Everything you need to know about the Andhra Pradesh (AP) Housing Board

[ecis2016.org] The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Housing Board was established with the objective of providing affordable housing for the citizens of the state

The Andhra Pradesh Housing Board is responsible for providing housing accommodation, by developing affordable homes for citizens across various income groups in the state. The AP Housing Board, which was constituted in 1960, is entrusted with the function of formulating and undertaking various housing schemes from time to time. It has implemented numerous housing projects, including plots and commercial shops across the state.

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About AP Housing Board

The merging of the erstwhile City Improvement Board and the erstwhile Town Improvement Trust of Twin Cities, led to the creation of the Andhra Pradesh Housing Board. It was formed on July 1, 1960, under the AP Housing Board Act, 1956. It is a statutory body and its various members include the chairman, the vice-chairman, the housing commissioner and official and non-official members.

Until 1971-72, the Board’s activities were limited to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Several colonies in the state headquarters, such as SR Nagar, Vengal Rao Nagar, Mehdipatnam, Bagh Lingampally, Barkatpura, Vijay Nagar Colony and Marredpally, which are regarded as modern housing colonies today, were developed by the AP Housing Board. From 1973 onwards, the AP Housing Board began to extend its activities to the district headquarters and several urban areas. The Board catered to the housing needs of the economically weaker section, prior to the formation of the AP State Housing Corporation that is now implementing housing programmes for this category.

Functions of AP Housing Board

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The board engages in various activities that include:

• The construction of houses under integrated or composite housing schemes and the allotment of houses under different categories, such as lower income group, middle-income group and higher income group.
• The formulation of self-financing schemes for higher and middle-income groups.
• The construction of commercial complexes, shops and multi-storied buildings to be let out on rent, for improving the financial resources of the AP Housing Board.
• Selection of sites for the construction of houses and determining the services to be delivered.

How are AP Housing Board homes allotted?

The houses are allotted to the eligible applicants through the system of draw of lots. The lots are drawn separately for homes allotted for outright sale and on hire -purchase system, in the presence of the applicants.

AP Housing Board schemes: Eligibility

Applications for allotment of homes will not be considered in the following cases:

• If the applicant owns a house in any of the urban areas or urban agglomerations in the state.
• The income of the applicant is not under the income ceiling limits set by the AP Housing Board for the different categories, from time to time.

Note that the draw of lots will take place only if the number of applications received is more than the number of houses notified.

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AP Housing Board contact number

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The contact details of the AP Housing Board are mentioned below:

Address: Andhra Pradesh Housing Board, 1st floor, ‘Gruhakalpa’, MJ Road, Hyderabad – 500 001, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Phone: +91 – 40 – 24603571 to 75

E-mail: pro@aphb.gov.in

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