Since 1960
A Community Built on Trust
Ashoknagar Colony has stood as a home for government servants and their families in the heart of Ranchi for over six decades.
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Run by Members, for Members
Every year, residents come together at the Annual General Meeting to shape decisions that keep our society strong and well managed.
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Living Together, Growing Together
From shared facilities to a close-knit neighbourhood, Ashoknagar continues the legacy it was built on — service and community.
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A Colony Built to Last
1960
Society Established
155
Acres of Land
508
Residential Plots
110 KM
Internal Roads
ON-SITE AMENITIES
Conveniently located close to the Airport, Railway Station, Bus Depot, High Court and Secretariat — Ashoknagar has grown from a remote allotment into one of Ranchi's most sought-after residential colonies.
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How the Society Came Into Being
Its Inception
With India achieving independence, government came to mean service to people and an engine of their development — and Ranchi, as the summer capital of Bihar, became an important seat of that expansion.
The government servants in various Departments and with different ranks were now being posted in increasing numbers. Soon the need for adequate housing facilities for the government servants posted in Ranchi was felt very acute, and many faced real difficulty in finding accommodation.
Some senior civil servants of the undivided Bihar took concrete initiatives in the wake of these hardships. This led to the creation of a housing society and the coming into existence of the Ashoknagar Colony in Ranchi.
The main objective of the Society was to ride over the difficulty of government servants posted at Ranchi in having accommodation here — a purpose the community continues to honour today.
21 March 1960
Society Registered
Formed and registered under the Bihar Cooperative Society Act 1935, bearing registration number 20/R, under the name "Ranchi Govt. Employees Cooperative House Construction Society".
1964
Renamed Through First Amendment
The bye-laws were amended and the society took the name "Services Housing Cooperative Society Ltd., Ashoknagar Ranchi" — the name it carries forward to this day.