Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project

The objective of the Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat Development Project for India strengthen the housing sector institutions of Tamil Nadu for increased and sustainable access to affordable housing. The Project has two components. 1. Enabling private sector participation in affordable urban housing provision component will provide equity to Tamil Nadu Shelter Fund (TNSF) for the implementation of affordable housing Subprojects. 2. Strengthening Tamil Nadu’s urban housing institutions for enhanced sustainability component will finance technical assistance and capacity building support to state-level institutions and their programs. Sub-component 2.1: technical support to diversify and improve housing programs and planning solutions will provide technical assistance to Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB); technical assistance support to Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) will focus on strengthening its analytical and coordination capacities for the preparation of the new Master Plan for Chennai. Sub-component 2.2: technical assistance support for innovations in affordable housing finance will provide technical assistance to Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Fund Management Corporation (TNIFMC), by supporting tools and innovations towards leveraging external capital in affordable housing and providing capacity building support to pilot the implementation of these tools.