Mumbai: In a significant development for tenants of old cessed buildings, Sanjeev Jaiswal (IAS), Vice President and CEO of MHADA, on Friday announced that eligible original tenants and residents listed in the Mumbai Building Repairs and Reconstruction Board’s (MBRRB) master list will now be charged 100% of the Ready Reckoner Rate, instead of the earlier 110%, for the additional area allotted beyond the permissible or original area of their old residential units.
This relief will be applied retrospectively to beneficiaries declared eligible in the December 2023 lottery. Jaiswal has directed that a new policy framework be finalized by April 28.
At an event held at MHADA Headquarters, a computerized lottery was conducted by the MBRRB to allot 105 permanent tenements to eligible residents of old cessed buildings.
Speaking at the event, Jaiswal said "I know that many of you have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Stability, security, and dignity are more important than property when it comes to finding a permanent residence. In many old and dangerous buildings, only the upper floors are demolished, leaving ground floor tenants in uncertainty. These residents were not previously regarded as eligible. We are going to change that; tenants on the ground floor will now be listed on the Master List and will also get the compensation they are due.”
MHADA is currently conducting a biometric survey of transit camp residents in order to categorize them into A, B, and C in accordance with the Government Resolution dated September 13, 2019. Jaiswal ordered that residents of Category A, whose original building cannot be rebuilt, be given preference when it comes to being added to the Master List.
Furthermore, he directed that if the redevelopment of dangerous cessed buildings is stalled, tenants/residents should be offered the option to be added to the master list. This includes those living in buildings acquired by MHADA post-Notice under Section 91(A).
Following directions from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister & Housing Minister Eknath Shinde, a 100-day action plan has been devised to improve citizens' lives. The current lottery is a significant step in this direc and aims to ensure permanent housing for eligible tenants and residents of old cessed buildings.
Under this plan, the eligibility of 100 tenants/residents has already been determined. MHADA is committed to working transparently and people-oriented, addressing public grievances promptly through initiatives like Lokshahi Din and Janata Darbar.
After many years of waiting, eligible tenants/residents on the master list are finally getting their rightful homes. Jaiswal also instructed the concerned departments to hold a new lottery within six months to determine eligibility and allot permanent homes to 100 tenants/residents from old cessed buildings.
The December 2023 lottery, which distributed 265 tenements, laid the groundwork for an effective and transparent system, lowering complaints and boosting public confidence, according to MBRRB Chief Officer Milind Shambharkar. Residents who have lived in transit for decades can now obtain their rightful homes, which is the second such allocation under this framework.
