Constitution of the Board

(1) The Board shall consist of the following members, namely:- (a) The Chairman, to be appointed by the Government; (b) The Secretary/Principal Secretary/ Special Chief Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department; (c) The Vice Chairman and Housing Commissioner, Ex-Officio; (d) The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Limited; (e) The Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Township and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited; (f) The Commissioner, Capital Region Development Authority; (g) The Mission Director, Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas; (h) The Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department; (i) An officer of the Finance Department to be nominated by the Government; (j) The Chief Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Housing Board, Ex-Officio; (k) The Chief Engineer/Engineer-in-Chief(Public Health), Ex-Officio; (l) The Chief Engineer/Engineer-in-Chief(Buildings), Ex-Officio; (m) The Director of Town & Country Planning, Ex-Officio; (n) The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration, Ex-Officio; (o) The Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Special Secretary, Energy Department; (p) The Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Vijayawada, Ex-Officio; (q) The Vice Chairman of the Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority; (r) The Regional Chief / Executive Director, Housing and Urban Development Corporation; (s) Two Members to be nominated by the Government each to represent the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of the State; (t) Any other Member(s) appointed by the Government. (2) Any member of the Board may at any time resign his office by submitting his resignation to the Government: Provided that the resignation shall not take effect until it is accepted. Explanation.- Any provision relating to a member contained in sub-section (2) of this section, sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 7, and sections 8 and 9 shall, except where the context otherwise requires, be deemed to apply also to the Chairman.