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The Karnataka Housing Board Act, 1962

The Karnataka Housing Board Act, 1962

Infrastructure196299 sections9 chapters

The Karnataka Housing Board Act, 1962 establishes and governs the Karnataka Housing Board, a corporate body tasked with planning and executing housing, land development, and infrastructure schemes across the State of Karnataka. It applies to government authorities, property owners, municipal bodies, industrial employers, and residents seeking or occupying housing built by the Board. The Act empowers the Board to acquire land, construct buildings, manage public-private partnerships, levy betterment charges, and evict unauthorized occupants or rent defaulters. It matters because it ensures organized urban planning, expands affordable housing options, and improves living conditions, public health, and welfare, particularly for industrial workers.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.

Chapter II ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BOARD →

  1. 3Constitution of the Board
  2. 4Leave of absence of Chairman
  3. 5Disqualification for appointment on Board.
  4. 6Term of office and conditions of service.
  5. 7Vacancy of a member.
  6. 8Vacancy to be filled as early as practicable
  7. 9Proceedings presumed to be good and valid.
  8. 10Appointment and powers of Housing Commissioner, Chief Engineer the Additional Director of Town and Country Planning and Secretary
  9. 10AOfficers and servants of the Board
  10. 11General disqualification of all officers and servants.
  11. 12Appointment of committees.
  12. 13Meetings of the Board
  13. 14Power to make contracts.
  14. 15Execution of contracts.
  15. 16Delegation

Chapter III HOUSING SCHEMES →

  1. 17Duty of Board to undertake housing schemes land development schemes, infrastructure development, building construction
  2. 18Matter to be provided for by housing schemes.
  3. 18AMatters to be provided for by land development schemes
  4. 19Preparation and submission of annual housing programme and land development programme, budget and establishment schedule.
  5. 20Sanction to programme and budget
  6. 21Publication of sanctioned programme
  7. 22Supplementary programme and budget
  8. 23Variation of programme by Board after it is sanctioned
  9. 24Sanctioned housing schemes and land development schemes to be executed
  10. 25Transfer to the Board for purposes of housing scheme or land development scheme of land vested in a corporation, a municipal council or a Mandal panchayat.
  11. 26Compensation in respect of land vested in the Board.
  12. 27Power of Board to turn or close public street or divert nala vested in it
  13. 28Reference to Tribunal in case of dispute under section 26 or section 27
  14. 29Vesting in the corporation, municipal council, municipal committee or other municipal body, town panchayat or Grama
  15. 30Other duties of the Board.
  16. 31Reconstitution of plots.
  17. 32Schemes entrusted to Board by Government, etc.
  18. 32ABoard and the Housing Commissioner to exercise powers and functions under the Karnataka Acts 22 of 1964, 14 of 1977 and 20 of 1985.

Chapter IV ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LAND →

  1. 33Power to purchase land, lease, exchange or procuring by agreement
  2. 34Betterment charges
  3. 35Notice to persons liable for betterment charges.
  4. 36Agreement for payment of betterment charges
  5. 37Recovery of betterment charges
  6. 38Power to dispose of land
  7. 39Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots.

Chapter V TRIBUNAL →

  1. 40Tribunal
  2. 41Duties of the Tribunal
  3. 42Powers of and procedure before Tribunal
  4. 43Decision of Tribunal to be final
  5. 44Appeal to the High Court

Chapter VI POWER TO EVICT PERSONS FROM BOARD PREMISES. →

  1. 45Power to evict certain persons from Board premises.
  2. 46Power to recover rent, damages, instalments of loan or other dues as arrears of land revenue.
  3. 47Rent to be recovered by deductions from salary or wages in certain cases.
  4. 48Appeals
  5. 49Finality of orders.

Chapter VII FINANCE, ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT →

  1. 50Board’s fund
  2. 51Application of the fund
  3. 52Expenditure in case of urgency, etc.
  4. 53Subventions and loans to the Board
  5. 54Power of Board to borrow
  6. 54AMode of repaying loan.
  7. 54BEstablishment of a sinking fund
  8. 55Account and audit.
  9. 56Concurrent and special audits of accounts.

Chapter VIII LABOUR HOUSING →

  1. 57Interpretation.
  2. 58Duty of the Board to undertake labour housing schemes
  3. 59Provisions regarding housing accommodation.
  4. 60Housing accommodation to be in good habitable condition
  5. 61Duty of the Board to inspect working class houses
  6. 62Powers of the Board in respect of houses occupied by working class people
  7. 63Power of the Board to acquire insanitary houses, etc.
  8. 64Compensation for house unfit for human habitation
  9. 65Maintenance of public streets by the Board
  10. 66Conditions relating to housing accommodation provided by employers.
  11. 67Conditions relating to housing accommodation provided by employers after commencement of Act.
  12. 68Rent payable by employer recoverable as arrear of land revenue.

Chapter IX MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 69Reports.
  2. 70Other statements and returns.
  3. 70AHousing Commissioner to furnish returns and reports etc., to the State Government.
  4. 70BPower of Board to require returns, reports, production of documents, etc.
  5. 71Power of entry.
  6. 72Notice of suit against Board.
  7. 73Triennial valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board.
  8. 74Power to make rules.
  9. 75Rules and Notifications to be laid before the State Legislature.
  10. 76Regulations.
  11. 76APower of the Board to make bulk allotment
  12. 77Power to make bye-laws
  13. 78Penalty for contravention of bye-laws.
  14. 79Penalty for obstructing, etc.
  15. 80Authority for prosecution.
  16. 81Certain persons to be public servants.
  17. 82Protection of action taken under this Act.
  18. 83Removal of doubt regarding non-applicability of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961
  19. 84Government’s power to give directions to Board
  20. 85Omitted.
  21. 86Default in performance of duty
  22. 87Dissolution of the Board
  23. 87AControl by the State Government
  24. 88Removal of difficulties.
  25. 89Repeal and savings.

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