Chandigarh, March 4 -- Having received promising response to its 10-day demand survey, the Chandigarh Housing Board (CHB) is all set to roll out the General Housing Scheme in Sector 53, its first offering since 2016.

The survey was held to assess whether there is enough interest to proceed with the scheme, comprising 372 flats in three categories-192 three-bedroom HIG units, 100 two-bedroom MIG units and 80 two-bedroom EWS flats.

And by the end of the survey on Monday, as many as 6,300 applications had come in- almost 17 for one flat, reflecting a strong demand.

This is in stark contrast to only 178 applications for 492 flats when the scheme was first floated in 2018. The low response, primarily due to steep prices, had ultimately led ...