CM approves Rs 1,401 cr housing project to build 6,157 tenements

Chennnai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay has approved the construction of 6,157 tenements in nine multi-storey project areas in Chennai at an estimated cost of Rs 1,401.75 crore. The state government has been consistently implementing specialised schemes to provide safe, quality housing equipped with essential amenities for underprivileged urban residents, an official release here on Thursday said.

The CM has also granted administrative sanction for reconstructing dilapidated tenements of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) alongside a new housing scheme tailored specifically for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) beneficiaries.

The upcoming modern housing units will feature comprehensive infrastructure and basic civic amenities. The release further added that the 6,157 tenements will be constructed across nine locations in Chennai, comprising 1,484 units at Foreshore Estate, 1,158 at Old Block Vyasarpadi, 912 at Pachaikkal Veerasamy Street, 850 at Udhayasuriyan Nagar, 792 at West Cemetery Road, 462 at Mullai Nagar, 324 at Kakkan Colony, 111 at Rukmani Nagar, and 64 at Anadhaikuppam.

In addition, the TN CM has also ordered the implementation of a one-year special interest waiver scheme to benefit 6,496 Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) allottees who defaulted on balance payments under hire-purchase schemes that concluded on or before March 31, 2026.

Under the newly ordered special scheme, allottees who clear their pending dues in a single lump-sum payment will receive a complete waiver of penal interest and interest on capitalised interest, along with a five-month interest waiver per year on the amount collected toward the final land cost difference, enabling them to immediately obtain their sale deeds.

Furthermore, to ensure faster and hassle-free delivery of revenue and land-related services closer to citizens’ doorsteps, the chief minister has ordered the establishment of 12 Mini Taluk Offices across eight taluks in Chennai district at an estimated cost of Rs 2.14 crore. Considering Chennai’s high population density compared to other districts in Tamil Nadu, the need for localised administrative centres to expedite online revenue and land-related services was emphasised.

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