The Gujarat Rural Housing Board Act, 1972

The Gujarat Rural Housing Board Act, 1972

This legislation establishes the Gujarat Rural Housing Board to plan, execute, and manage housing schemes across rural areas in Gujarat. It applies to rural communities, local panchayats, property owners, and particularly targets vulnerable groups such as Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, agricultural labourers, and economically weaker sections. The Act empowers the Board to acquire land, construct dwellings, develop necessary infrastructure like roads and drainage, and evict unauthorized occupants from its premises. By creating a dedicated statutory body for rural housing development, this law matters because it promotes planned, affordable residential infrastructure, improving living standards and housing access for rural residents.

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