CHB sector 51 housing scheme: Last date over but only 225 apply for 200 leasehold flats on offer

For 50 flats under assured allotment, the board received just 25 applications. The remaining 25 will be transferred to general category. Similarly, in any of the reserved categories, if enough applications are not received, the remaining number of flats will be transferred to the general pool.

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The list of applicants under assured allotment will be displayed on the noticeboard of reception as well as on the website of the CHB on May 31 for inviting objections from the applicants/bidders. Sealed bids will be opened by the property allotment committee at 3 pm on June 10. The draw of lots for general allotment will be conducted on July 20 at 11 am on the CHB premises.

What led to poor response

HIGH price and the condition of making full payment within a period of 90 days are being viewed as factors responsible for the scheme not attracting a high number of applicants.

The board has fixed a tentative price of Rs 69 lakh for each flat, excluding other charges, making it the most expensive scheme to date.

The allottee will have to pay 3 per cent of total amount for deed of conveyance, 15 per cent for getting the flat transferred in his name and Rs 1 lakh as security and Rs 50,000 which is to be deposited in the account of Residents’ Welfare Association for maintenance/operation of common areas and common services.

To attract more applicants, the board had even allowed people residing in a belt of 25 km from the notified boundary of Chandigarh to apply subject to condition that they do not own a flat/apartment/house/dwelling in the said area.

Kamaljit Singh Panchi, advisor of Chandigarh Federation of Property Dealers, asserts that the flats which fall under middle income group (MIG) are over-priced. “The board over-priced the flats, which are leasehold. A flat will cost around Rs 80 lakh taking into account other charges,” said Panchi.

CHB chairman Maninder Singh admitted that the clause of making payment in 90 days dissuaded people from applying in large numbers.
The covered area of each flat is around 1,073 square ft, comprising drawing/dinning room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms with attached toilets, dressing room, storeroom and three balconies.