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The Telangana Housing Board Act, 1956

The Telangana Housing Board Act, 1956

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This Act establishes the Hyderabad Housing Board as a body corporate to develop and manage housing schemes throughout Telangana state. It authorizes the Board to acquire, hold, and manage properties both movable and immovable for residential purposes. The Board comprises a Chairman, ex-officio officers from various government departments, and nominated officials. This legislation empowers the Board to implement annual housing programmes, make bye-laws and regulations, and adjudicate disputes through an appointed Tribunal. By creating a dedicated authority for housing development, the Act addresses urban housing needs through systematic planning, state-level coordination, and standardized property management across new and existing urban areas.

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  1. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Incorporation
  4. 4. Constitution of the Board
  5. 4-A. Omitted
  6. 5. Leave of absence of Chairman
  7. 6. Disqualification for appointment on Board
  8. 7. Term of office and conditions of service
  9. 8. Vacancy of a member
  10. 9. Vacancy to be filled
  11. 10. Vacancy or irregularities not to invalidate the proceedings
  12. 11. Appointment of Committees
  13. 12. Meetings of the Board
  14. 13. Power to make contracts
  15. 13-A. Appointment of Vice-Chairman and Housing Commissioner
  16. 14. Execution of contracts.
  17. 15. Further provisions as to execution of contracts.
  18. 16. Application of Service Rules and certain other rules.
  19. 17. Appointment of officers and servants.
  20. 18. Conditions of service of officers and servants.
  21. 18-A. Delegation.
  22. 19. Absorption of the existing staff of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust by the Board.
  23. 20. General disqualification of all officers and servants.
  24. 21. Duty of Board to undertake housing schemes.
  25. 21-A. Creation of subsidiaries.
  26. 21-B. Activities of subsidiaries.
  27. 22. Matters to be provided for by housing schemes.
  28. 22-A. Declaration of intention to make a housing scheme.
  29. 23. No housing scheme to be made for area included in improvement scheme or be inconsistent with town planning scheme.
  30. 24. Preparation and submission of annual housing programme, budget and establishment schedule.
  31. 25. Programme to be published for inviting suggestions and objections.
  32. 26. Sanction to programme, budget and establishment schedule.
  33. 27. Publication of sanctioned programme.
  34. 28. Supplementary programme budget, and establishment schedule.
  35. 29. Variation of programme by Board after it is sanctioned.
  36. 30. Sanctioned housing schemes to be executed.
  37. 31. Publication of housing scheme in the Telangana Gazette.
  38. 32. Transfer to the Board for purposes of housing scheme of land vested in a local authority.
  39. 33. Compensation in respect of land vested in the Board.
  40. 34. Power of Board to turn or close public street vested in it.
  41. 35. Reference to Tribunal in case of dispute under section 33 or 34.
  42. 36. Vesting in local authority of street laid out or altered and open space provided by the Board under housing scheme.
  43. 37. Other duties of the Board.
  44. 38. Reconstitution of plots.
  45. 39. Power to exempt schemes from provisions of sections 24 to 31.
  46. 40. Power to purchase or lease by agreement.
  47. 40-A. Modification of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
  48. 40-B. Payment of Compensation.
  49. 40-C. Power of Government to transfer Government land to the Board.
  50. 41. Betterment charges
  51. 42. Notice to persons liable for betterment charges
  52. 43. Agreement for payment of betterment charges
  53. 44. Recovery of betterment charges
  54. 45. Power to dispose of land
  55. 46. Disputes regarding reconstitution of plots
  56. 47. Constitution of the Tribunal
  57. 48. Duties of the Tribunal
  58. 50. Powers of and procedure before Tribunal
  59. 51. Decision of Tribunal to be final
  60. 52. Power to evict certain persons from Board premises
  61. 53. Power to recover rent or damages.
  62. 54. Rent to be recovered by deductions from salary or wages in certain cases.
  63. 55. Appeal.
  64. 56. Procedure and Powers of competent authority and appellate authority.
  65. 57. Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
  66. 58. Board’s Fund.
  67. 59. Application of the Fund.
  68. 60. Expenditure in case of urgency.
  69. 61. Subventions and loans to the Board.
  70. 62. Power of Board to borrow.
  71. 63. Accounts and audit
  72. 64. Concurrent and special audits of accounts
  73. 65. Reports
  74. 66. Other statements and returns
  75. 67. Power of entry
  76. 68. Notice of suit against Board
  77. 69. Triennial valuation of assets and liabilities of the Board
  78. 70. Power to make rules
  79. 71. Regulations
  80. 72. Power to make bye-laws
  81. 73. Penalty for contravention of bye-laws
  82. 74. Penalty for obstructing etc.
  83. 75. Penalty for contravention of any provision of Chapter VI and for obstructing lawful exercise of powers thereunder
  84. 76. Authority for prosecution
  85. 77. Certain persons to be public servants
  86. 78. Protection of action taken under this Act
  87. 79. Government’s power of supervision
  88. 80. Default in performance of duty
  89. 81. Dissolution of the Board
  90. 81-A. Power to remove difficulties
  91. 82. Repeal and Saving
  92. unnumbered-1. Section unnumbered-1

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