Today let’s explore MHADA or Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority.
Just as the name suggests, MHADA is a statutory regulatory body under the 1976 Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Act.
Presently it coordinates and regulates the activities of housing boards across the state such as Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Konkan, Aurangabad, and Amaravati. The housing development body, as mentioned, was established in 1976 and was formed on 5 December 1977.
Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority is responsible for the construction, maintenance, and repair of buildings under their possession. These include residential tenements, commercial complexes/buildings, educational institutions, hospitals, etc.
MHADA is constituted with a view to providing affordable housing and other facilities for economically weaker sections of society by taking over land from Government and Government undertakings as well as private owners.
Today MHADA has more than 3 million houses across Mumbai, Thane, and Navi Mumbai region. In addition to this rental housing scheme for low income groups on JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) land at Mahul in Mumbai and Ulwe, Dronagiri in Navi Mumbai.
As mentioned before, to cater to the economically weaker sections and low income groups, MHADA conducts housing programs in which residences are given away to the citizens under lottery schemes.
Upcoming MHADA Lottery 2022
In 2022, after three years, Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority has announced MHADA Lottery 2022, in which over 3015 houses will be given away. Under which 1947 will be reserved for the EWS category ( Economically Weaker Section), and the rest of 1068 will be divided into 736 units for LIG section, 227 for MIG ( Middle Income Group), and 105 for HIG (High Income Group).
One can visit Lottery.mhada.gov.in to avail more details and register on the MHADA Lottery 2022.