Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh.30 July,2020:The Department of Technical Education-cum- Chandigarh Skill Development Mission, UT Chandigarh, participated in the 66th SKOCH Award 2020.   Today, the SKOCH Group announced specialized award based on the performances made by the organization/States/UTs, during the year 2019-20.  The whole selection process consisted of five rounds including short-listing, presentation, expert interview and voting.  Finally, the Director Technical Education-cum-MD CSDM has brought glory for Chandigarh by wining SILVER  in Governance for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) alongwith SKOCH ORDER OF MERIT.  Last year the department also won Skill Development Bronze award.

Chandigarh, 30th July 2020: The Department of Food & Supplies, UT, Chandigarh, transfers the monthly food subsidy amount, directly into the registered bank account of the registered beneficiaries.    For the month August, 2020 the registered beneficiaries under Priority Households Category will get Rs. 128.64 per month/per member and the registered Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) beneficiaries will get Rs. 900.48 per family per month.   The subsidy amount is revised by Government of India from time to time.    You are requested to check your registered bank account in this regard.   The beneficiaries can check the details of the registered bank account on the department’s website: www.chdfood.gov.in ® Transparency portal ® Check Aadhar/ Bank Link Status. ​​For any query or complaint, a toll free Helpline Number 1800-180-2068 or 1967 or Consumer Helpline Number 1800-180-2079 is in place.   The beneficiaries can also contact the District Food ...

Chandigarh.29 July,2020:Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Sh. VP Singh Badnore today presided over Daily War Room meeting.   The meeting was attended by Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser to the Administrator, Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home), Sh. Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police, Dr.G. Dewan, Director Health Services & Dr. Srinivasan, Representative of WHO at Punjab Raj Bhawan. The Administrator also interacted with Sh. AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, Sh. KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh, Deputy Commissioners of Mohali & Panchkula, Director-PGIMER and Director Principal, GMCH through Video Conferencing. WAR ROOM DIRECTIONS 1.At the outset Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT congratulated PGIMER for successfully conducting heart transplant on a 13 years’ old boy. 2.Dr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER stated that they have tested 866 covid sample...

The WHO Representative, Dr. Srinivasan Selvamani called on Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT today at Punjab Raj Bhawan and presented his report on fight against corona in Chandigarh.  In this detailed report, he appreciated the timely action of Chandigarh Administration in containing spread of infection in Bapu Dham Colony.  WHO Representative specifically appreciated strict Perimeter Control, setting up of Rapid Response Teams and involvement of Civil Defence as a part of containment strategy.  The efforts of the Administration for Aggressive Contact Tracing and Quarantine of Contacts was cited as a best practice which could be imitated by other States and UTs. Dr. Srinivasan Selvamani appreciated the quick action of Health Department in setting up a local Dispensary, which was opened round-the-clock for screening the total population of Bapu Dham.  He appreciated the intensive sanitization operation done by Municipal Corporation.  The report prai...

Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Sh. VP Singh Badnore today presided over Daily War Room meeting.   The meeting was attended by Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home) & Sh. Sanjay Beniwal, Director General of Police at Raj Bhawan. The Administrator also interacted with Sh. AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, Sh. KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh,   Deputy Commissioners of Mohali & Panchkula, Director-PGIMER, Director Health Services and Director Principal, GMCH through Video Conferencing. WAR ROOM DIRECTIONS 1.Dr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER stated that they have tested 770 covid samples, out of which 54 samples from various states were found positive.   Dr. BS Chavan, Director Principal, GMCH stated that they have tested 335 covid samples since the last video conference on 24/07/2020, out of which 34 were found positive.   Out of positive cases, 25 belo...

Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Sh. VP Singh Badnore today presided over Daily War Room meeting.  The meeting was attended by Sh. Manoj Parida, Adviser, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. Arun Gupta, Principal Secretary (Home) & Sh. Sanjay Beniwal,  Director General of Police at Raj Bhawan. The Administrator also interacted with Sh. AK Sinha, Finance Secretary, Sh. KK Yadav, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation and Sh. Mandip Singh Brar, Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh,  Deputy Commissioners of Mohali & Panchkula, Director-PGIMER, Director Health Services and Director Principal, GMCH through Video Conferencing. WAR ROOM DIRECTIONS 1.Dr. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER stated that they have tested 733 covid samples, out of which 38 samples from various states were found positive.  Dr. BS Chavan, Director Principal, GMCH stated that they have tested 166 covid samples, out of which 22 were found positive.  Out of positive cases, 18 belong...

24 July,2020.Chandigarh: A webinar on Geographic Information System(GIS) was conducted by SPIC   under the aegis of Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration   for senior Officials of UT. This webinar is first of its kind which has been organized for UT Officials to give an overview of the GIS technology which is extensively being used in smart city projects. Such webinars are need of the hour to keep   senior officials well aware of the emerging technologies which can be utilized in delivering   effective &efficient    governance. The webinar was designed for giving a brief introduction to how geography matters and how GIS is used in our daily routine. The   idea is to make officials understand the basic concept of GIS and its application in different organizations .The webinar was focused on   need of GIS   to create    support system   for planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of ...

Chandigarh, July 23: Post Lockdown 2, the Hospitality Industry has been entirely functional following the guidelines of the Government of India. Amid the Coronavirus crisis, in addition to hygienic services, CITCO is all set to offer sanitized & safe surroundings to its guests and visitors in its properties. CITCO’s 5-star property — Hotel Mountview, has revamped all its service protocols to welcome its guests with much fervour and keenness. Get ready to savour the delicacies and experience one of the most memorable services as the hotel resumes business from tomorrow, i.e July 24 onwards and open its gates for its guests. Keeping pace with the present times, Hotel Mountview will strictly adhere to standard operating procedure to provide greater care to the guests. The SOPs include temperature check on arrival for all residential and non- residential guests, masks (covering nose and mouth) are essential to proceed for check-in facility, luggage will be disinfected on arr...