Draft Seventh Five Year Plan 1985-90 and Annual Plan 1985-86 Volume-I Union Territory of Chandigarh

Abstract

Chandigarh is a small Union Territory without legislature, and is spread over an area of 114 Sq.K.M. comprising the city of Chandigarh, Minimajor Notified Area Commerce and 22 villages. The present population of this Union Territory is approximately 5 lakhs and is likely to go up to about 7.50 lakhs by 1990. The small rural belt is gradually diminishing further with the acquisition of more land for the expansion of the city Since Chandigarh was never conceived as an industrial town, no major industry could be set up here.