Department of Public Relations, Chandigarh Administration

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:   The Chandigarh Administration today organized a Regional Workshop on Elimination of Bonded Labour System, including Child Labour, Inter-State Migrant Workers and Human trafficking at Chandigarh Judicial Academy, Sector 43, Chandigarh under the aegis of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), New Delhi. The workshop was presided over by Justice Sh. P.C Pant, Hon’ble Member, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and former Judge of the Supreme Court of India. In his Inaugural address, he urged upon the rehabilitation of rescued bonded laborers and showed his concern upon effective implementation of various acts formulated for elimination of bonded labour and prosecution of the offenders. All the participating speakers were of the view that the bonded labour pre-dominantly in the unorganized sector which employs majority of the labour force in India.  The present form is more common in the field of agricultural, mining,...

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:  It is for the information to the general public/residents of Chandigarh that the registration for participating in e-auction of left over vehicle registration numbers of series “CH01-BX, “CH01BW”, “CH01-BV,  “CH01-BU”, “CH01-BT” & “CH01-BS” will be started from 08.07.2019 (10:00AM) and will continue till 15.07.2019 (05:00 PM). The e-auction/bidding will be started from 16.07.2019 (10:00 AM) to 18.07.2019 ((05:00PM). The owner of the vehicle can register himself/herself on the National Transport website:  https://vahan.parivahan.gov.in/fancy  and the link of the same is available on the Chandigarh Administration, Transport Department website:  www.chdtransport.gov.in  and obtain the vehicle who has purchased the vehicle at Chandigarh address only will be allowed to participate in e-auction. Sale Letter i.e. Form No. 21, UID i.e. Aadhaar Card and address proof of Chandigarh are mandatory to participate in the e-...

Chandigarh, 5 th  July 2019:  Chandigarh Administration has always made efforts to fill up the vacant posts by inviting applications in different leading newspapers so that eligible/deserving candidates can get an opportunity. As per Punjab Recruitment of Ex Servicemen Rules, 1982 as applicable in Chandigarh, 13% vacancies in direct recruitment are reserved for Ex Servicemen. The Rules further provide that “where an Ex Serviceman is not available for recruitment against a reserved vacancy, such a vacancy shall be reserved to be filled by recruitment of the wife or dependent child of an ex serviceman, who has neither been recruited against a reserved vacancy under these rules.” It has been noticed that sufficient number of posts in group B& C reserved for Ex Servicemen are lying vacant in various departments of Chandigarh Administration. Therefore, it is for the information of the public that eligible ex servicemen or their wives or wards may apply for the posts being ad...

Chandigarh, 4 th July 2019: During the month of June, 10 days special camps for collection of outstanding rent from Small Flats were organized by the Chandigarh Housing Board at 07 locations namely Dhanas, Ramdarbar, Maulijagran, Sector-38, West Sector-49, Sector-56 and at   Industrial Area Phase-I. It was found during the camps that total dues were Rs. 5.28 crores and during the month of June the total collection was about Rs. 6.50 crores. During the camp, about 2300 allottees cleared their dues; however dues more than Rs. 20 crores are still pending. Chandigarh Housing Board has issued Final Show Cause Notices to 250 allottees and first time notices to 6000 allottees who have failed to clear the pending dues. They have been given 15 days time to clear their dues failing which, their allotment will be cancelled and proceedings for their eviction will be initiated. Considering huge number of defaulters, the CHB has decided to organize   three days camp for collect...

Chandigarh, July 3, 2019:   The Punjab Governor and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh, Shri V.P. Singh Badnore today directed the officers concerned to strengthen the drainage system in Chandigarh and carry out thorough cleanliness of the drains to avoid any inconvenience to the people of City Beautiful Chandigarh in the ensuing rainy season. The Governor also asked the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh to take effective step to streamline the drainage especially around the roundabouts so that the water flows smoothly without any obstacles. He also asked them to identify the blocked drains in and around the residential areas and complete the tasks of repairing/opening these drains before the start of monsoons. Besides, he also urged the people to come forward and inform the Administration about water logging in any part of the city. Shri Badnore assured the people of Chandigarh that the Administration was fully geared up to tackle the coming monsoons and th...

Chandigarh, 3 rd  July 2019:  The Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to allow the operation of Bike Taxis in Chandigarh subject to following conditions as well as fulfilment of the conditions as laid down in Section 74(2) and 84 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988; I)            The applicant of a permit must be an individual, firm registered under the Partnership Act, 1932 or a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013. II)                The motor cycle, as defined in Section 2(27) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 for which the permit is being granted must be registered as a commercial vehicle, and the Licensing Authority must allow conversion of private to commercial motor cycles within a period of 15 days from the date on which such application is made. III)              The applicant for a permit shall comply with all...

Chandigarh, 3rd July 2019 : 10th Meeting of Board of Director’s of Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. was held today under the Chairmanship of Sh. Manoj Kumar Parida, Advisor to the Administrator, U.T., Chandigarh.  Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh who is also Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. presented that as per SWM Rules, 2016, Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh and Chandigarh Smart City Ltd. will be setting up material recovery facilities and transfer stations at three locations near Public Health store, Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh, inside the Sewerage Treatment Plant at 3 BRD and adjoining the Solid Waste Treatment Plant in Sector-25 (West), Chandigarh at the cost of Rs. 32.27 Crores approximately.  These stations will serve to collect and compact the biodegradable or wet waste and for segregation of dry waste by door to door collectors.   He further explained that the aim is to make the city bin free in a phased manne...