Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, March 16, 2017:   In partial modification of Chandigarh Administration, Engineering Department Notification No. G-II/05/03 dated  21.10. 2005, all the V-1,  V-2,V-3 roads are hereby declared as Major District Roads with immediate effect except National Highway No.21 passing through the city via  Junctions No.  39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 49, 59, 58, 57, 56, 55 and 54 and THE Madhya Marg from Panchkula Border to Mullanpur Border passing via Junctions 43, 42, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17 and 16. The jurisdiction for development and maintenance of these roads on re-classification shall remain with the Chandigarh Administration and Municipal Corporation, as it is.

Chandigarh, March 15, 2017: To mark the occasion of World Consumer Rights Day, the Department of Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs & Legal Metrology, U.T., Chandigarh in collaboration with the Consumers Association, Chandigarh today organized a seminar at U.T. Guest House, Chandigarh for the awareness of the consumers about their rights, duties and references to the protection of the consumer interests against any kind of exploitation by the trade and industry. Sh. V.P. Singh Badnore, Governor of Punjab and Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh was the chief guest on this occasion. Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Secretary Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Sh. K.P.S Mahi, PCS, Additional Director, Food & Supplies and Consumer Affairs, UT, Chandigarh, members of Consumer Association, Chandigarh, Sh. Sarbjit Singh Pal Panesar, President District Forum-I, Sh. Rajan Dewan, President, District Forum-II, A...

Chandigarh, March 15, 2017: Chandigarh Housing Board has invited applications w.e.f. 30.1.2017 for allotment of flats/Dwelling units to the eligible oustees of UT under Self Financing Scheme on Leasehold/freehold Basis under “Chandigarh Allotment of dwelling units to the Oustees of Chandigarh, Scheme, 1996”.  The last date for close of the scheme was fixed on 28.2.2017 which has been further extended upto 15.3.2017. The Chandigarh Housing Board has offered i.e. 263 Dwelling Units 27 HIG (3BR), 102 MIG(2BR), 60 LIG(1BR) & 74 EWS (One Room) to various oustees, as per their option. The Registration and allotment of flats is only open to the Eligible Oustees of UT Chandigarh in cases of Land/House was acquired for which notification under section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act was issued before 31.10.2007. The allotment shall be subject to the provisions of Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971, as extended to U.T. of Chandigarh, the provisions of the Chandigarh Housing Board (Allotmen...