Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu)
Agency overview
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • C. Samayamoorthy, IAS, Secretary to Government
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsiteHousing and Urban Development Department

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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Housing and Urban Development department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ Information Hand book of Town and Country Planning Department (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2021.