Mumbai, July 31, 2024: Mhada’s Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board, regional unit, has granted offer letters to 158 eligible applicants from the master list of old cess buildings through a computerised lottery. The letters were distributed by Maharashtra’s housing and other backward classes welfare minister Atul Save. During the event held at Mhada headquarters in Bandra (East), Save announced the waiver of the Rs 70,500 NOC fee for these eligible winners.
Save stated, “To ensure the allocation of flats to the 265 eligible tenants/residents from the Master List of old cess buildings, the Board conducted its first computerised lottery on December 28, 2023. There were 444 flats available for this lottery.”
He further added, “Following requests for re-verification of the documents of the lottery winners, Mhada re-verified and found 212 out of the 265 applicants eligible. Allotment letters were issued to 158 of these verified applicants, who have submitted the acceptance letters. Document verification of the remaining 53 applicants is in progress. The remaining 54 applicants were also urged to submit their acceptance letters,” said Save.
“This historic reform has made the tenement allocation process more transparent and efficient, reducing complaints from tenants/residents. Long-time tenants/residents of transit camps are now satisfied to receive their own homes in the heart of Mumbai,” he added.
Save also mentioned that in the past year, Mhada has successfully allocated around 20,000 flats through computerised lotteries in Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Konkan divisions. Soon, Mhada’s Mumbai Board will conduct a computerised lottery for the sale of 2,000 flats on the prime locations of the city. “The government aims to provide housing for all, and under schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and Dhangar Housing Scheme, the government is providing homes,” said Save.
Mhada vice president and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal said, “Under the guidance of housing minister Save, the rules for allocating flats to eligible tenants/residents from the old cess buildings on the master list were established. Previous resolutions, circulars and orders were revised to form a part of this new policy for the allocation of flats from the master list. The new rules set limits on the allocation of residential flats and implement a computerised system for allocation, which is being enforced immediately.”
Applicants receiving the allotment letters must fulfill the conditions mentioned in the offer letter and take possession. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of the allocation without prior notice, and the rights on the master list will be terminated.
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