Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 22nd March 2018:   Consequent upon relieving of Sh. Maninder Singh, IAS, Chairman Chandigarh Housing Board,w.e.f   22.03. 2018, the Administrator, U.T, Chandigarh is pleased to assign the charge of the post of Chairman Chandigarh Housing Board to Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS, Finance Secretary-cum- Secretary Housing, Chandigarh Administration in addition to his own duties till further order.   

Chandigarh, 22 nd March 2018 : It is for the information of general public/residents of Chandigarh that the Registering & Licensing Authority, UT, Chandigarh has started the process for affixing of High Security Registration Plates on vehicles already registered and are to be 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 from 29, November 2017. The owners of the vehicle having registration number of CH01-BN, CH01-BP and CH01-BQ 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 before 31.03.2018. 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 i.e. CH01-BN, CH01-BP and CH...

Chandigarh, 22 nd March 2018: World TB Day was observed today at Employees State Insurance, Dispensary, Sector-29, Chandigarh, catering to 109340 number of insured persons with 546700 number of beneficiaries. Chandigarh Administration is committed to control the tuberculosis disease in UT Chandigarh. In Chandigarh, 5590 number of patients have been diagnosed during the year 2017 against the target of 3480 given by the Central TB Division, Govt. of India, New Delhi, thereby achieving a target of 158 percent. The success rate of TB patients undergoing treatment is 91 percent. These patients were diagnosed in the Health Facilities comprising of Govt./Private Sector.   The diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis/ Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is being provided free of cost at all the Govt. Health Institutions. In Chandigarh, the DOTS Plus Site for MDR Cases has been set up at GMCH-32, Chandigarh. The DOTS Plus Site of Chandigarh is also catering to five Distr...

Chandigarh, 21 st March, 2018: Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan’s ( RAA), an initiative of MHRD, Govt. of India was started in the year 2015-16 with the objective to connect school based knowledge to life outside the school by making teaching and learning of Mathematics and Science, a joyful and meaningful activity. In UT, Chandigarh, this project was started in 2015-16 as per the guidelines of MHRD in three Govt. Schools on pilot basis. Thereafter, till 2017-18, it was extended to 40 Govt. schools. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali is the Mentoring Institute of UT, Chandigarh for Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan. Teachers of 40 Govt. schools prepared different projects and activities in the subject of Mathematics and Science under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan during the session 2017-18 under the guidance of Mentoring Institute. Teachers across the 40 schools demonstrated Projects and Activities during an event which was organized on 21.03.2018 at Govt. Model Sr...

Chandigarh, 15th March 2018:  The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to designate Sh. Jitender Yadav, IAS, Director Tourism, Union Territory Chandigarh as ex-officio Special Secretary Tourism, Chandigarh Administration, with immediate effect.

Chandigarh 20 th   March 2018:   New Excise Policy for the year 2018-19 aims at balancing the aspirations of the citizens, consumers, manufacturers, wholesalers and the Government 1. The Excise Policy 2018-19 would help to earn revenue approx. Rs. 450 crores in comparison with Rs. 354 crores last year and increase of approx. 27% over the corresponding last year. 2. The allotment of licensing units will be made by tendering system. 3. The no. of licensing units (CL/IMFL) has been increased from 77 to 93. 4. To promote low alcoholic contents beverages i.e. wine and to boost Indian Wine Industry, extra license fee / Excise duty has been reduced from Rs.20/- PBL to Rs.15/- PBL. 5. Beer will be cheaper in U.T., Chandigarh as extra license fee has been nominally increased from Rs. 20/- to Rs. 22/- per BL. There is no increase in the minimum Retailsale price of Beer in U.T., Chandigarh 6. Extra license fee / Excise Duty on CL has been nominally increa...