Chandigarh administration launched a digital verification drive Friday to identify ineligible occupants of government housing allocated to serving and retired officials.
New rules require periodic income and service-status checks, with eviction proceedings authorized against tenants who retain units after retirement or transfer without permission.
Housing officials said hundreds of files showed discrepancies between allotment records and current occupancy detected through cross-matched payroll data.
Affected residents have been given short windows to produce valid extensions or face displacement from heavily subsidized quarters in prime sectors.
Transparency advocates welcomed the audit but urged independent oversight to prevent arbitrary targeting of lower-rank employees while senior allottees escape scrutiny.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/chandigarh-moves-to-check-ineligible-occupancy-of-government-houses-10737688/