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.
मंत्रालय गृहनिर्माण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन | |
Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai | |
Ministry overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Maharashtra |
Headquarters | Mantralay, Mumbai |
Minister responsible | |
Deputy Minister responsible |
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Parent department | Government of Maharashtra |
Website | housing |
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level minister. Atul Save is current Cabinet Minister and Minister of Housing.
Head office
editMinister of Housing मंत्री गृहनिर्माण विभाग | |
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since 14 August 2022 | |
Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra) | |
Style | The Honourable |
Abbreviation | Cabinet Minister |
Member of | State Cabinet |
Reports to | Chief Minister, Maharashtra Legislature |
Seat | Mantralaya, Mumbai |
Appointer | Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister |
Term length | 5 years |
Precursor | (2022- 2023) |
Inaugural holder | (1960-1962) |
Formation | 1 May 1960 |
Deputy |
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Cabinet Ministers
editMinisters of State
editNo. | Portrait | Deputy Minister (Constituency) |
Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Minister | Chief Minister | |||
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Deputy Minister of Housing | ||||||||||
Vacant | 23 November 2019 |
28 November 2019 |
5 days | NA | Fadnavis II | Devendra Fadnavis | Devendra Fadnavis | |||
01 | Satej Patil (MLC for Elected by Kolhapur Local Authorities Constituency No. 06 - Kolhapur District) (Legislative Council) |
30 December 2019 |
29 June 2022 |
2 years, 181 days | Indian National Congress | Thackeray | Jitendra Awhad | Uddhav Thackeray | ||
Vacant | 30 June 2022 |
Incumbent | 2 years, 134 days | NA | Eknath |
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Eknath Shinde |
List of principal secretary
editValsa Nair Singh (IAS 1991), previously Principal Secretary Tourism, Civil Aviation and State Excise, was appointed Additional Chief Secretary of the Housing Department on 30 September 2022.
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Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA)
editMHADA is a statutory housing authority and a nodal agency under Ministry of Housing, Government of Maharashtra.[1]
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)
editSlum 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.[2][3][4]
Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation(MHDC/MahaHousing)
editMaharashtra 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.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Our Role". Mhada. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "SRA History". SRA Government of Maharashtra.
- ^ "Slum rehabilitation authority rolls back project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony". Hindustan Times. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Mumbai: Slum Rehabilitation Authority cancels projects at Aarey Colony, environmentalists welcome move". www.timesnownews.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ RBI Bulletin dated 10 Jan 2018 https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx?Id=17314, https://www.rbi.org.in/
- ^ "What is the eligibility for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme?", Business Insider India, 14 Aug 2019