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The Urban Development and Urban Housing department came into existence in July 1983. The institutions under the department are as follows :

· The Gujarat Town Planning and Valuation Department

· The Director of Municipalities

· Gujarat Municipal Finance Board

· Gujarat Housing Board

· Gujarat Slum Clearance Board

· Gujarat Urban Development Company limited

· Gujarat Urban Development Mission

The State government has constituted 7 Municipal Corporations,12 Urban development authorities, 2 Area development authorities and designated 159 Municipalities as area development authorities for planned urban development in the state. The District Urban Development Agencies (DUDA) have been set up at district level in the state.