Agency Name: | Department of Housing and Urban Development (Tamil Nadu) |
Jurisdiction: | Tamil Nadu |
Headquarters: | Chennai |
Minister1 Name: | S. Muthusamy |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Housing |
Minister2 Name: | T. M. Anbarasan |
Minister2 Pfo: | Minister for Urban Development |
Minister3 Name: | P. K. Sekar Babu |
Minister3 Pfo: | Minister for CMDA |
Chief1 Name: | C. Samayamoorthy, IAS |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary to Government |
Parent Agency: | Government of Tamil Nadu |
Website: | Housing and Urban Development Department |
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.
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]
Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) operates under the department and consists of the following undertakings and bodies:[2]