CHANDIGARH, Dec. 12 -- Aiming to make citizen services faster, transparents and more efficient, the Chandigarh administration has issued fresh notifications revising and tightening timelines under the Punjab Right to Service Act, 2011, as applicable to the Union Territory. The updated norms-published in the latest Chandigarh Administration Gazette-replace older orders and introduce shorter, clearer service deadlines for the public. The norms also list revised designated officers and appellate authorities across several key departments, including the regional employment office, industries, labour, police, municipal corporation, registrar of co-operative societies, sports department, SC/BC & Minorities Financial & Development Corporation, State Agricultural Marketing Board, and the Zila Sainik Welfare Office. According to the gazette, the revised timelines will come into effect immediately and will apply only when applications are submitted with "complete and correct documentation". The head of each department, or a nominated officer, will act as the nodal authority to ensure compliance with the Right to Service provisions. The municipal corporation has issued new deadlines for services including pruning of trees, removal of dead or dangerous trees, cleaning of back lanes, removal of debris, and granting permissions for communication infrastructure through the Gati Shakti Portal. These timelines range from one day (for removal of fallen trees) to 60 days (for infrastructure permissions). The administration has notified a one-day timeline for the registration of applicants at the Regional Employment Office. The statistical assistant will serve as the designated officer, while the sub-regional employment officer (PH Cell) and the regional employment officer have been appointed as the first and second appellate authorities, respectively. The department will continue to function under norms laid out in the National Employment Service Manual. For the industries department, fresh timelines have been set for services relating to redressal of investor grievances, registration of boilers under the Indian Boiler Act, renewal of boiler certificates, and participation approvals for trade fairs and exhibitions. The labour department has introduced extensive revisions covering 21 services under labour, factory, migrant workmen, and construction worker regulations. The Zila Sainik Welfare Office has also been brought into the time-bound service structure, with new service delivery norms notified for ex-servicemen and their dependents. (The Gazette lists the designated officers, appellate authorities, and detailed timelines, similar to other departments.)...