Chandigarh, August 2- Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today launched the portal http://awas.haryanapwd.gov.in to make the process of allotment of government accommodation to the employees more transparent.

The Chief Minister said that the employees should get government accommodation on the basis of their seniority without any recommendation. There should be complete transparency in the allocation process. He said that such a system has been made so that the employees will be allotted accommodation on the basis of grade and seniority within the stipulated time after applying online.

The record of government houses available for allotment will be available on the portal, on the basis of which the employees will be able to apply. After completing the process of taking objections etc., once the applications are received, houses will be allotted to the employees within the stipulated period. With the launch of the portal, better tracking of allocation will be possible. All the formalities of house allotment, house change etc. will be done online. The availability of vacant houses on the portal will be updated continuously. The seniority list of online applications will also be available on the portal. It was informed in the meeting that there are 1306 different types of houses in Panchkula and Chandigarh and there are 69 transit flats in Panchkula.

Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department, Haryana, Sh. Alok Nigam, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V Umashankar, Deputy Principal Secretary, Smt. Ashima Brar and other senior officers were present during the launch.