30. Amendment to Act 19 of 1971.—

In the Kerala State Housing Board Act, 1971 (19 of 1971),— (1) in section 2, after clause 9, the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(9A) "local authority" means a Panchayat at any level constituted under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a Municipality constituted under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994); (2) in section 4,— (a) in clause (c),— (i) for the word "nine" the word "eleven" shall be substituted ; (ii) after the words "Scheduled Tribes" the words "and of whom two shall be from among the Presidents or Chairpersons of the local authorities" shall be inserted; (b) after clause (c), the following proviso shall be added, namely:— "Provided that the term of office of a member nominated from among the Presidents or Chairpersons of the local authorities shall be co-terminus with the term of his office as such President or Chairperson."; (3) after sub-section (2) of section 39, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— "(3) At the instance of the local authority and with the approval of the Government, the Board shall frame and execute such Schemes for poramboke dwellers and homeless poor as may be proposed by any local authority and approved by Government. (4) The expenses for execution of the scheme shall be met from a separate fund, namely the Relief Fund to be administered by the Board to which interested persons, institutions, Government owned companies and Corporations, the local authorities and the Board may contribute periodically."; (4) after sub-section (2) of section 41, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:— "(3) In respect of loans and advances to private individuals having government subsidy, the selection of beneficiaries shall be made by the local bodies on the basis of norms fixed by the Board and all complaints regarding the selection of the beneficiaries shall be settled by the Board. The local bodies shall render necessary assistance to the Board for the recoveries of dues from the beneficiaries for sue schemes." (5) in sub-section (1) of section 45, after the words "the Board may, frame" the words "with the previous approval of the local authority concerned'' shall be inserted; (6) in clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 46, the words "in consultation with the local authority concerned" shall be inserted at the end; (7) in section 53, for the words "executive officer" the words "Secretary of the local authority" shall be substituted; (8) for sub-section (1) of section 60, the following shall be substituted, namely:— "(1) Where a street scheme or any other scheme has the approval of the local authority concerned, such of the provisions of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994) and the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) as relate to maintenance or repairs of public streets, closure of public streets or parts thereof diverting or turning public streets or parts thereof and in disposal of the land which is no longer required when any public street is permanently closed shall not apply to any street vested in the Boar under such scheme."; (9) after section 156, the following section shall be inserted namely:— "156A. Implementation of housing scheme for economically weaker sections.—(1) Any scheme intended to benefit the economically weaker sections in the rural or urban area may be planned by the Board in association with the local authority concerned and as far as possible shall be executed by such local authority with the technical advice of the Board, if so required. (2) The local authority may prepare plan and implement schemes for rural or urban housing for economically weaker sections in which case the Board shall render necessary technical advice.".