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Madras Metropolitan Development Authority constituted

· Chennai

A metropolitan development authority was set up to plan Madras city and its suburbs, becoming a statutory body in 1974.

The Madras Metropolitan Development Authority (now the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority) was constituted as an ad hoc body in 1972. It was formed under the Tamil Nadu Town and Country Planning Act of 1971 as the nodal planning authority for Madras and its suburbs. It became a statutory body in 1974. It is chaired by the state's housing minister and prepares the master plans for the metropolitan area.

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  1. 1961

    1. 1961ChennaiWelfare

      Madras State Housing Board formed

      The City Improvement Trust of 1947 was expanded into a statewide housing board, later the Tamil Nadu Housing Board.

  2. 1970

    1. Sep 1970ChennaiWelfare

      Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board created

      The Karunanidhi government created the Slum Clearance Board to replace slums with tenements, later backed by a 1971 Act.

  3. 1971

    1. 30 Aug 1971 to 1974ChennaiGovernance

      Prohibition suspended in Tamil Nadu

      The Karunanidhi government suspended prohibition and permitted the sale of arrack and toddy, before stopping it again in 1974.

  4. 1972

    1. 1 Jan 1972ChennaiInfrastructure

      Pallavan Transport Corporation formed for Madras buses

      The Pallavan Transport Corporation took over city bus services in the Madras metropolitan area with 1,029 buses.

    2. 1972ChennaiWelfare

      Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation founded

      The state set up the Civil Supplies Corporation to procure and distribute food grains and essential commodities.

  5. 1978

    1. 1978ChennaiWelfare

      Oru Vilakku one-lamp electricity scheme

      Under the 'one lamp' scheme, the MGR government supplied small homes with free electricity and an electric lamp paid for by the state.

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