(a) whether the Chandigarh Housing Board is a statutory body wholly owned by the Chandigarh Administration under Government of India;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the employees of the such Board have been representing for the implementation of a pension scheme at par with other departments of the UT Administration, Municipal Corporation, etc.; and
(d) if so, the reasons for not granting the same so far?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI S. REGUPATHY )
(a) : Yes, Sir.
(b) Chandigarh Housing Board is a body corporate constituted under section 3 of the Haryana Housing Board Act, l973 as extended to Union Territory, Chandigarh. It is under the control of the Administrator of the Union Territory, Chandigarh. The Chandigarh Housing Board comprises of 9 members of which the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer are appointed on full time basis and of the remaining 7, three are non official members.
(c): Yes, Sir.
(d): Keeping in view the demand of the employees the Chairman of the Board has constituted a committee of the Board functionaries to frame a pension scheme.