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Economic infrastructure of Chandigarh

ROADS

The Union Territory of Chandigarh is well served by an excellent network of roads.

The National Highways No. 21 (Ambala-Kinnaur) and 22 (Chandigarh-Leh) are the chief road arteries linking Chandigarh with the rest of the country. The city is within motorable distance from a number of popular towns and pilgrimage centres. Some important road distances (in kilometers) from Chandigarh are given below :

Agra 452 Khajuraho 864
Allahabad 867 Kurukshetra 70
Ambala 46 Lucknow 743
Amritsar 240 Ludhiana 100
Anandpur Sahib 80 Manali 320
Badrinath 577 Mount Abu 1016
Bhakra Nangal 125 Nainital 568
Chail(H.P.) 120 Nepal 1400
Darjeeling 1790 Panipat 165
Delhi 248 Pathankot 246
Gangotri 535 Patiala 65
Jaipur 507 Rishikesh 276
Jammu 380 Srinagar 666
Kanyakumari 2979 Udaipur 926
Kasauli 77 Vaishno Devi 400
Kedarnath 505 Varanasi 996

 

BUS FACILITIES

Buses of several State Road Transport Corporations connect Chandigarh with many cities and towns of neighbouring states. Buses may be air-conditioned, deluxe, semi-deluxe or ordinary. The Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) is located in Sector 17 (City Centre).

Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU)

The CTU is an Undertaking of Chandigarh Administration. It provides both inter state services and local transport services. The CTU coaches are well maintained and the important cities which are connected by CTU buses are Delhi, Dehradun, Haridwar, Shimla, Manali, Katra (J&K) and major towns of Punjab and Haryana.

AIRWAYS

Chandigarh's airport is 12 km. from the City Centre. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways connect Chandigarh with , Delhi, Leh and Amritsar. The Corporation has a well maintained Tourist Information Centre at the Airport.

Official Airlines Flying to & from Chandigarh

Indian Airlines http://indian-airlines.nic.in/ 
Jet Airways http://www.jetairways.com/ 

BANKING

Allahabad Bank Bank of Maharashtra
Central Bank Of India Punjab National Bank
Andhra Bank Bank Of Baroda
Dena Bank Orient Bank Of Commerce
Industrial Development Bank Of India The Haryana State Coop. Apex Ltd.
Small Industrial Development Bank Of India The J & K Bank Ltd.
Punjab & Sind Bank State Bank Of Patiala
Bank Of Rajasthan Union Bank Of India
Vijaya Bank State Bank Of India
Syndicate Bank Vijaya Bank
Reserve Bank Of India Centurion
Bank Of India Punjab State Coop. Bank Ltd.
UCO Bank Indian Overseas Bank
Indian Bank Industrial Bank Ltd.
Times Bank Ltd. IDBI Bank
Bank Of Madura Ltd. Canara Bank
Bank Of India The Bharat Overseas Bank Ltd.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

20th Century Finance Corp. Ltd. Sundaram Finance Ltd.
Capital Market Services Ltd. Kuber Mutual Benefits Ltd.
Mafatlal Finance Company Ltd. Jatin Financial Services
Innovative Fincap(India) Ltd. Escorts Finance
Hindustan Financial Management Ltd. Tata Finance
LIC Housing Finance Ltd. Prudent Capital Mkts.
Master Trust Ltd. Deutshe Bank
Haryana Finance Corporation HSIDC Ltd.
ICICI Banking Corporation Ltd. Birla Global Finance Ltd..
Citiban Finance Sagar Fincap Ltd.
Chandiarh Industrial Develoment Ltd. Punjab Financial Corporation
Loyd Finance