relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message tamil nadu housing board type government of tamil nadu industry housing building real estate founded 1961 headquarters chennai tamil nadu india area served tamil nadu india website 1 tamil nadu housing board tamil is an organization in tamil nadu india . contents 1 history 2 activities 3 references 4 external links history edit formed in 1947 as a small organisation in the name of city improvement trust in order to cater to the housing needs of madras city has developed into a full fledged organisation as tamil nadu housing board in the year 1961 to cope up with the increasing demand in housing sector all over the state due to urban growth leading to migration to urban areas in search of employment opportunities . it is under the department of housing and urban development tamil nadu activities edit housing is one among the three basic needs of humanity . in fulfilling the housing needs the tamil nadu housing board plays an important rolewith the ideal objective of providing house for every one . tnhb as a matter of policy ensures quality materials in construction using the latest modern techniques in the construction and provides shelter to the people under economically weaker section ews lower income group lig middle income group mig and higher income group hig at costs affordable by people of these groups . tnhb has the unique capacity of developing very large neighbourhood schemes each one of them remains a self contained neighbourhood by itself . as a pioneer institution in developing very large neighbourhood schemes tamil nadu housing board is one of the biggest institutions in india catering to the shelter needs of various income groups of the society . keeping in line with the hon ble chief minister s direction of good governance and effective delivery system the tnhb decided to put in place the concept of service counters . tnhb has created self sustaining townships in the late 1970s and early 1980s like anna nagar besant nagar kk nagar ashok nagar korattur and shastri nagar . owing to the elevation in economic activity to the south of chennai it has created self sustaining township in sholinganallur with wide roads residential plots apartments school and park zones . it has also completed midsize neighborhood developments in velachery mogappair and chitlapakkam . other promotions are also seen as small and midsized neighbourhoods in tier ii cities like coimbatore and madurai . all residential township developments of tnhb have been a success due to their compliance to the development rules and their not for profit motive . as the land required for tnhb layouts are either owned or acquired by the government they do not cut corners in layout developments which results in suburbs with wide roads and all amenities such as schools parks play ground and bus terminuses . the organization caters to all sectors of the society through their hig mig and lig offerings . references edit external links edit official website v t e state organisations of tamil nadu public sector undertakings civil supplies corporation tncsc tneb limited tantransco tangedco setc elcot tidco mtc pscl tasmac sipcot tansidco tnpl tntdpc tourism development corporation tnstc tiic tamil nadu cement corporation tamil nadu magnesite limited tamil nadu industrial explosives limited tamil nadu minerals limited tamil nadu tea plantation corporation tntpc tamil nadu small industries corporation limited tamil nadu sugar corporation limited chennai metro rail limited cmrl nodal agencies cmda energy development agency teda tanhoda board chennai metrowater supply and sewage board cmwssb tamil nadu pollution control board tamil nadu housing board tnhb slum clearance board tamil nadu water supply and drainage board twad tamil nadu state agricultural marketing board cooperative societies aavin co optex tanhope autonomous bodies aids control society tansacs tamil nadu planning commission tamil nadu public service commission http www.tn.gov.in documents dept 15 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tamil nadu housing board & oldid 678100511 categories housing in tamil nadustate agencies of tamil nadugovernment agencies established in 19611961 establishments in indiahidden categories articles lacking reliable references from august 2012all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles containing tamil language text navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial 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