Unpaid dues: Allotment of 42 more small flats cancelled
Continuing action against allottees of the small flats scheme, who have not paid their dues, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has cancelled the allotment of 42 houses.
An official said notices had been sent to the allottees. As the allotment has been cancelled, they have been directed to hand over possession of their flats to the Chandigarh Housing Board within one month.
“If the allottees failed to hand over the possession, the CHB will start the process of getting the houses vacated,” stated the official.
In the past two months, the allotment of 155 houses has 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 a licence basis. According to the terms of the scheme, an allottee 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 Rs 800 fee for the past several years. The dues of these allottees have added up to Rs 2 lakh or more each.
The official said the allottees were served notices five-six times to deposit the outstanding amount and were also called for a personal hearing. However, none turned up or paid the dues.
The allotment of defaulters’ houses has been cancelled under clause number 2, 12 and 16(A) of the Deed of Licence of Chandigarh Small Flats Scheme-2006.