Department of Housing and Urban Planning explained

Agency Name:Department of Housing and Urban Planning
Seal:Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
Jurisdiction:State of Uttar Pradesh
Headquarters:Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan (Annexy Building), Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Minister1 Name:Yogi Adityanath
Minister1 Pfo:Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Minister of Housing and Urban Planning
Chief1 Name:Devesh Chaturvedi, IAS
Chief1 Position:Principal Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning)
Child1 Agency:Real Estate Regulatory Authority
Child2 Agency:Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board(Avas Vikas Parishad)
Child3 Agency:Awas Bandhu
Type:Department
Native Name R:Āvāsa Evaṃ Śaharī Niyojana Vibhāga
Deputyminister1 Name:Girish Chandra Yadav
Deputyminister1 Pfo:Minister of State for Housing and Urban Planning

The Department of Housing and Urban Planning (IAST: Āvāsa Evaṃ Śaharī Niyojana Vibhāga), often abbreviated as DoHUP, is a department of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for coordinated and planned development with a comprehensive Master Plan along with the work of various other agencies involved in the creation and extension of urban infrastructure.

The Chief Minister serves as the departmental cabinet minister, and the Principal Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning), an IAS officer, is the administrative head of the department.

Functions

Department of Housing and Urban Planning is responsible for making and implementing laws and policies related to Housing and Urban Planning.[1] The department is also responsible for planned development of urban areas, through the 27 development authorities subordinate to it. The department, through Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board, is also responsible for providing affordable housing to those who need it.[2]

Statutory, Autonomous and Attached bodies

Important officials

The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, is the minister responsible for Department of Housing and Urban Planning.[3] [4] [5]

The department's administration is headed by the Principal Secretary, who is an IAS officer, who is assisted by three Special Secretaries, two Joint Secretaries, and eight Deputy/Under Secretaries. The current Principal Secretary (DoHUP) is Devesh Chaturvedi.

Secretariat level

Important officials!Name!Designation
Devesh ChaturvediPrincipal Secretary
Mala SrivastavaSpecial Secretary
Kant MishraSpecial Secretary
Apurva dubeySpecial Secretary

Head of Department Level

Heads of Department!Name!Position
Rajive KumarChairman, Real Estate Regulatory Authority
Sri Ranvir PrasadHousing Commissioner,U.P.H.D.B(आवास विकास)
Mala SrivastavaExecutive Director, Awas Bandhu

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Housing and Urban Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh - Objectives/Activities. Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20050505073502/http://awas.up.nic.in:80/ . 5 May 2005 . live. 22 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Mission / Vision Statement. Housing and Development Board, Government of Uttar Pradesh. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803124520/http://upavp.in:80/pages/en/top-menu/about-upavp/en-mission-vision-statement . 3 August 2017 . live. 22 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Yogi Adityanath allocates portfolios to ministers, retains home department with himself. 22 March 2017. The Times of India. New Delhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323035715/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/yogi-adityanath-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-retains-home-department-with-himself/articleshow/57774080.cms . 23 March 2017 . live. 17 August 2017.
  4. Web site: CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights. 22 March 2017. Hindustan Times. Lucknow. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322180752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html . 22 March 2017 . live. 17 August 2017.
  5. Web site: Cabinet Ministers. Uttar Pradesh CMO. Uttar Pradesh Government. 10 April 2017. 1 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120101095425/http://upcmo.up.nic.in/cabinet_minister.htm. dead.