Allotment of 29 more small flats cancelled over dues
Continuing its action against allottees of the small flats scheme who have not deposited their dues, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has now cancelled the allotment of 29 more such houses.
An official said that notices had been sent to the allottees regarding cancellation of the allotment of the houses due to non-payment of dues. As the allotment of their houses has been cancelled, they have been directed to hand over possession of these to the CHB within the next one month.
“If the allottees fail to give the possession, the CHB will start the process of getting the houses vacated,” stated the official. In December last year, allotment of 126 houses had been cancelled.
The small flats scheme was implemented in Chandigarh to provide permanent shelter to poor families. Under this, houses were built in different sectors and other areas and allotted on licence basis. According to the terms of the scheme, the allottee concerned is required to deposit the fixed licence fee to the CHB by the 10th of every month.
Most of the allottees of this scheme have not deposited the licence fee for the last several years. The fee is very nominal, around Rs 800 per month, but this too was not deposited by the allottees. The result is that now the dues of these allottees have added up to Rs 2 lakh or more.
The official stated that allottees were asked to deposit the outstanding amount by sending notices several times. These were sent to each allottee around five-six times and they were also called for personal hearing. Even then the dues were not deposited. Therefore, their allotment has been cancelled under clause number 2, 12 and 16(A) of the Deed of Licence of Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme-2006.
