Sanction/Declaration and Exemption for the Housing Scheme at Nerkundram, Chennai under the Tamil Nadu State Housing Board Act
The Housing and Urban Development Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 97 dated 8 June 2022, records the Governor of Tamil Nadu's sanction for a Tamil Nadu Housing Board Self Finance Scheme to construct 1,016 flats for government servants at Nerkundram, Chennai. It also declares that specified Chennai Corporation planning and infrastructure powers apply within the area where the housing scheme is in force.
What the notifications do
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 97 dated 8 June 2022 under the Tamil Nadu State Housing Board Act, 1961. Notification No. II(2)/HOU/508/2022 sanctions a housing scheme submitted by the Tamil Nadu Housing Board. Notification No. II(2)/HOU/509/2022 makes a related declaration concerning local authority powers within the scheme area.
The printed heading also refers to an exemption. However, the supplied text does not include the complete exemption provision, so its scope cannot be stated from this extract.
The Nerkundram housing scheme
Notification No. II(2)/HOU/508/2022 gives the following details:
- The project is at Nerkundram, Chennai.
- It is a Self Finance Scheme of the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.
- It provides for construction of 1,016 flats in a multi storied building.
- The flats are described as being for the Government Servant Own Your Housing Scheme.
- The stated total project cost is Rs. 544.50 crore.
The supplied text does not give flat prices, eligibility conditions, application procedures, allotment terms, survey numbers or the boundaries of the scheme area.
Planning and local authority functions
Notification No. II(2)/HOU/509/2022 declares that, in the area where the Nerkundram Self Finance Scheme is in force, specified powers and functions ordinarily exercised by the local authority of the Chennai Corporation under the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 are covered by the declaration.
The listed functions include:
- Receiving and sanctioning plans.
- Regulating building construction.
- Laying roads.
- Laying underground drainage and water mains.
- Providing electricity connections.
- Providing amenities to building owners.
- Exercising connected powers.
The supplied extract ends before the notification finishes. It therefore does not fully state how these powers are assigned or exercised within the scheme area.
Who may be affected
Government servants interested in the proposed flats are directly concerned because the sanctioned project is identified as the Government Servant Own Your Housing Scheme. Owners, buyers, builders and professionals dealing with property inside the notified scheme area should also check the complete notification before submitting building plans or seeking infrastructure approvals, because the declaration concerns municipal planning and service functions.
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Common questions
How many flats are sanctioned at Nerkundram?
The sanctioned Tamil Nadu Housing Board scheme provides for 1,016 flats in a multi storied building.
Who are the Nerkundram flats intended for?
The notification describes the project as the Government Servant Own Your Housing Scheme under a Self Finance Scheme.
Does the notification give application details or flat prices?
No. The supplied text does not state application procedures, eligibility details, allotment terms or individual flat prices.
Does the declaration affect building plan approvals in the scheme area?
Yes. Notification No. II(2)/HOU/509/2022 lists receiving and sanctioning plans, regulating construction and providing infrastructure among the local authority functions covered by the declaration. The supplied extract does not include the end of that notification.
