Demand No.26, Housing and Urban Development Department Policy Note 2014-2015
The Housing and Urban Development Department issued Demand Number 26, Policy Note 2014-2015, effective 1 January 2014, setting out its housing, urban development, planning and budget priorities for that period. It covers the work of housing and planning bodies, identifies projects and allocations, and explains how land development and building activity are regulated across Tamil Nadu.
What the policy note covers
Demand Number 26, Housing and Urban Development Department Policy Note 2014-2015 describes the department’s policies, programmes and budget proposals for housing and planned urban growth. It covers the Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, cooperative housing societies, house building advances for government servants, accommodation control, the Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning, and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority.
The department states that its plan includes affordable housing, satellite towns, slum development, improved urban infrastructure and greater use of public private partnerships. The Tamil Nadu Housing Board, Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board and housing cooperative societies had together constructed 18,28,665 housing units, mainly for economically weaker sections and low and middle income groups.
Land and building planning
Demand Number 26 explains that spatial planning is carried out by two regulatory bodies:
- The Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning covers 1,28,869 square kilometres.
- The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority covers 1,189 square kilometres.
- Both bodies prepare regional plans, master plans and detailed development plans.
- Both enforce planning parameters for building construction and land development.
- Their work also includes planning and funding road networks, bypass links and ring roads.
For a property buyer, owner or developer, these functions are relevant because proposed construction and development may be subject to the plans and parameters enforced by the appropriate planning body.
Housing and township projects
Demand Number 26 records several Tamil Nadu Housing Board projects and proposals, including:
- Works in progress for 10,004 units in Chennai and other major cities.
- Construction of flats for government servants at Nerkundram, Padi, Perambalur, Foreshore Estate and other locations.
- Proposed reconstruction of older housing at Mandavelipakkam and the Central Institute of Technology Nagar area in Nandanam.
- A proposed satellite township at Thirumazhisai covering 311.05 acres and involving 12,000 residential flats.
- An integrated township at Thoppur and Utchapatti in Madurai covering 573.83 acres and containing 11,401 plots.
Budgeted works
Demand Number 26 also lists allocations for repairs, sewage facilities, office buildings, equipment and solar systems. These include works at Kannagi Nagar, Bhavani Road schemes in Erode, Orattanadu, Salem, Chennai and other locations.
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Common questions
Does this policy note itself approve my building or land development?
No individual property approval is recorded in the supplied text. The policy note states that the Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning and the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority enforce planning parameters for construction and land development.
Which planning authority covers Chennai?
The Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority covers an area of 1,189 square kilometres. The Commissionerate of Town and Country Planning covers 1,28,869 square kilometres elsewhere under its jurisdiction.
Does the policy note include new satellite townships?
Yes. It records action for a satellite township at Thirumazhisai and administrative sanction for an integrated township at Thoppur and Utchapatti in Madurai.
Does the document contain housing projects for government servants?
Yes. It describes ownership and rental housing projects for government servants, including projects at Nerkundram, Padi, Perambalur, Foreshore Estate and locations in Coimbatore.
