Bihar State Housing Board Act

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The Act provides under section 28 that the Board shall undertake the following types of housing and improvement scheme :
The integrated Subsidised Housing Scheme for industrial worker and the economically sections weaker of the community

The Land Acquisition and Development Scheme

The Slum Clearance and Improvement Scheme

The Rural Housing

The Low Income Group Housing Scheme

The Middle Income Group Housing Scheme

The Rental Housing Scheme

A general town improvement and such other schemes as may be entrusted to it by the State or Central Government.

Further under section 29 of the Act, the aforesaid housing or improvement scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :
The acquisition by purchase ,exchange ,of otherwise of any property necessary for the affected by the execution of the scheme

The construction and alteration of roads ,streets, back lane ,bridges, culverts, and causeways

The draining ,water-supply and lighting of the streets included in the scheme

The provision of open parks, playing fields and open spaces for the benefit of any area comprised in the scheme or any adjoining area and the enlargement of existing parks, playing fields open spaces and approaches

The provision of sanitary area arrangements required of the area comprised in the scheme ,including the conservation of and prevention of injury or contamination to rivers or other sources and means of water-supply

The provision of accommodation for any class of inhabitants

The advance of money for the purposes of scheme

The provision of facilities for communication and transport

The collection of such information and statistics as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act

The reclamation or reservation of land for markets ,gardens, playing ,fields and afforestations

The provision of schools, parks, swimming pools ,restaurants, shops, markets, fuel depots, laundries, hair dressing saloons and other amenities in the scheme

The laying or re-laying out of any land comprised in the scheme

The distribution or re-distribution of sites belonging to owners of the property comprised in the scheme

The closure of demolition of dwellings or portions of dwelling unfit for human habitation

The demolition of obstructive buildings or potion of buildings

The construction and re-construction of building

The sale ,lase or exchange of any property comprised in the scheme

The BSHB consists of the following members, namely;
A Chairman appointed by the State Government

Special Secretary to Government of Bihar, Planning Department-ex-officio

Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department ex-officio

Chief Engineer, Housing Board ex-officio

Four non official member, having knowledge of Housing Problems in the State and Special qualification in this respect, appointed

A Managing Director appointed by the State Government

A Secretary appointed by the State Government, who shall be the Member Secretary of the Board

Secretary to Government of Bihar, housing Department or the representative-ex-officials

Finance Commissioner or a representative nominated by him who will not be an officer below the rank of Special


Address;
Head Office
Bihar State Housing Board
6, Sardar Patel Marg
Patna- 800 015
Phone No. - 0612-2217992
Fax No. - 0612-2217605