Pay dues by October 31 or face action, Chandigarh Housing Board tells defaulters

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 22

The Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) has warned defaulters of action if they fail to pay their pending dues by October 31.

“A considerable amount is pending against many allottees of the CHB. All allottees are requested to clear their pending dues, including rent and instalments, by October 31 along with the applicable interest for the delay. Thereafter, action as per the terms and conditions of allotment and relevant rules/instructions will be initiated against the defaulters in the first week of November,” said Yashpal Garg, Chief Executive Officer, CHB.

To avoid hardships to the allotttes, it had been decided to provide sufficient time to clear the pending dues and to withhold the cancellation proceedings for the time being, he added.

Garg said the detail of such outstanding dues was being uploaded on the website www.chbonline.in from time to time. For hassle-free payment of dues, the CHB has made available various payment options.

He said online payments could be made by visiting the CHB website without any additional charges, through debit card, credit card and online banking. This was the best way of payment and to further encourage online payments, a computerised draw was being held every month to give a reward of Rs1,000 each for 10 online payment transactions.

The allottees could pay the dues at any e-Sampark Centre, he said, adding that the allottees could generate a challan from the website of the CHB and then make the payment in any branch of the HDFC within the city.

“There is a possibility that some of the earlier payments made by the allottees are not reflected in the CHB account. The allottees may deposit the dues, after deducting the payments they have already made, and for the balance may submit an application for reconciliation with a photocopy of the payment proof,” he said, adding that after the required verification, the CHB records would be corrected and the list of dues rectified. Part payment of dues was also accepted by the CHB, he added.