Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, March 22 nd , 2017: On the 121 st Birth Anniversary of Architect Le Corbusier’s cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, H.E Sh. V.P Singh Badnore, Governor Punjab and Administrator, U.T Chandigarh inaugurated the Pierre Jeanneret museum today along with Sh. Parimal Rai, IAS, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Maninder Singh, IAS, Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board, Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Tourism, Sh. Kapil Setia, Chief Architect, Sh. Mukesh Anand, Chief Engineer, Sh. S.D Sharma, Senior most architect, Smt. Sumit Kaur, Former Chief Architect and other senior officials of the Chandigarh Administration.       The museum is dedicated to the contribution of Jeanneret to Chandigarh that has been set up on the ground floor of the house whereas the three bedrooms on the first floor are proposed to be made into guest rooms for researchers and architects. The museum has sections dedicated to his residential, education and furniture design besides personal ima...

Chandigarh, 22 nd March, 2017: CHB is planning affordable housing for middle income group residents of the Urban Areas of Chandigarh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Housing for All (Urban) Schemes under the component of Credit linked subsidy scheme.  Under the MIG-I scheme, beneficiaries living in Urban area of Chandigarh are eligible for an interest subsidy of 4% on a loan upto Rs. 9 lacs for new construction/addition of rooms, kitchen, toilet etc. to existing dwelling units provided that the carpet area of houses being constructed or enhanced under this component of the mission should be 61- 90 square meters . Under the MIG-II scheme, beneficiaries living in Urban area of Chandigarh are eligible for an interest subsidy of 3% on a loan of Rs. 12 lacs for new construction/addition of rooms, kitchen, toilet etc. to existing dwelling units provided that the carpet area of houses being constructed or enhanced under this component of the mission should be between 91- 11...

Chandigarh, 21 st March, 2017: Hon’ble Prime Minister has envisioned ‘Housing for ALL’ by 2022 when the Nation completes 75 years of its independence. In this direction Govt. of India has launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Housing for All (Urban) Scheme.  Chandigarh Housing Board is carrying out the demand survey from the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) households and Lower Income Groups (LIG) living in urban areas of Chandigarh for credit linked subsidy and affordable flats in Chandigarh from 20.3.2017 to 20.04.2017. Under the Credit linked subsidy, beneficiaries living in Urban area of Chandigarh are eligible for an interest subsidy @ 6.5% on Rs. 6 lacs for new construction/addition of rooms, kitchen, toilet etc. to existing dwelling units provided that the carpet area of houses being constructed or enhanced under this component of the mission should be upto 30 square meters and 60 square meters for EWS and LIG respectively and construction/enhancement is as per byela...

Chandigarh, 21 st March, 2017: Department of Forest & Wildlife of Chandigarh Administration along with NGO, Yuvsatta organized World Forestry Day Celebrations at Kansal Log Hut today where 200 School students of Govt. Girls Model Sr. Sec. School, Sector 18D, Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Sector 33D & Govt. Model Sr. Sec. School, Sector 46D participated. Giving information about the initiative, Sh. Santosh Kumar, IFS,  Chief Conservator of Forests   shared that each year on March 21 st , World Forestry Day celebrations provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of. As despite all of priceless ecological, economic, social and health benefits, global deforestation continues at an alarming rate and accounts for 12 to 20 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. So every increasing need today is to sensitize and promote awareness among the people, especially the youngsters-the generation next. Ce...

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION Press Release Charges Assigned   Chandigarh, 21 st March, 2017: Consequent upon proceeding on official tour from 22.03.2017 to 25.03.2017 by Sh. Anurag Agarwal, IAS, Home Secretary, Chandigarh Administration and Sh. Baldeo Purushartha, IAS, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to order that the charges being held by them shall be looked after by the following officers, in addition to their own duties, till the officers join back:- Sr. No. Name and Designation of the Officer Department assigned as 1. Sh. K.K. Jindal, IAS, Secretary Personnel 1.      Home Secretary 2.      Secretary Police 3.      Secretary Prisons 4.      Secretary Revenue 5.      Secretary  ...

Chandigarh, 21 st March, 2017: Consequent upon proceeding on official tour from 24.03.2017 to 26.03.2017 by Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Chandigarh Administration, Union Territory, Chandigarh, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to order that the following charges being held by him shall be looked after by Dr. S.B. Deepak Kumar, IAS, Secretary Technical Education, Chandigarh Administration, in addition to his own duties, till the office joins back:- 1.      Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate 2.      Estate Officer 3.      Excise & Taxation Commissioner 4.      Labour Commissioner 5.      Registrar Cooperative Societies 6.      Agriculture Census Commissioner 7.      President, Zila Sainik Welfare  Board 8.      Secretary Chief  Electoral Officer 9.   ...

Chandigarh, 20 th March, 2017: Chandigarh Housing Board had 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 being 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 (Al...