Chandigarh, April 3 -- In a major push towards enhancing accountability and efficiency in public service delivery, the Chandigarh administration has notified 90 additional services under the Punjab Right to Service Act (as extended to Chandigarh), setting fixed timelines for them. This takes the total covered services to over 700.

Freshly notified services:

Estate Office:

NOC for sale/gift/transfer of lease rights (uncontested): 50 days

Change of ownership/leasehold rights (sale/gift): 30 days

Transfer cases requiring public notice (uncontested): 40 days

Post-public notice ownership change: 20 days

No-dues certificate (NDC): 15 days

Conversion from leasehold to freehold: 35 days

Change of partners in partnership firm: 20 days

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