Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
A housing scheme may provide for all or any of the lollowing matters, namely: - (a) acquisition by purchase, exchange or otheMise of land or any property necessary forthe execution of lhe scheme ; (b) division of the same into plots and the sale thereof atter developing it or othen ise to co-operative societies or other persons, in accordance with the scheme ; (c) laying or reJaying out of any land comprised in the scheme : (d) closure or demolition ol dwellings or portions of dwellings unfit for human habitation within the land owned by the Board; (e) demolition of obstructive buildings or portions thereof within the land owned or controlled by the Board. (l) construction and re-construction of buildings, their maintenance and preservation within the land owned or controlled by the Board. (g) sell, letting out or exchange of any property mmprised in the scheme ; (h) construction and alleration ol streets and back lanes within the land owned or controlled by the Board; (i) letting out management and use of the Board premises or property owned or controlled by the Board. (j) drainage, water-supply and lighting of the area included in the scheme ; (k) parks, playing fields and open spaces for the benefit of any area comprised in lhe scheme and the enlargement of existing parks, playing-fields, open spaces and approaches ; (l) sanitary arrangemenl required for the area comprised in the scheme, including the conservation and prevention of any injury or contaminalion lo rivers or other sources and means of water-supply ; 205 (m) accommodation for any class of inhabitanls, industries, institutions, oflices, local authorities, Co-operatives or Corporate bodies ; (n) advance ol money for the purpose of the scheme ; (o) lacilities for communication and transport ; (p) colleclion of such inlormation and statistics as may be necessary lor the purpose of this Act ; (q) necessary amenities and service to housing colonies owned by the Board and (0 any other matter for which, in the opinion ot the State Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to provide housing accommodation and, or, to the improvement or development of any areacomprised in the scheme or any adjoining area or the general elficiency ol the scheme. Explanation. --+o( lhe purposes olthis section the $ate Government may, on the recommendation of the Board, by notification, specify area surrounding or adjoining the area included in a housing scheme to be the adjoining area.