TM Ambarasan | photo credit: b. Jothi Ramalingam
Announcements made by Tamil Nadu Urban Housing Development Board (TNUHDB) minister for micro, small and medium enterprises TM Anbarasan on Thursday indicated that the board wants to give more importance to community-development initiatives.
The announcements made by the minister in response to the discussion on budgetary demand for TNUHDB included the construction of a community hall at a cost of ₹7 crore in its Perumbakkam township, which already has 21,528 housing units and another 3,132 are at various stages. Construction
The Perumbakkam site will also get an additional overhead water tank with a capacity of 30 lakh liters at a cost of ₹9 crore and a playground with a compound wall at a cost of ₹4 crore. The township of Kannagi Nagar will get a modern library at a cost of Rs 4 crore. Navalur will get a new community hall and an additional floor in the school at a total cost of ₹2.8 crore.
Under the “Naam Kudiyiruppu, Naam Poruppu” scheme, the top three best performing Resident Welfare Associations will be awarded cash incentives of ₹1 lakh, ₹50,000 and ₹25,000 respectively.
Youth Clubs will be formed at all TNUHDB sites to connect with the youth, develop their leadership qualities and enable them to contribute to the society. Skill development training will be given to provide employment to 12 thousand youths.
Mr. Anbarasan strongly criticized the previous AIADMK government for constructing several poor quality houses in far-flung locations without obtaining necessary approvals from the concerned authorities.