Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Tamil Nadu
Headquarters	Chennai
Ministers responsible	S. Muthusamy, Minister for Housing T. M. Anbarasan, Minister for Urban Development P. K. Sekar Babu, Minister for CMDA
Agency executive	C. Samayamoorthy, IAS, Secretary to Government
Parent agency	Government of Tamil Nadu
Website	Housing and Urban Development Department

Objective

The objective of the department is to formulate and implement a housing policy, to provision quality housing at affordable cost for the poor, encouraging urban development and town planning through inclusion and balanced growth and development of Chennai metropolitan area.^[1]

Sub-departments

Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) operates under the department and consists of the following undertakings and bodies:^[2]

• Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)
• Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB)
• Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)
• Tamil Nadu Cooperative Housing Federation (TNCHF)

See also

• Government of Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
• Ministry of Urban Development (India)
• Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (India)