About Us

The Karnataka Slum Clearance Board was constituted during July 1975 under the Provisions of the Karnataka Slum Areas (Improvement & Clearance) Act 1973.  The Board consists of 5 nominated Non-Official Members and 8 Official Members and the Chairman is the Head of the Board. The Commissioner of the Board is the Chief Executive Officer and responsible for implementation of programmes of the Board. Certain amendments to Karnataka Slum Clearance Board Act (Improvement & Clearance 1973) as passed in Legislature, have been issued in the Govt. order Dated: 6-9-2002.

Objectives

To take up environmental improvement clearance and redevelopment of the slums.

To enable the slum dwellers to live in hygienic condition byproviding basic amenities, such as drinking water, street lights, roads, drains,community bathroom,storm water drain and community toilets etc.

To construct new houses to the slum dwellers and to upgrade their existing houses.

To prevent unauthorized constructions in the said slum areas.

To identify and declare the slum areas in accordance with the provisions of Karnataka Slum Areas(Improvement & Clearance) Act 1973.

To take up soico-economic survey in the slums in order to improve socio – economic conditions of the slum dwellers.