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{{Infobox company
|name = Andhra Pradesh Housing Board
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|type = [[Public sector]]
|foundation = 1 July 1960<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About Us |url=http://www.aphb.gov.in/about-us.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100502034907/http://www.aphb.gov.in/about-us.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2010 |work=Andhra Pradesh Housing Board |publisher=aphb.gov.in |accessdate=4 November 2010 }}</ref>
|location_city = [[Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh|Amaravati]], [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]]
|location_country = [[India]]
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|area_served = Andhra Pradesh
|industry = [[public housing|housing]]
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|parent = Ministry of Housing, Government of Andhra Pradesh
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|homepage = [http://www.aphb.gov.in www.aphb.gov.in]
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'''Andhra Pradesh Housing Board''' earlier known as '''City Improvement Board''' is [[public sector]] corporation under [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] located in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Its activities are to facilitate affordable [[public housing|housing]] to the citizens of Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="township_1">{{cite news|title=APHB-IJM Infra Tie Up For Township Project|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/aphbijm-infra-tie-up-for-township-project/46672/|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]|date=17 May 2002}}</ref><ref name="township_2">{{cite news|last=V.|first=Rishi Kumar|title=Demand-supply mismatch|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2002/07/01/stories/2002070100020200.htm|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu Business Line]]|date=1 July 2002}}</ref><ref name="township_3">{{cite news|last=V.|first=Geetanath|title=Housing board's mega plan for city|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122014310300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041229204046/http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/20/stories/2004122014310300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 December 2004|accessdate=4 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=20 December 2004}}</ref> The board, which was formerly known as City Improvement Board until 1960, was conceived by [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizam]] [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]] in 1911.<ref name="history_1">{{cite news|last=K.|first=Venkateshwerlu|title=Chequered past|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/11/stories/2004021100220300.htm|accessdate=5 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 February 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807174145/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/11/stories/2004021100220300.htm|archive-date=7 August 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Early roots (1911–1959) ===

In the early 20th century, [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams]]-ruled [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] was affected by the large-scale flooding of the [[Musi River (India)|Musi]] river in 1908 and a deadly plague in 1911. This led to a decrease in population in the city. Then-Nizam [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII]], who had just occupied the throne, was aware of these problems. Together with his ministers and city planners, the Nizam decided to improve the sanitation and hygiene of the city. The City Improvement Board was formed in 1912 with the Nizam's son Moazzam Jah as its President.<ref name="history_1"/> The mandate of this entity was to bring about planned development of the city with its specific tasks being improvement of [[slum]]s, [[affordable housing|housing]] for poor, acquiring open lands, underground drainage, road widening schemes and laying of roads to enable the use of buses. [[Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya|Sir Visvesvarayya]] was also requested to contribute with his ideas for the further improvement of the city. The board commenced operations at a building in [[Basheerbagh]], which was built with a Regional Mughal Variation-styled architecture, and continued here for over four decades.<ref name="history_1"/>

The board took up activities such as rehabilitation of slums in [[Dabeerpura]], Sultan Shahi, Mughalpura, [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]] and Gunfoundry, Red Hills, Mallepally and those that were lined along the banks of [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]]. The board is also credited with the construction of the Nizamia Tibbi Hospital (near [[Charminar]]), Pathergatti complex, [[Moazzam Jahi Market]], [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], [[Osmania Hospital]] and the City College. The architecture of domes and arches that was used for these projects became known as the CIB or the Osmanian style.<ref name="history_1"/> Besides this, the board enhanced the look of Hyderabad by constructing elaborate gardens, planned housing colonies, potable drinking water supply, underground drainage with separate [[stormwater drain]]s, wide roads and bus and train services, much before many of the major cities of [[India]].<ref name="history_1"/>

=== Post-independence era (1960–present) ===

The City Improvement Board and another entity called the Town Improvement Trust were merged to form the Andhra Pradesh Housing Board on 1 July 1960.<ref name="about"/><ref name="history_1"/>

In 2002, the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] recognized the growth potential of the [[real estate industry]] when it realized that there was a [[supply and demand]] mismatch of affordable housing. With an estimated demand of 1.5 million houses, the government decided to construct 0.6 million houses mainly for the [[middle class]] segment. Bearing this in mind, the board signed up with [[Malaysia]]-based [[IJM Corporation]] to develop {{convert|25|acre}} of land in [[Kukatpally]] with a [[public-private partnership]] model at a cost of [[United States dollar|US$]]150 million.<ref name="township_2"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Sarkar|first=Ankita|title=$7 bn headed for Indian realty|url=http://inhome.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/22realty.htm|accessdate=5 November 2010|newspaper=[[Rediff.com]]|date=22 October 2004}}</ref>

In the same year, the board teamed up with a subsidiary of [[Housing and Development Board]], [[Government of Singapore]] to develop quality housing and provide infrastructure for people on a 'design and build' model. As a part of this initiative, 1,600 apartments were to be constructed in the form of a self-sufficient integrated [[township]] on the [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]–[[Warangal]] highway – {{convert|18|km}} from Hyderabad called as [[Singapore Township, Hyderabad|Singapore Township]] near [[Ghatkesar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=APHB developing township with Singapore firm|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2002/04/15/stories/2002041500681300.htm|accessdate=5 November 2010|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=15 April 2002}}</ref> Similar initiatives were taken up near the [[International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad|International Institute of Information Technology]], [[Indian School of Business]] and the Games Village near [[Gachibowli]] in order to meet the demands of the population working in [[HITEC City]], a major technology township in Hyderabad. In addition, the board initiated projects in [[Guntur]], [[Bhimavaram]], [[Vijayawada]], [[Mahbubnagar]], [[Kurnool]], [[Machilipatnam]] and [[Rajahmundry]].<ref name="township_2"/>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Government agencies established in 1960]]
[[Category:State agencies of Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Housing organisations based in India]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Establishments in Hyderabad State]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Vijayawada]]

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