Chandigarh municipal corporation to lease out land to UT for school, dispensary

CHANDIGARH: The issue of land allotment that led to some discord between the UT administration and Chandigarh municipal corporation last year has been settled, with the civic body finally agreeing to give two pieces of land to UT’s education and health departments on a 99-year lease for the construction of a government school and government dispensary in Manimajra.Both the departments have given their consent for the said chunks of land.
The authority has identified four acres for the education department and 0.3 acres for the health department. A detailed agenda in this regard will be taken up in the monthly Finance and Contract Committee (F&CC) meeting for a discussion and subsequent approval on Monday.

The MC has also finalised detailed terms and condition, under which the UT will have to pay a monthly rent for the land. According to the agenda, monthly rent for the school land has been fixed at Rs 21.44 lakh and Rs 2 lakh for the dispensary site. Besides, the rent will be hiked 10% annually.
The dispensary will be named Urban Ayushman Arogya Mandir (UAAM), planned under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission.
Both the departments will have to construct the school building and dispensary within five years after land handover, but in case, the construction is not completed within the said period, extension may be granted as per the provisions of the Chandigarh Estate Rules 2007 as applicable from time to time.
After giving the land on leasehold basis, the lessees will not be allowed to transfer the building or site to anybody else without taking prior permission of the MC. The agenda said the lessees shall be bound to take all the environment permissions, building approval, fire safety certificate and other related permissions from the departments concerned. The lessee shall also obtain water, power, sewage connections and pay the property tax. The lessees without prior permission will also not be allowed to carry out any trade or business whatsoever or use the same or permit the same to be used for any purpose other than mentioned in the deed.
“In the event of default, the breach or non-compliance of any of the terms and conditions of the lease deed, it shall be lawful for the additional joint commissioner, MC, exercising the powers of the estate officer and rules framed under it, to cancel the lease deed and claim compensation as per the law.