Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)

The Ministry of Housing is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry is responsible for implementation of laws and acts related to housing in Maharashtra.[1]

Ministry of Housing
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय गृहनिर्माण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Maharashtra
HeadquartersMantralay, Mumbai
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Parent departmentGovernment of Maharashtra
Websitehousing.maharashtra.gov.in/default.aspx

The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Jitendra Awhad is current Minister of Housing.[2][3]

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA)
Main article: MHADA

MHADA is a statutory housing authority and a nodal agency under Ministry of Housing, Government of Maharashtra.[4]

The Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA) was established by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act, 1976. It came into existence on 5 December 1977. The erstwhile Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board was restructured by a Government Resolution dated 5.11.1992 and split into three separate Boards viz. Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board, Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board and Mumbai Slum Improvement Board Under the Government Resolution No. 2679/B, dated 22.7.1992. At present MHADA is coordinating and controlling the activities of seven regional housing boards, setup for each revenue division in the state viz. Mumbai, Konkan, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Amravati, Aurangabad and two special purpose boards viz. Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board and Mumbai Slum Improvement Board. In Mumbai, it has constructed about 3 lakh housing units.

Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA)

Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) was established by the Maharashtra Government in 1995. SRA acts under Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. Authority mainly looks after rehabilitation of slum dwellers in the Mumbai region.[5][6][7]

Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation(MHDC/MahaHousing)

Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation (MahaHousing) was registered in 2019 under Indian Companies Act 2013. Maharashtra Government runs affordable housing schemes under MahaHousing with the help of Government of India. It is part of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana under which government provides an interest subsidy.[8][9]

Central government has given a target of building 19.40 Lakh houses in Maharashtra. MahaHousing is scheduled to complete the target by 2022.[10]

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References
  1. "मुख्य पृष्ठ : गृहनिर्माण विभागमहाराष्ट्र शासन,भारत". housing.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. "Mumbai: Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad lodges complaint against defamatory parody account". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  3. May 6, Chaitanya Marpakwar / TNN / Updated; 2021; Ist, 21:32. "Housing minister Jitendra Awhad asks builders to vaccinate tenants of SRA and Mhada projects | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-07-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Our Role". Mhada. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. "SRA History". SRA Government of Maharashtra.
  6. "Slum rehabilitation authority rolls back project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony". Hindustan Times. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  7. "Mumbai: Slum Rehabilitation Authority cancels projects at Aarey Colony, environmentalists welcome move". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  8. RBI Bulletin dated 10 Jan 2018 https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx?Id=17314, https://www.rbi.org.in/
  9. "What is the eligibility for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme?", Business Insider India, 14 Aug 2019
  10. "Vide". mahahousing.mahaonline.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-07-03.


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