G.O.(Ms).No.1, Constitution of Urban Development Authority for Hosur as an Adhoc body (2022)
The Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued G.O.(Ms).No.1 on 6 January 2022, constituting the Hosur Urban Development Authority as an adhoc body. It also creates an Advisory Council and Planning Cell to support the preparation, coordination and implementation of development plans for the Hosur Planning Area, pending amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971.
What the government created
G.O.(Ms).No.1 of the Housing and Urban Development [UD4(1)] Department creates three bodies for planned urban development in Hosur:
- The Hosur Urban Development Authority as an adhoc body.
- An Advisory Council to advise on development plans.
- A Planning Cell to initiate specific urban development plans and projects and assist the Member Secretary.
The government considered a separate authority necessary because of rapid population growth, uneven development, pressure on roads, railways, health and educational facilities, water supply and sanitation, and insufficient coordination among implementing agencies.
What the Hosur Urban Development Authority can do
The Hosur Urban Development Authority is authorised to:
- Prepare development plans for all or part of the area under its jurisdiction, and enforce and implement those plans.
- Formulate other plans or projects for the Hosur Urban Area, subject to government approval.
- Coordinate the execution of development plans approved by the State Government.
- Supervise projects entrusted to it by the government.
- Finance and execute projects included in development plans.
- Perform other functions prescribed or assigned by the government.
The Authority is chaired by the Principal Secretary of the Housing and Urban Development Department. The District Collector is Vice Chairman, and the membership includes government departments, planning and local authority officials, public bodies, appointed experts and a full-time Member Secretary.
Advisory and planning support
The Advisory Council advises the Hosur Urban Development Authority on preparing and implementing development plans. Its membership includes State Government officials, Union Government representatives, elected representatives, planning and architecture specialists, and representatives of commerce and industry.
The Planning Cell consists of a Senior Town Planner, an engineer and supporting staff. It assists the Member Secretary in carrying out the Authority's work.
Relevance to land and property
Property owners, buyers, developers and professionals dealing with land in the Hosur Planning Area should note that the Hosur Urban Development Authority can prepare, enforce and implement development plans within its jurisdiction. The document does not specify the exact boundary of the Hosur Planning Area or approve a completed Master Plan. It states that the Master Plan for Hosur was under preparation.
Temporary legal arrangement
The Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971 did not then provide for the constitution and functioning of such an authority. The Hosur Urban Development Authority was therefore created as an adhoc body while amendments were being pursued. Its exact composition was to be finalised when those amendments were enacted.
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Common questions
Does G.O.(Ms).No.1 approve a new Master Plan for Hosur?
No. The document says the Master Plan for Hosur was under preparation and would provide a strategy for future development.
Can the Hosur Urban Development Authority enforce development plans?
Yes. Its listed functions include preparing development plans for its jurisdiction and enforcing and implementing those plans.
Is the Hosur Urban Development Authority a permanent statutory body?
The document constitutes it as an adhoc body pending amendments to the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act, 1971. It says the exact composition would be finalised when the amendments were enacted.
Does the document identify the exact land covered by the Hosur Planning Area?
No. It refers to the Hosur Planning Area and Hosur Urban Area but does not provide an exact boundary or a list of included locations.
