Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a housing scheme may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— Procedure of Committees. Power to make contracts. Execution of contracts. Delegation of Board's power to sanction contracts. Further provisions as to execution of contracts. Duty of Board to undertake housing scheme. Inclusion of area other than urban area in scheme. Matters to be provided for by housing schemes. The Gujarat Housing Board Act, 1961 12 of 27 (a) the acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of any property necessary for or affected by the execution of the scheme ; (b) the laying out or relaying out of any land comprised in the scheme; (c) the distribution or re-distribution of sites belonging to owners of property comprised in the scheme; (d) the closure or demolition of dwellings or portions of dwellings unfit for human habitation ; (e) the demolition of obstruct buildings or portions of buildings that are an obstruction ; (f) the construction and re-construction of building; (g) the sale, letting or exchange of any property comprised in the scheme; 32[(gg) the sale of apartment in any building or buildings constructed by the Board on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine;] (h) the construction and alteration 33[of roads, streets, back lanes bridges, culverts and causeways] ; (i) drainage, water supply and lighting of the area included in the scheme; (j) 34[shops, schools, 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; (k) sanitary arrangements required for the area comprised in the scheme, including the conservation and prevention of any injury or contamination to rivers or other sources and means of water supply ; (l) accommodation for any class of inhabitants ; (m) the advance of money for the purposes of the scheme ; (n) facilities for communication and transport ; (o) the collection of such information and statistics as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act; (p) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the State Government it is expedient to make provision with a view 35[ to provide housing accommodation in any urban area ] and to the improvement or development of any area comprised in the scheme or any adjoining area or the general efficiency of the scheme. (2) For the purposes of this section, the State Government may, on the recommendation of the Board, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify area surrounding or adjoining the area included in a housing scheme to be the adjoining area 36[ (3) The Board may execute any of the matters provided in a housing scheme through any independent agency. ]