Chandigarh Housing Board was established to provide affordable houses

Chandigarh Housing Board was established in the 1970s and since then it has benefitted neither many citizens who never owned a house before nor their dependents. There are Chandigarh houses at affordable rates for sale under the scheme of Housing Board.

CHD Housing Board-Establishment

The Chandigarh Board, under the Chandigarh Administration, had been formed in 1976 under the Haryana Housing Board Act, 1971, applied to Union Territory of Chandigarh. The main purpose is to build reasonably priced Chandigarh Govt Housing Board Flats of good quality to the shelter less persons living within the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Right from the beginning, the Board has focused upon the construction and allocation of houses to the less well-off sections of society on a system of hire-purchase. Until March 2019, the Chandigarh Govt Board has built 67565 houses of different categories. It has been approximated, that about 25% of Chandigarh’s population is living in CHB allotted houses. There are CHD’s Housing Board Flats for Sale.

The functioning of the Board

The functioning of the Board is according to the Chandigarh Housing Board Regulations, 1979. The land for construction of houses/flats is allotted to the Board by the Chandigarh Administration. The housing schemes are launched by the Board and applications are invited from the common public as well as different Reserved Categories. After inspection of applications, the draw of lots is done for registration of the allottees and allocation of houses. Refunds of deposits of unsuccessful applicants are made thereafter. For the Economically Weaker Sections of society there is also Chandigarh Housing Board Affordable Housing.

The vision of the Board

Vision

Its objective is to advance the excellence of life by establishing self-sufficient urban communities with all contemporary amenities.

The mission of the Board

Mission

To give quality and eco-friendly house to citizens from the different sections

To constantly improve the allotment of houses and sustain high service quality.

To make efforts to work towards total customer satisfaction.

To take all steps for the benefit of citizens.

The organizational structure of the Board

Chairman, CHB

The official members

Finance Secretary Chandigarh Administration or his nominee
Estate Officer, U. T. Chandigarh
Chief Executive Officer, CHB.
Chief Architect, Deptt. of Urban Planning U. T., Chandigarh.
Chief Engineer, U. T., Chandigarh

The non-official members

Two members from the Civic Society

FAQ

CHB has contributed to the development of the City Beautiful by executing the following:-

Completed Projects
Ongoing Projects
Forthcoming Schemes

Housing

Site & Services, EWS & LIG	49909 Units
MIG	11923 Units
HIG	5933 Units
Total	67765 Units

What is the Chandigarh Housing Board New Scheme?

Chandigarh Housing Board New scheme 2020
UT Employees Self Financing Housing Scheme

C.H.B introduced the Self-Financing Housing scheme 2008 as per the directions of Chandigarh Administration for the UT Government Employees on a leasehold basis. The applications were invited on 14.01.2008. The draw of the lot was held on 4.11.2010 and 3930 applicants were declared eligible (252) for Three Bed Room flats, 168 for Two Bed Room flats, & 444 for One Room flats.

What is the Chandigarh Housing Board notification?

Chandigarh Housing Board notification

A dwelling unit or flats within the housing estates of the C.H.B shall be allotted only to those persons or to his/her spouse, or to any of his/her minor children, only if they do not own a property.

What is Chandigarh Housing Board Ground rent payment online?

Chandigarh Housing Board Ground rent online payment
Facility for Online payment

C.H.B has introduced a system of online payment of all types due to Residential Flats. The payment can be of instalment, ground rent, penalty and transfer fee etc. Now for small flats at diverse locations that Maloya-I, Ramdarbar, Dhanas, Maulijagran, Sector-38 (West), Sector-49, Sector-56 and at Industrial Area Phase-I the applicant can make online payment of the monthly rent.

Online payments can made through the following modes:
Net Banking
Debit Cards
Credit Cards

What is Chandigarh Housing Board's Latest news?

The C.H.B in its board meeting decided to scrap its Sector 53 expensive all-purpose housing scheme in lieu of the poor response from the applicants. The board has decided to refund the processing fee of all applicants and plan the scheme afresh for making it further reasonably priced for the Chandigarh residents. CHB CEO said the board will move the UT administration for enhancing the FAR for the purpose of the scheme. It will aid the construction of additional flats and prepare a new scheme with less cost per flat.

What is Chandigarh Housing Board Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana List?

Eligibility Criteria under C.H.B Schemes Scheme 2020:
The criteria of eligibility for applying under housing board schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Chandigarh have not changed since 2017. For being an applicant, you must bypass all the below-mentioned entitlement.
The applicant should be a citizen of India or an Indian living overseas.

The applicant must be over 18 years of age by the date, the CHD housing board scheme is to be opened to the public.
The applicant must also be a bona fide resident of the Chandigarh Union Territory.

The applicant or her husband/his wife or any of her/his minor children should not own a residential house or plot located within Mohali, Panchkula or Chandigarh.

For those applicants, who have a personal share in land owned together or a plot measuring below 83.6 square meters, can apply for all available housing schemes under the Housing Board.
Applicants who approach the C.H.B scheme by demand survey shall be given the uppermost preference under the scheme.
Being a bona fide resident of Chandigarh is not mandatory for applicants who serving the country as defense personnel/ retired pensioners or family pensioners of the defense forces personnel/ the employees working under the State government of Punjab/ Haryana and Chandigarh administration and the respected corporations and boards as well.

What are the projects and activities under the Board?

CHB has played a pivotal role in providing housing to the people of Chandigarh. These are affordable houses. Also, the administration of Chandigarh has various goals which it achieves with the help of the housing board.