CHB to give fresh presentation on Sector-53 housing scheme on Jan 17
2 months, 1 week ago

CHB to give fresh presentation on Sector-53 housing scheme on Jan 17

Hindustan Times  

Two months after UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria directed the Chandigarh Housing Board to prepare a fresh presentation on the Sector 53 housing scheme, the board is now set to present it on January 17. A senior Chandigarh administration official stated that on January 17, the presentation will be made to chief secretary-cum-chairman of the board Rajeev Verma. CHB revises rates after poor response Under the revived plan, the board proposed offering 340 flats in three categories: 192 three-bedroom flats, 100 two-bedroom flats, and 48 two-bedroom flats for economically weaker sections, priced at ₹1.65 crore, ₹1.4 crore, and ₹55 lakh, respectively. In November, Kataria also instructed the CHB to explore alternatives for its proposed housing scheme at the Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, which has been entangled in environmental disputes.

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Chandigarh Housing Board Sector-53 housing scheme to face delay
5 days, 1 hour ago

Chandigarh Housing Board Sector-53 housing scheme to face delay

Hindustan Times  

Even though the Chandigarh Housing Board received a promising response to its Sector 53 housing scheme, chief executive officer Ajay Chagti has now written to the engineering department to reduce the number of flats under the economically weaker section category. The demand survey was conducted on the directions of UT chief secretary Rajeev Verma, who is also the chairman of …

CHB Sector-53 housing scheme sees strong interest: 500 applications for 372 flats in 4 days
3 weeks, 5 days ago

CHB Sector-53 housing scheme sees strong interest: 500 applications for 372 flats in 4 days

Hindustan Times  

Launched on February 22, the Chandigarh Housing Board’s demand survey for the proposed general housing scheme in Sector 53 is already showing promising results. The demand survey is being conducted to assess whether there is enough interest to proceed with the scheme, comprising 372 flats in three categories—192 three-bedroom HIG units, 100 two-bedroom MIG units and 80 two-bedroom EWS flats. …

Chandigarh: Key issues to come up as CHB board reconvenes on Feb 12
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chandigarh: Key issues to come up as CHB board reconvenes on Feb 12

Hindustan Times  

After a long gap of 20 months, the Board of Directors of the Chandigarh Housing Board will finally meet on February 12 to address several key issues impacting allottees and future housing developments. These include need-based changes in CHB dwelling units, one-time relief for rent defaulters and also revival of the Sector 53 housing scheme, which was scrapped by former …

CHB board meeting postponed to February 12
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CHB board meeting postponed to February 12

Hindustan Times  

Important decisions regarding the city’s housing situation remain on hold as the Chandigarh Housing Board has postponed its board of directors meeting for the second time. Due to the CHB’s failure to convene a board meeting for nearly two years, the issue of need-based changes continues to hang fire, leaving about 60,000 property owners on tenterhooks. The official board members …

Chandigarh Housing Board’s rental income plan flops, ₹7.68 crore lost
6 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh Housing Board’s rental income plan flops, ₹7.68 crore lost

Hindustan Times  

At a time when Chandigarh Housing Board’s financial woes are well-documented, the board’s rental income plan to lease out Block A at its Sector-9 office has flopped, resulting in revenue loss of ₹7.68 crore over the past two years. CHB, an undertaking of the UT administration, was established in 1976, with the primary objective of providing reasonably priced and good …

Non-official CHB members’ term ends amid no meet since May last year
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Non-official CHB members’ term ends amid no meet since May last year

Hindustan Times  

As the three-year term of three non-official board members of the Chandigarh Housing Board ended on September 7, the board meeting is expected to face further delays. The three non-official members of Chandigarh Housing Board ’s board of directors- Surinder Bahga, Poonam Sharma, and Hitesh Puri, whose terms ended in July this year, had even written a letter to the …

Chandigarh Housing Board to urges administrator for revival of old projects
7 months, 1 week ago

Chandigarh Housing Board to urges administrator for revival of old projects

Hindustan Times  

With no new realty project in the past eight years, Chandigarh Housing Board authorities will urge UT’s new administrator, Gulab Chand Kataria, to revive their projects. In August last year, former UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit had put CHB’s ambitious Sector-53 General Housing Scheme on hold, terming it unnecessary. We were to give presentation on August 10, but our turn did …

MHA doesn’t understand Chandigarh Housing Board issue, says Manish Tewari
7 months, 3 weeks ago

MHA doesn’t understand Chandigarh Housing Board issue, says Manish Tewari

Hindustan Times  

A day after ministry of home affairs stated that need-based changes in dwelling units of the Chandigarh Housing Board on the pattern of Delhi will not be allowed, Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari in a social-media post called the action as, “a classically obtuse answer drafted by some bureaucrat who does not understand the sensitivity of the issue involved.” After MHA …

MHA says no to need-based changes in CHB dwelling units on Delhi pattern
7 months, 3 weeks ago

MHA says no to need-based changes in CHB dwelling units on Delhi pattern

Hindustan Times  

In a major setback to around 68,000 allottees of the Chandigarh Housing Board, the Ministry of Home Affairs has refused to allow need-based changes in dwelling units on the pattern of Delhi. Chandigarh Member of Parliament Manish Tewari had raised the question in the Parliament and asked why CHB isnt allowing need-based changes on Delhi pattern of 1999. Chandigarh Member …

CHB allottees vexed by delayed need-based change policy
10 months, 1 week ago

CHB allottees vexed by delayed need-based change policy

Hindustan Times  

They comprise 40% of the 6 lakh voters of Chandigarh and they are feeling ignored. Resentment prevails among dwellers of most of the 60,000 Chandigarh Housing Board dwelling units who have been seeking a solution to the need-based changes policy that has been pending for a decade. Around 4,000 flats were to be built in Sectors 52, 53, and 56 …

No new projects, unmet targets see Chandigarh Housing Board turn a white elephant
11 months, 3 weeks ago

No new projects, unmet targets see Chandigarh Housing Board turn a white elephant

Hindustan Times  

Strap: The near- ₹1 cr monthly profits not even enough to pay employee salaries amounting to ₹3.5 cr; staff sitting idle as last project was launched in 2016 Chandigarh Housing Board had in the 2023-24 budget projected the income at ₹ 47 crore against a spending of ₹ 33 crore, but the targets were not met. The Chandigarh Housing Board …

Chandigarh admn’s employee housing scheme will be revived: Purohit
1 year ago

Chandigarh admn’s employee housing scheme will be revived: Purohit

Hindustan Times  

Two days after the UT administration decided to scrap the 2008 Self-Financing Employee Housing Scheme, terming it unviable, UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit on Friday said the scheme will be revived. “If employees agree to accept the flats as per the current collector rates, we will revive the scheme,” said Purohit while addressing a press conference to list out the Union …

Chandigarh Housing Board revenue falls ₹5 crore short in FY23’s first half
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandigarh Housing Board revenue falls ₹5 crore short in FY23’s first half

Hindustan Times  

The Chandigarh Housing Board’s revenue in the first half of financial year 2023-24 fell ₹5 crore short of the estimated target. The Chandigarh Housing Board earned ₹ 19 crore in the first two quarters of the fiscal, against an expenditure of ₹ 24 crore, as per information obtained by RTI activist RK Garg. The board earned ₹19 crore in the …

Only 675 from Chandigarh received PMAY Scheme benefits in three years
1 year, 7 months ago

Only 675 from Chandigarh received PMAY Scheme benefits in three years

Hindustan Times  

{Limited success} Chandigarh Only 675 people from Chandigarh received the PMAY Scheme benefits in three years. Even though the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Housing for All scheme was launched in 2017, only 675 people received the financial benefit under the scheme in the city and an amount of around ₹15 crore has been disbursed in the last three years. …

Chandigarh: Setback for CHB, Purohit puts Sector 53 housing scheme on hold
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandigarh: Setback for CHB, Purohit puts Sector 53 housing scheme on hold

Hindustan Times  

In a major jolt for the Chandigarh Housing Board, UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit has put its Sector-53 general housing scheme on hold, stating that there is no need for the scheme currently. As a result, the scheme, which was touted as the most expensive public housing project in the city’s history, received only 178 applications against the 492 flats on …

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh
2 years, 7 months ago

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Centre has cautioned the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government that the Union Rural Development Ministry “shall be compelled to reconsider its support to its other core schemes” if it fails to duly implement the rural housing scheme. In a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Rural Development Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha has mentioned that the state government has not …

UT Employees’ Housing Scheme: CHB redraws plans, explores price options
4 years, 6 months ago

UT Employees’ Housing Scheme: CHB redraws plans, explores price options

Hindustan Times  

It was an apartment scheme that fell through due to the high price tags of the units, but now the Chandigarh Housing Board is making new drawings of the project and exploring costing options of the UT Employees’ Housing Scheme. Chandigarh Housing Board has gone back to the drawing board to rethink plans for a housing scheme for UT employees. …

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