Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 9 th  March 2018:  WHEREAS, it has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, Chandigarh that there is mushrooming of BPOs, prominently known as Call Centres, Corporate Houses, Media Houses, Companies, Organizations and firms in Chandigarh and near-by areas, offering employment opportunity to youth. The employees including women from various parts of the neighbouring states are staying in different parts of city and other adjoining cities/villages. Their employers are providing cab services for the purpose of picking and dropping them from their places of stay to office and back. As these organizations are functioning round the clock, the cabs are ferrying employees even at late night hours. These cabs are hired on contract and their operators and drivers are not properly monitored to ensure safe & secure transportation of employees, resulting in grave danger to human life, safety & security of employees, especial...

Chandigarh, 9 th  March 2018: Whereas it has been made to appear to Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh that a large number of commercial places/shops have come up in Chandigarh popularly known as Cyber Cafes and a large number of people visit these places to use the facilities available there including e-mail facilities. And, that certain anti-social elements, criminals and terrorists may  use these facilities to mislead the security/investigation agencies, create panic in the public, endanger the security of general public, VIPs and government institutions, and help the terrorist activities directly affecting the security of the State. And whereas, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, I.A.S., District Magistrate, U.T., Chandigarh, is of the opinion that immediate action is necessary to take speedy recourse to prevent danger to human lives from any terrorist act which may affect the security of the State and disturb the public peace and tranquill...

Chandigarh, 9 th  March 2018: The Industries Department, U.T., Chandigarh has organized a three daysIndustrial Fair CHANDIKRIT-2018 at Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh which was inaugurated today by Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Secretary Industries-cum-Secretary Finance in the presence of Smt. Radhika Singh, HCS, Director Industries, and other senior officers of Chandigarh Administration. The three day Industrial Fair will give a unique platform to around hundredMicro, Small and Medium scale industrial entrepreneurs for exhibiting and marketingtheir products from 9 th  March to 11 th  March, 2018 .  CHANDIKRIT is an industrial fair that is organized annually by the Industries Department, U.T., Chandigarh with an aim to provide the local industry a direct interface with the public to showcase their products. This fair also offers a colourful display of cultural events, food stalls, and some star performances. Organized with active participation of Chandigarh I...

Chandigarh, 8th March 2018:  Ms. Madhu Mahajan, IRS, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, North West Region, Chandigarh today, handed over 20 Bins carrying the message of “Operation Clean Money” to the Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.  Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh was also present and appreciated the Vertical Garden initiative at Aayakar Bhawan taken up as a part of the Swachhta Abhiyaan. Briefing the officers present, she explained that the Vertical Garden contributed to aesthetics and also improved indoor and outdoor climate by reducing greenhouse-gases like CO2 and NO2. Reiterating the message of Operation Clean Money, the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax said that the department was committed to collecting the right amount of tax at the right time and providing quality tax payer services. She appealed to all citizens of the Tricity to keep their date with Advance Tax  on...

Chandigarh, 8th March 2018: In supersession of Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department Notification bearing No. 1/5/36-H-III(7)-2015/9143 dated 05/05/2015 in exercise of powers conferred by clause(i) of Sub-section (1) of Section 67 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to issue following directions to the State Transport Authority, U.T., Chandigarh: DIRECTIONS The State Transport Authority, U.T., Chandigarh shall ensure that the maximum rate of fare for stage carriages in the Union Territory, Chandigarh / Tri-City (M.C. Limit) is fixed as under, with effect from 12/03/2018 :- (A) Bus Fare (Local) Sr. No Nature of buses Fare for Kms. Fare (for Tri-city / Local operations) 1. Non-AC Bus (i)         Upto 05 KMs             : (ii)       05 ...