# Chandigarh MC earns ₹7 crore by fining 64,806 squatters 2026-08-10T09:37:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has collected nearly ₹7 crore from 64,806 challans issued since 2024, with roadside vendors accounting for the bulk of those fined. In 2024, the MC fined 19,475 encroachers and collected ₹2.06 crore; in 2025 it collected ₹3.04 crore from 28,561 challans. The first half of 2026 alone brought ₹1.78 crore from 16,770 challans, an 86% jump over the same period in 2024. The revenue surge follows an intensified anti-encroachment drive that has removed unauthorised vendors and cleared public spaces. To improve compliance, the corporation has distributed 284 smart cards to registered vendors and last month allotted 498 vacant vending sites through a draw held in the presence of officials. The drive also saw vendors vacate sites in Sectors 19, 22 and Manimajra following court directions. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: challans, Chandigarh, encroachment, Municipal Corporation, revenue, street vendors Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-mc-earns-rs7-crore-by-fining-64806-squatters/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/chandigarh-mc-earns-rs7-crore-by-fining-64806-squatters/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/