Chapter III HOUSING SCHEMES

1. (1) The Board may frame Housing Schemes and execute works and incur expenditure in connection therewith on such terms and conditions as the Government may direct.
2. (2) The board may, subject to approval of the Government undertake and execute any housing scheme on behalf of a District Council, Local authority, Co-operative Society or any Organisation or Association for providing residences to their employees.

1. (1) A Housing Schemes may provided for all or any of the following matters; namely:- (2)(a) acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of land or any property necessary for the execution of the Scheme;
   • (b) laying or relaying out of any land comprised in the Scheme;
   • (c) closure or demolition of dwellings or portions thereof unfit for human habitat on within land owned or controlled by the Board;
   • (d) demolition of obstructive buildings or portion thereof within land owned or controlled by the Board.
   • (e) Construction of buildings within land owned or controlled by the Board.
   • (f) Sell, letting go out or exchange of any property comprised in the Scheme;
   • (g) Construction and alteration of roads or lanes within the land owned or controlled by the Board.
   • (h) Letting out, management and use of the Board premises or property owned or controlled by the Board;
     • (i) Provisions of accommodation for inhabitants;
   • (j) necessary amenities and services to Housing Colonies owned by the Board;
   • (k) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to provided housing accommodation and for the improvement and development of any are comprised in the Scheme.
2. (3) No Housing Scheme under sub-section (1) shall be made for any area for which an improvement Scheme has already been sanctioned by the Government under any enactment for the time being in force nor shall such scheme contain anything which is inconsistent with any of the matters included in a Town Planning Scheme of the Government made under any law for the time being in force.

A Housing or Improvement Scheme shall be one or a combination of any two or more of the following types or adaptation of any features thereof, namely:-

1. (a) a house accommodation scheme;
2. (b) a building scheme;
3. (c) a rehabilitation housing scheme;
4. (d) a city or town or village expansion scheme;
5. (e) a road construction or development scheme;
6. (f) a land development scheme;
7. (g) a site development and services scheme.

1. (1) 1 " The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice Chairman " shall at a special meeting to be held in the month of January each year, lay before the Board the Budget for the next financial year.
2. (2) The Budget shall be prepared in such form as may be prescribed and shall,-
   • (a) include the housing schemes which the Board proposes to execute in whole or in part;
   • (b) indicate fulfillment of all the liabilities of the Board; and
   • (c) contain a statement showing the estimated receipts and expenditure on capital and revenue accounts and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
3. (3) The Board shall consider the Budget laid before it and approve it with or without modification.

1. (1) The Budget approved by the Board under Section 17 shall be submitted to the Government for approval and the Government may approve it or return it back to the Board for making such modification as the Government may direct.
2. (2) When the Budget is returned to the Board by the Government for making any modification, the Board shall make the modification and re-submit the Budget so modified to the Government for proposal.

1"The Chairman or in his absence, the Vice Chairman " may, at any time during the year for which the Budget has been approved by the Government, lay before the Board a Supplementary Budget and the provisions of Sections 17 and 18 shall apply to such Budget.

After the Budget is approved by the Government, the Board shall cause the Housing Schemes in respect of which provisions has been made in the Budget, to be published in the Officials Gazette and in local papers in such manner as may be prescribed.

The Board may alter a Housing Scheme or any part thereof included in the Budget as approved by the Government, provided that no alteration shall be made if it involves an expenditure in excess of 10 percent of the amount allocated for that particular scheme in the Budget or if it effects the scope or purpose of such Scheme.

1. (1) Whenever any road, land or any part thereof situated in any area within a local authority or District Council of vested in a local authority or District Council in required for the purpose of any programme of Housing Scheme, the Board shall move the local authority or District Council as the case may be for vesting of the road, land or any part thereof in the Board.
2. (2) Where the local authority or District Council agrees to the vesting of such road, land or any part thereof in the Board, the same shall vest in the Board according to such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon.
3. (3) Where the local authority or District Council does not agree or fails to agree to the Boards proposal, the Board shall refer the matter to the Government for decisions.

1. (1) The board may for the purpose of carrying out any programme of any Housing Scheme and after public notice is given, divert the public use of, or close any road or part thereof vested in the Board.
2. (2) Whenever the Board closes the public use of any road or any part thereof vested in it, it shall provide some other alternative means of access to those entitled to the use of such road or part thereof.
3. (3) No compensation whatsoever shall be paid to any person effected by the closing of any road or part thereof vested in the Board.

The Government may, at the request of the Board, with respect to any road, street, lane or open space for purpose of recreation made and developed under the housing Scheme, declare such road, street or lane to be a public road, street or lane or an open space for public recreation and transfer it for future improvement and maintenance to any agency of the Government or local authority.

1. (1) It shall be the duty of the Board to take measures with a view to expedite matters and to reduce the cost of construction of building and the Board shall, for that purpose do all things such as,-
   • (a) unification, simplification and standardisation of building materials;
   • (b) encouraging pre-fabrication and mass production of building components;
   • (c) organising or undertaking the production of building materials required for housing scheme;
   • (d) encouraging research for discovering cheap building materials and evolving new methods of economic construction; and
   • (e) securing a steady and sufficient supply of work-men trained in the work of construction of buildings.
2. (2) The Board may provide technical advice to the Government and scrutinize projects under Housing Scheme as when required by the Government so to do.
3. (3) The board may undertake research on various problems connected with housing in general and in particular to find out the economical method of constructing houses suited to local conditions and to undertake comprehensive surveys of problems of housing.

All buildings constructed by the Board shall be disposed of by the board by letting out, lease, sale or hire purchase or otherwise.

In case of rental buildings or Housing Units which cannot be disposed of immediately, the Board shall be responsible for their maintenance.