Chandigarh, Oct. 10 -- On his first day in office, newly appointed chief secretary H. Rajesh Prasad began reviewing key administrative issues flagged by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), seeking department-wise reports within 24 hours.

The five major issues included share-wise property sale and apartmentalisation, ownership rights for rehabilitation colony residents, Lal Dora limit extension and village-related matters, need-based changes in Chandigarh Housing Board units, and disputes in group housing and cooperative societies.

These topics had been raised in Parliament by MP Manish Tewari earlier this year, prompting the MHA to demand updates from the UT administration last month.

Prasad will hold daily review meetings until ...