CHANDIGARH, 03.11.26-The 435th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) was held today under the chairmanship of Shri H. Rajesh Prasad, IAS, Chief Secretary, Union Territory, Chandigarh-cum-Chairman, Chandigarh Housing Board.

The meeting was attended by Shri Diprava Lakra, Finance Secretary; Shri D. Karthikeyan, Chief Executive Officer; Smt. Khushpreet Kaur, Assistant Estate Officer; Shri Rajiv Mehta, Chief Architect; Shri C. B. Ojha, Chief Engineer; Non official members of the CHB Board of Directors, including Shri Balbir Singh Dhol, Shri Vinod Joshi and Shri Shakti Prakash Devshali; Shri Sorabh Kumar Arora, Secretary, CHB and Sh. Jasvinder Singh, Chief Engineer, CHB.

After detailed deliberations, Chandigarh Housing Board approved various demands of the allottees which have been long due including re-introduction of GPA transfer policy, one time interest waiver for licensees of Small Flats Scheme-2006 and Affordable Rental Houses Complexes Scheme (ARHCs), rationalization of license fee under Affordable Rental Houses Complexes Scheme (ARHCs) and grant of Ex-gratia & Diwali Gift to the employees of Chandigarh Housing Board.

The Board approved re-introducing the 2016 GPA transfer policy, with modifications. This follows from the demands of the allottees who could not benefit from the earlier policy. This policy is limited to GPAs executed before 11.10.2011, the cut off date as per the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India passed in Suraj Lamp case. The Board approved this policy as a one time exception for a period of six months.

The Board recommended a one-time waiver of interest scheme for licensees of the Small Flats Scheme-2006 and Affordable Rental Houses Complexes Scheme (ARHCs), including those whose licences were cancelled for non-payment. Under this scheme, interest waiver to the tune of Rs. 20 crores has been recommended which is going to benefit 14,000 (approximately) allottees and their families. This has been a long pending demand which has been raised by the allottees from time to time. To avail the benefit of this scheme, licensees must clear all dues outstanding as on 31 October 2026, either in one payment or in instalments before 31 October 2027 (or expiry of the term, whichever is earlier.

The Board also approved the agenda regarding rationalization of license fee of flats allotted under Affordable Rental Houses Complexes Scheme (ARHCs). As many as 2000 flats have been allotted under this scheme to the occupants of the pre-fabricated shelters situated in Sector 52 & Sector 56. The allotments under the scheme have been made on monthly license fee of Rs. 3000 whereas allotments under Small Flats Scheme-2006 was made on monthly license fee of Rs. 800. There have been a long standing demand from the allottees of Affordable Rental Houses Complexes Scheme to rationalize their license fee at par with the allottees of Small Flats Scheme-2006.

The Board approved that the license fee shall be the same as charged under Small Flats Scheme-2006 for the beneficiaries who are poor (Gross Annual income is less than Rs. 1.5 lakhs from all sources)/ priority house hold card holders under PDS/ disabled persons/ destitutes/ widows.
Further, the Board also enhanced the Ex-gratia and Diwali Gift which has been given to the employees of Chandigarh Housing Board since 1985.

The proposed measures will take effect only after approval by the Hon’ble Administrator, U.T. Chandigarh, and will remain subject to the terms and conditions prescribed in the final approval.