CHENNAI:
In
a bid to achieve the goal of Slum Free Cities, the Slum Clearance Board
is planning to expand its strength of board members for effective
implementation of the project by building 3.28 lakh tenements in town
panchayats, corporations and municipal towns of the state at a cost of
Rs 11,457 crore
According
to official sources, slum clearance board will be including
commissioner of municipal administration and director of town panchayats
in its board which already has a strength of 11 members.
As
per Section (35) of Tamil Nadu Slum Area Act, 1971, the chairman and
other members of the board should not exceed beyond 15 members.
Currently,
the members include, chairman of slum clearance board, housing
secretary, managing director of slum clearance board, chairman of
housing board, CMDA member secretary, Metro Water managing director,
Chennai collector, Greater Chennai Corporation Commissioner, Secretary
Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare department, deputy secretary finance and
deputy secretary of municipal administration and water supply
department.
It
is learnt that Slum Clearance Board is building 1.94 lakh tenements in
corporations, municipal towns at a cost of 7,269.80 crore and 1.34 lakh
houses in town panchayats at a cost of rs 4,187.47 crore.
Sources
said the decision to add two additional members was taken to avail the
Union government grant and to ensure flow of funds to directorate of
town panchayats and municipalities.
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