Chandigarh, Feb. 27 -- In a move that is set to benefit nearly 40,000 Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) allottees, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria has approved the revival of the need-based changes policy, albeit with key modifications recommended by an expert committee.

The decision, cleared on Thursday, accepts most of the recommendations of an 11-member panel constituted last month to review the policy notified on January 3, 2023, which had been put on hold following directions from the Supreme Court of India. Of the 28 clauses in the original policy, the committee has dropped three while keeping certain provisions on hold pending further clarification.

One of the major recommendations relates to independent CHB houses, particularl...