The Department of Housing and Urban Planning (IAST: Āvāsa Evaṃ Śaharī Niyojana Vibhāga), often abbreviated as DoHUP, is a department of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for coordinated and planned development with a comprehensive Master Plan along with the work of various other agencies involved in the creation and extension of urban infrastructure.
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| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan (Annexy Building), Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 26°50′26″N 80°56′40″E / 26.8404943°N 80.94444599999997°E |
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| Website | Official Website |
The Chief Minister serves as the departmental cabinet minister, and the Principal Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning), an IAS officer, is the administrative head of the department.
Functions
editDepartment of Housing and Urban Planning is responsible for making and implementing laws and policies related to Housing and Urban Planning.[1] The department is also responsible for planned development of urban areas, through the 27 development authorities subordinate to it.[1] The department, through Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board, is also responsible for providing affordable housing to those who need it.[1][2]
Statutory, Autonomous and Attached bodies
edit- Real Estate Regulatory Authority
- Uttar Pradesh and Housing Development Board
- Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
- Chief Town and Country Planner
- Awas Bandhu
- 27 Development Authorities (Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Azamgarh, Baghpat-Baraut-Khekra, Banda, Bareilly, Basti, Bulandshahr-Khurja, Firozabad-Shikohabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Hapur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura-Vrindavan, Meerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Orai, Prayagraj, Rae Bareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, Unnao-Shuklaganj, Varanasi)
- 4 Special Area Development Authorities (Shaktinagar, Chitakoot, Kapilvastu and Kushinagar)
Important officials
editThe Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, is the minister responsible for Department of Housing and Urban Planning.[3][4][5]
The department's administration is headed by the Principal Secretary, who is an IAS officer, who is assisted by three Special Secretaries, two Joint Secretaries, and eight Deputy/Under Secretaries. The current[when?] Principal Secretary (DoHUP) is Devesh Chaturvedi.
Secretariat level
edit| Name | Designation |
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| Devesh Chaturvedi | Principal Secretary |
| Mala Srivastava | Special Secretary |
| Kant Mishra | Special Secretary |
| Apurva dubey | Special Secretary |
Head of Department Level
edit| Name | Position |
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| Rajive Kumar | Chairman, Real Estate Regulatory Authority |
| Sri Ranvir Prasad | Housing Commissioner,U.P.H.D.B(आवास विकास) |
| Mala Srivastava | Executive Director, Awas Bandhu |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Housing and Urban Planning Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh - Objectives/Activities". Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 5 May 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Mission / Vision Statement". Housing and Development Board, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Yogi Adityanath allocates portfolios to ministers, retains home department with himself". The Times of India. New Delhi. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Cabinet Ministers". Uttar Pradesh CMO. Uttar Pradesh Government. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2017.