The Telangana Housing Board has come into existence with effect from 02.06.2014 under the Telangana. Housing Board Act, 1956 by merging the erstwhile City Improvement Board and erstwhile Town Improvement Trust of Twin Cities.

The Ex-City Improvement Board was formed in 1911 as a result a large scale devastations which the City of Hyderabad suffered due to the Moosi Floods in 1908. Its main function was to attend to general improvement of city, opening out congested areas and forming of roads, construction of houses by removing slums and improvement of general sanitary conditions to safeguard public health.

The Town Improvement Trust of Secunderabad was formed in the year 1931 with more or less similar objectives with emphasis on development of lands.

The main objective of the Housing Board is to provide housing accommodation to the needy citizens at an affordable price.

The Telangana Housing Board is engaged in the following activities :

• Construction of houses under integrated / Composite Housing Schemes and allotment of houses under Lower Income Group, Middle Income Group and Higher Income Group categories.
• Self-Financing Scheme for Higher Income Group and Middle Income Group # Sites and Services
• Construction of shops, Commercial Complexes and Multistoried Buildings to be let out on rent to augment financial resources of the Board.