(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act the Board may, from time to time, incur expenditure and undertake works for the framing and execution of such housing schemes as it may consider necessary and such housing schemes may include housing schemes in relation to lands and buildings vested in or in the possession of the State Government.
(2) The State Government may, on such terms and conditions as it may think fit to impose, entrust to the Board the framing and execution of any housing scheme and the Board shall thereupon undertake the framing and execution of such scheme.
(3) The Board may, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon and with the previous approval of the State Government, take over for execution any housing scheme, on behalf of a local authority or co-operative society, or on behalf of an employer, for building houses mainly for the residence of the employees of such local authority, cooperative society or employer, as the case may be.
18. 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 the scheme;
(b) the construction and reconstruction of buildings;
(c) the sale, letting out or exchange of any property included in the scheme;
(d) roads, drainage, water-supply, lighting, parks, playgrounds and open spaces within a housing scheme;
(e) the reclamation or reservation of lands for markets, gardens, schools, dispensaries, hospitals and other amenities in a housing scheme;
(f) the letting out, management and use, of the Board premises;
(g) accommodation for any class of inhabitants;
(h) the advancing of money for the purpose of the scheme;
(i) the collection of such information and statistics as may be necessary for successful implementation of the scheme;
(j) any other matter for which, in the opinion of the Board or the State Government, it is expedient to make provision with a view to providing housing accommodation and to improving or developing of any area included in a housing scheme.
Powers and duties of Board to undertake housing schemes.
Matters to be provided for by housing schemes.
177 Submission of budget to Board.
Board's sanction to budget.
Submission of budget to State Government for approval.
Supplementary budget.
Publication and execution of housing scheme.
Variation of homing schemes.
Transfer of oPen tospace to local authorities.
The West Bengal Housing Board Act, 1972.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter III.—Housing Schemes.—Sections 19-25.)