Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board
Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board is administrated by Government of Tamil Nadu. It was formed by Tamil Nadu Slum Areas (Improvement & Clearance) Act 1971. The main function of this board is to eradicate the slum and provide hygienic tenements in Tamil Nadu.
Type | Public Sector Undertaking |
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Industry | Slum clearance, Housing, Rehabilitation of Tsunami |
Founded | July 1, 1970 by Chief minister M. Karunanidhi |
Headquarters | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Area served | Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Chairman = Thiru Ashok Dongre IAS |
Website | http://www.tnscb.org/ |
Background
His Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu Thiru Banwarilal Purohit is the constitutional Head of the State. Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Palaniswami is the Head of the elected Government and heads the Council of Ministers.
Hon'ble Chief Justice of Madras High Court Justice indira banarjee is the Head of Judiciary. Tamil Nadu State has a population of 7,21,47,030 as per Census 2011 and covers an area of 1,30,058 km2 Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is the State Headquarters.