HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEMAND No.26 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY NOTE 2013-2014 Thiru.R. VAITHILINGAM MINISTER HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT © Government of Tamil Nadu 2013 Demand No.26 Housing and Urban Development Department Policy Note 2013-14 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Sl. Page Subject Housing is an essential requirement for the No. No. people. Though, food, clothing and shelter are the Introduction 1-8 three requisites for normal and healthy living, 1. Tamil Nadu Housing Board 9-19 housing is considered to be the most indispensable 2. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board 20-34 for security, protection and for social standing. As investments in housing, comparing to other 3. Cooperative Housing Societies 35-40 investments, provide larger returns and generate 4. House Building Advance 41-43 employment opportunities, it also plays an 5. Accommodation Control 44-45 important role in the economic development of the 6. Commissionerate of Town and 46-55 people. Country Planning “Everyone should get everything. That day should come when there is no need 7. Chennai Metropolitan 56-68 for any need”, Development Authority says the Hon’ble Chief Minister. With these Conclusion 69 high thoughts in mind the Hon’ble Chief Minister is announcing and implementing various Housing and Urban Development schemes to benefit all sections of people. The Vision 2023 document presented by the The Department of Housing and Urban Hon’ble Chief Minister for making Tamil Nadu Development works with dedication to implement to become India’s most prosperous and the schemes prescribed in Vision 2023, to provide progressive State with no poverty, where its people developed infrastructure, to create self-sufficient enjoy all the basic services of modern society living urban life, to provide for investment in cities, to in harmonious engagement with environment and create socio economic goals for the growth of the rest of the world. It also states clearly the urban areas, to identify developing towns and schemes and works to be undertaken by the villages and to make available urban infrastructure Housing and Urban Development Department. in villages. • Creation of housing facilities to all, including Policies and Plan of Action housing for economically weaker sections at The population of Tamil Nadu as per 2011 an estimate of Rs.75,000 crore. Census is 7.21 crores. The urban population is 3.49 crores. It is 48.45 percent of the total • Rehabilitation of 15 lakh families living in population. Tamil Nadu has now become the most slum in urban areas by providing housing urbanised State with 27.16 percent rise in urban facilities in phased manner. population during the past decade. • Granting planning permission without delay To address the challenges posed by rapid for infrastructure development works, to urbanization, it is necessary to plan strategies for encourage investors to invest in Tamil Nadu housing projects, rehabilitation of slum dwellers, and make Tamil Nadu as the destination for provision of infrastructure facilities, development of investments. urban areas, granting planning permission for land 2 3 and building developments without delay and Town and Country Planning and Chennai promotion of satellite towns. Metropolitan Development Authority. The Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning Tamil Nadu has a sound urban strategy for covers an area of 1,28,869 sq.kms and the tackling the present and future challenges. This Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority plan of action includes, promotion of satellite covers an area of 1,189 sq.kms. These two towns, development of slums through various regulatory bodies of Housing and Urban projects and to ensure planned growth through far Development Department execute works to ensure sighted programmes in urban areas. Under harmonious development of the State by Housing policy, more emphasis is given for Public preparation of Master Plans and Detailed Private Partnership to provide for affordable, quality Development Plans, Land Use Information System housing to all. The Housing and Urban and enforcement of plan norms and parameters. Development Department through its statutory Further these two regulatory bodies also take up bodies viz., Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Tamil several initiatives to improve traffic and Nadu Slum Clearance Board and Housing transportation by creating and upgrading Cooperative Societies have so far constructed infrastructural facilities like creation of good road 18,28,665 housing units mostly for the networks, bypass road links and ring roads. economically weaker sections and low and middle income groups. The spatial planning, specifically town planning and development of urban areas in Tamil Nadu are carried out by the Commissionerate of 4 5 Budget Estimate 2013-14 PART-II SCHEMES 2013-14 Amount Abstract Sl. Description of the Schemes allotted No Sl. Revenue Capital Loan Total (Rs. in lakh) Department / TAMIL NADU SLUM CLEARANCE BOARD No Agency (Rupees in Thousand (Gross)) COMPONENT – I 1. Secretariat 5,88,15 -- 170,00,03 175,88,18 1. Purchase of 5 mini Jet roding machines 35.00 2. Commissionerate 661,27,78 1,00,02 -- 662,27,80 for removing blockages in the sewerage of Town and system in Chennai Country Planning 2. Repairs and Renewal works for 100 35.00 3. Cooperative 24,56,65 -- 1 24,56,66 individual houses constructed by BMTPC Housing Societies and handed over to TNSCB at 4. Chennai 1 855,00,02 1 855,00,04 Nagamangalam, Tiruchirapalli Metropolitan 3. Flood protection wall to the tenements at 90.00 Development Selathampatti scheme in Salem Authority 4. Upgradation of tenements at Old Fish 73.55 5. Tamil Nadu 15,89,82 1 -- 15,89,83 market Colony / Kumbakonam Housing Board 5. Escalation in the construction cost of 50.00 6. Tamil Nadu Slum 124,07,94 2 -- 124,07,96 office buildings at Salem, Tiruchirapalli Clearance Board and Coimbatore Total 831,70,35 856,00,07 170,00,05 1,857,70,47 6. Upgradation of sewerage infrastructure to 11.00 facilitate connection to Municipal underground sewerage Network at AV Pathy Nagar at Thanjavur COMPONENT – II 7. Pavement around the blocks, R&R works 200.00 to vertical sanitary lines, colour washing etc., in the tenemental schemes in Chennai Total 494.55 6 7 1. TAMIL NADU HOUSING BOARD PART-II SCHEMES 2013-14 Amount Sl. Description of the Schemes allotted The Tamil Nadu Housing Board was No. (Rs. in lakh) COMMISSIONERATE OF TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING established in 1961 with an objective of providing COMPONENT – I “Housing for all” under Tamil Nadu Housing Board 8. Construction of Building for Tirunelveli 100.00 Regional office Act, 1961 to cater to the housing needs of the Total 100.00 COOPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETIES growing population of Chennai city and to mitigate COMPONENT – I 9. Purchase of 1 Computer and 1 Fax 0.55 the hardship in getting houses or house sites, Machine for the Office of the Registrar of owing to urbanization. Since its inception, Tamil Cooperative Societies (Housing) 10. Purchase of 8 Computers, 3 Xerox and 3 2.90 Nadu Housing Board has completed 4,02,231 Fax machines for the Office of the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies houses / flats / plots. Out of this, 1,25,741 units are (Housing) Total 3.45 for EWS, 93,914 units are for LIG and 73,641 units Grand Total 598.00 are for MIG categories. Present Stages of Schemes 1.1 On–Going Schemes 4,970 housing units have been completed from 2011-12. Works are under progress for 6,922 units. Works for 5,653 units will be commenced during the year 2013-14. 8 9 1.2. Own Your Housing Scheme for Government. Action has been taken to implement Government Servants the scheme at the earliest. Works are under progress for the 1.4 Construction of 554 MSB apartments construction of 1,016 multi-storied flats at at Wood Working unit near Ashok Nerkundram in Chennai at a cost of Rs.445.00 Pillar, Chennai crore for All India Service Officers, Group I Service It was already proposed to construct 554 Officers and other categories of Government multi storeyed building apartments in the vacant Officials. The construction will be completed in the land of Wood Working unit site near Ashok Pillar later part of the year 2014. owned by TNHB in an extent of 3.73 acres at a cost of Rs.100.00 crore under Public Private 1.3 Satellite Township at Thirumazhisai Partnership (PPP) mode. Transaction advisor has It was already proposed to develop an been fixed. Action has been taken to select a satellite Township over an extent of 310.42 acres developer for implementation of this project. of land already acquired by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board near Thirumazhisai in Thiruvallur 1.5 Construction of Commercial Complex District under Public Private Partnership (PPP) and 120 MSB flats at South Asian Federation Games Village mode. The Government have accorded It was already proposed to construct a administrative approval for the acquisition of 12.87 Commercial Complex and 120 MSB flats at a cost acres of private land required for approach road. of Rs.116.00 crore and Rs.33.00 crore respectively The proposal for alienation and enter upon at SAF Games village in an extent of 5.60 acres permission for the Government land in an extent of under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. 12.65 acres is under consideration of the Transaction advisor has been fixed. Action has 10 11 been taken to select a developer for implementing been fixed. Action is being taken for getting the this project. Planning Permission from Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority. Action has been taken to 1.6 Re-development of dilapidated Board rental flats implement the scheme during this financial year. (A) Mandavelipakkam (C) Board rental quarters at Padi in Anna Nagar West Extension It is proposed to construct 52 flats at a cost of Rs.11.80 crore after demolishing the existing 27 Administrative sanction has been accorded Board rental flats which were constructed during for the construction of 360 Board rental quarters at 1963.