel. In the whole process, the following steps have been taken till date (31.03.2016):-

Chandigarh, March 31, 2016: Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary-cum- Chairman CITCO, U.T. Chandigarh inaugurated the newly refurbished and renovated Palm Restaurant in Hotel Parkview. Property of CITCO, this renowned place reflects rich interior and décor that enhances the ambiance of the restaurant and provides myriad mouth watering cuisines to its patrons in a contemporary and rich style. During the inauguration of its newly upgraded Palm restaurant at hotel Parkview, Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Chairman, CITCO stated that hotel Parkview, one of the oldest restaurants of the city beautiful, has quenched the residents’ thirst for delicious and succulent food and is already catering to a lion’s share of the society. With the latest improvements coupled with amazing amenities it would be able to provide better services to the clients. There is no denying the fact that it will undeniably offer high guest services to achieve optimum customer satisfaction level.

Chandigarh, 31 st March, 2016: As per the direction of Smt. Kriti Garg, IAS, SDM, South, a team consisting of Three Sanitary Inspector i.e. One Chief Sanitary Inspector and two Sanitary Inspector of Medical Office of Health, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, inspected the shops in Sector-35, Chandigarh and approximately 12 kg Plastic Items such as Plastic spoons, Plastic glasses, Plastic plates and polythene bags items were seized and a total of five challans had been issued to the violators.  Two challans of Rs 5000/- each and three challans of Rs. 500/- each were issued to the erring shopkeepers. The seized items were later sent to the dumping ground situated in Dadumajra for safe disposal of the same. Smt. Kriti Garg, IAS, SDM, South also appealed to the traders as well as general public to discourage the use of polythene/ plastic bags / plastic plates/ glasses and such allied items to make the city cleaner and garbage free. She also made an appeal to the general public t...

Chandigarh, 31 st March, 2016: Chandigarh Housing Board is launching the Self Financing Housing Scheme, 2016 for allotment of 200 two bed room flats on lease hold basis in Sector 51-A, Chandigarh. 

Chandigarh, 31 st March, 2016: It is for the information of general public/residents of Chandigarh that the Registering & Licensing Authority, UT, Chandigarh has started process for affixing of High Security Registration Plates on vehicles already registered in UT, Chandigarh at three notified locations i.e. the offices of R&LA, Sector-17, SDM(S), Sector-42, SDM (E), Indl. Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh. The owners of the vehicle having registration number of”CH03-Q” series shall apply for affixation of HSRP at their respective offices with the request on plain paper mentioning the detail of Chassis Number, Engine Number, Make, Model, copy of Registration Certificate of the vehicle, copy of valid insurance and copy of Identity Card of the owner within one month from the date of 01.04.2016. The original Registration Certificate (RC) is mandatory at the time of applying for the same. In case, if, the owners of the vehicle of above series do not affixed HSRP plates within the stip...

Chandigarh, 30 th March, 2016 : As per the direction of Smt. Kriti Garg, IAS, SDM South, a team of Sanitary Inspectors of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, inspected Baker Brothers , SCO No. 215, Sector 36-D and Sindhi Sweets , SCO No. 403, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh, where Plastic Items such as polythene bags, Plastic glass were found.  A pproximately 15kg polythene/carry bags, plastic glasses items were seized and challans of Rs 5000/- each were issued to the erring shopkeepers. The seized items were later sent to the dumping ground situated in Dadumajra for safe disposal of the same. Smt. Kriti Garg, IAS appealed to the traders as well as general public to discourage the use of polythene/ plastic bags / plastic plates/ glasses and such allied items to make the city cleaner and garbage free. She also made an appeal to the general public to shift to the safer options like jute/ cloth carry bags which are environment friendly and bio-degradable.

Chandigarh, 30 th   March, 2016 :-  In Supersession of all the previous order, H.E Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki, Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh is pleased to assign the charges of the various departments to the officers with immediate effect.

Chandigarh, 30 th   March, 2016 :-  The  Sound and Light Show timings at the Government Museum and Art Gallery, Sector 10-C, Chandigarh will be from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM with effect from 1 st April 2016. 

Chandigarh, 29 th   March, 2016 :-  The Central Treasury, Chandigarh will remain open up till 12:00 (Midnight) on 31.03.2016 or till the payments of all the bills/claims/cheques is cleared on 31.03.2016 whichever is later, to make the payments of all the claims of financial transactions valid for 2015-2016, so that no budgetary allocation is lapsed during the current financial year. 

Chandigarh, 28 th March, 2016 :- In compliance with the directions passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No.2740 of 2007 – State of U.P. & Ors. Vs. All U.P. Consumer Protection Bar Association vide order dated 14.1.2016, the Committee consisting of Hon’ble Dr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, Former Judge of Supreme Court of India as Chairman, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Rekha Sharma, Former Judge, High Court of Delhi and Sh. P.Venkata Rama Sastry, I.P.S., Joint Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, New Delhi as Members visited Chandigarh and attended a meeting with Hon’ble Presidents of Chandigarh, Punjab & Haryana State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Secretaries/Joint Secretaries of the respective States/U.T., in U.T. Guest House today and discussed the matters at length on all aspects in which reforms can be suggested to strengthen the Consumer Forum and make them more independent and powerful for speedy disposal of consumer complaints. In this rega...