Housing is a basic human requirement of any civilised society. With the growth of urbanisation, cities have been expanding alarmingly in the last few decades, which has resulted in haphazard growth of urban areas as well as acute housing shortage. Housing and Urban Planning Department was established to ensure planned development of urban areas and create an enabling environment to provide affordable housing. The multiplicity of urban laws has always been a nightmare for the urban populace. Lack of information and transparency in official transactions were some of the factors responsible for this state of affairs. The Department has taken a step to reach the citizens to make them aware of the laws, policies, programmes and procedural simplifications carried out.
Land Pooling Schemes is to be launced soon whereby all lands required by the Authority shall vest absolutely in the Authority free from all encumbrances. The Authority shall hand over possession of the final plots to the owners to whom they are allotted in the land pooling scheme. A permanent Tribunal for this scheme shall be constituted.