Thrissur Development Authority

Thrissur Development Authority (TDA) was a statutory body overseeing the development of the City of Thrissur and Thrissur Metropolitan Area in the state of Kerala, India. K Radhakrishnan was the last chairman of Thrissur Development Authority.^[3][4]

Thrissur Development Authority

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Agency overview
Formed	1981
Dissolved	2016
Type	Urban planning
Jurisdiction	Government of Kerala
Headquarters	Sakthan Arcade, Thrissur city, Kerala[1]
Employees	14
Minister responsible	Oommen Chandy, Chief Minister.
Agency executive	K Radhakrishnan[2], Chairman
Parent agency	Government of Kerala

History

Headquarters of Thrissur Development Authority in Sakthan Thampuran Nagar in Thrissur city

In 1981 the Government of Kerala constituted the Thrissur Urban Development Authority (TUDA) under the Town Planning Act. It came into existence in June 1983. In 2007, the Government of Kerala dissolved the authority. Later in 2012, the authority was again reconstituted by the Government of Kerala.^[5][6][7] On 8 April 2013, the Government of Kerala had appointed K Radhakrishnan as Chairman of Development Authority and Renamed as Thrissur Development Authority (TDA).^[8] In 2016, the Kerala Government disbanded Thrissur Development Authority.^[9]