(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Board may have a Secretary, 27[XXX], one or more Assistant Housing Commissioners and such other engineers, architects, officers and servants as it shall deem necessary and proper for the efficient execution of its duties and shall from time to time prepare, for the sanction of Government, a schedule of the staff to be so maintained setting forth their designations, grades, salaries, fees and allowances, and their respective duties and may also determine which of the staff is to be maintained permanently and which temporarily:
Provided that the Board shall set forth the designations and determine the grades, salaries, fees and allowances in conformity with the arrangements prevailing and the
25. Substituted by Act No.4 of 1984.
26. Substituted including in marginal heading by Act No.15 of 1962.
27.The words “a Housing Commissioner” omitted by Act No.25 of 1981.
Further provisions as to execution of contracts.
Application of [Service Rules] and certain other rules.
Appointment of officers and servants.
14 [Act No. XLVI of 1956] schedule of rates in vogue in the establishments of the Government:
Provided further that the power of appointing such officers and servants whose minimum monthly salary exclusive of allowances exceeds 28[rupees two hundred and fifty] shall vest in the Government.
29[(2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), the Government may transfer any officer or servant of the Board taken over by it from the Hyderabad City Improvement Board or the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust under section 19 or from any Department of the Government, to the service of the Government and transfer any officer of the Government to the service of the Board.
(3) The Board shall have the power to create with the previous approval of the Government, such posts of officers and servants whose minimum monthly salary exclusive of allowances does not exceed rupees two hundred and fifty, as it may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act.]
18. The remuneration and other conditions of service of the Secretary, 30[XXX] and other officers and servants of the Board shall be such may be prescribed.
31[18-A. Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the Board may by order delegate any of its powers to the 32[Vice-Chairman and Housing Commissioner] or to any other officer of the Board. The exercise of any powers delegated under this section shall be subject to such
28. Substituted by Act No.15 of 1962.
29. Sub-sections (2) and (3) substituted by Act No.15 of 1962.
30. Omitted by Act No.25 of 1981.
31. Inserted with marginal heading by Act No.15 of 1962.
32. Substituted by Act No.4 of 1984.
Conditions of service of officers and servants.
Delegation.
[Act No. XLVI of 1956] 15 restrictions, limitations and conditions and to such control by the Board as may be specified in the order.]
19. The Board shall take over and employ such of the existing staff serving for the purposes of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust as the Government may direct, and every person so absorbed shall be governed by the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
20. No person who has directly or indirectly by himself or his partner or agent any share or interest in any contract, by or on behalf of the Board, or in any employment under, by or on behalf of the Board otherwise than as an officer or servant thereof, shall become or remain an officer or servant of the Board.
CHAPTER III.
Housing Schemes.
21. Subject to the provisions of this Act and subject to the control of the Government, the Board may incur expenditure and undertake works for the framing and execution of such housing schemes as it may consider necessary from time to time, or as may be entrusted to it by the Government.
33[21-A. The Board may, in furtherance of the objectives of the Act, and for undertaking the activities specified in section 21-B, with the prior approval of the Government, create a subsidiary in the form of,-
33. Sections 21-A and 21-B inserted with marginal headings by Act No.32 of 2006.
Absorption of the existing staff of the Hyderabad City Improvement Board and the Secunderabad Town Improvement Trust by the Board.
General disqualification of all officers and servants.
Duty of Board to undertake housing schemes.
Creation of subsidiaries.
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(i) an institution to be incorporated and organised under the provisions of 34the Companies Act,1956;
(ii) a society under the provisions of the 35Telangana Co-operative Societies Act,1964; or the 36Telangana Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act,1995;
(iii) a firm under the provisions of the Indian Partnership Act,1932.
21-B. A subsidiary created under section 21-A may undertake the following activities:-
(i) to construct integrated townships on non-competitive basis with 37[Telangana Housing Board in Telangana;
(ii) to construct integrated townships outside the State and outside the country with the prior approval of the State Government;
(iii) to enter into joint ventures in public-private, privatepublic partnership to construct group housing and integrated townships;
(iv) to enter into joint ventures with private sectors for value-chain on technology up-gradation such as pre-cast, furnishings, furniture, etc.;
(v) to enter into joint ventures for development of integrated township development projects, housing
34. This Act has been repealed by Central Act No.18 of 2013.
35. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.53, Agriculture & Co-operation (Coop.II) Department, dated 20.05.2016.
36. Adapted by G.O.Ms.No.28, Agriculture & Co-operation (Coop.II) Department, dated 19.04.2016.
37. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated
01.06.2016.
Activities of subsidiaries.
Central Act 1 of 1956.
Telangana Act 7 of
1964.
Central Act 9 of 1932.
Telangana Act 30 of
1995.
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(vi) to carry on the business of providing urban infrastructure services including integrated housing and slum development and all activities incidental and ancillary thereto;
(vii) to carry on the business of interior designers, decorators and to carry on all activities incidental thereto;
and
(viii) to carry out such other functions as may be specified by the Board or as the case may be the Government, from time to time.]
22. 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:-
(a) the acquisition by purchase, exchange or otherwise of any property necessary for or affected by the execution of the scheme;
(b) the laying or relaying out of any land comprised in the scheme;
(c) the distribution or redistribution of sites belonging to owners of property comprised in the scheme;
38[(cc) the improvement and clearance of slums in the area included in the scheme;]
(d) the closure or demolition of dwellings or portions of dwellings unfit for human habitation;
38. Inserted by Act No.15 of 1962.
Matters to be provided for by housing schemes.
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(e) the demolition of obstructive buildings or portions of buildings;
(f) the construction and reconstruction of buildings, their maintenance and preservation;
(g) the sale (including on hire purchase system), letting or exchange of any property comprised in the scheme;
(h) the construction and alteration of streets and back lanes;
(i) provision of the draining, water-supply and lighting of the area included in the scheme;
(j) the provision of parks, play-fields and open spaces for the benefit of any area comprised in the scheme or any adjoining area and the enlargement of existing parks, playfields, open spaces and approaches;
(k) the provision of 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) the provision of accommodation for any class of inhabitants;
(m) the advance of money for the purposes of the scheme;
(n) the provision of facilities for communication and transport;
(o) the collection of such information and statistics as may be necessary for the purposes of this Act;
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(p) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to provide housing accommodation and to the improvement or development of any area comprised in the scheme or any adjoining area or for the general efficiency of the scheme.
39[22-A. The Board may, from time to time, by notification in the *[Telangana Gazette] declare its intention to make a housing scheme for any area setting forth the extent of land proposed to be included in the scheme and such other particulars as may be prescribed.]