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.

Ministry of Housing
Government of Maharashtra
मंत्रालय गृहनिर्माण विभाग, महाराष्ट्र शासन

Building of Administrative Headquarters of Mumbai
Ministry overview
JurisdictionIndia 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. Atul Save is current Cabinet Minister and Minister of Housing.

Head office

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Minister of Housing
मंत्री गृहनिर्माण विभाग
 
 
Incumbent
Atul Save
since 14 August 2022
Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)
StyleThe Honourable
AbbreviationCabinet Minister
Member ofState Cabinet
Reports toChief Minister,
Maharashtra Legislature
SeatMantralaya, Mumbai
AppointerGovernor on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Term length5 years
Precursor (2022- 2023)
Inaugural holder (1960-1962)
Formation1 May 1960
Deputy
  • Vacant, TBD
since 29 June 2022

Cabinet Ministers

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No. Portrait Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Chief Minister
From To Period
Minister of Housing
01 Sultan. G. Kazi
(MLC for Elected by Local Authorities Constituency No. 14 -
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Council)
01 May
1960
07 March
1962
1 year, 310 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao I  
Yashwantrao Chavan
02 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
08 March
1962
19 November
1962
256 days Indian National Congress Yashwantrao II
03 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
20 November
1962
24 November
1963
1 year, 4 days Indian National Congress Kannamwar l Marotrao Kannamwar
04 P. K. Sawant
(MLA for Chiplun Constituency No. 265-
Ratnagiri District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Interim Chief Minister)
25 November
1962
04 December
1963
9 days Indian National Congress Sawant I P. K. Sawant
05 Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Council)
05 December
1963
01 March
1967
3 years, 86 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao I  
Vasantrao Naik
06 D. S. Palaspagar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Bhandara District)
(Legislative Council)
01 March
1967
27 October
1969
2 years, 240 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao II
07 Gopalrao Bajirao Khedkar
(MLA for Akot Constituency No. 28-
Akola District)
(Legislative Assembly)
27 October
1969
13 March
1972
2 years, 138 days Indian National Congress
08 Yashwantrao Mohite
(MLA for Karad South Constituency No. 260-
Satara District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 March
1972
04 April
1973
1 year, 32 days Indian National Congress Vasantrao III
09   Vasantrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
04 April
1973
17 Match
1974
347 days Indian National Congress
10 Anant Namjoshi
(MLA for Girgaon Constituency No. 185-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
17 Match
1974
21 February
1975
341 days Indian National Congress
11  
Abdul Rahman Antulay
(MLA for Shrivardhan Constituency No. 193-
Raigad District)
(Legislative Assembly)
21 February
1975
13 September
1976
1 year, 205 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao I  
Shankarrao Chavan
12  
Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
13 September
1976
17 May
1977
246 days Indian National Congress
13 Vasant Hoshing
(MLA for Byculla Constituency No. 184-
Mumbai City District
(Legislative Assembly)
17 May
1977
07 March
1978
1 year, 294 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada I  
Vasantdada Patil
14 Sudhakarrao Naik
(MLA for Pusad Constituency No. 81-
Yavatmal District)
(Legislative Assembly)
07 March
1978
18 July
1978
133 days Indian National Congress (U) Vasantdada II
15 Jagannathrao Jadhav
(MLA for Sangameshwar Constituency No. 173-
Ratnagiri District
(Legislative Assembly)
18 July
1978
17 February
1980
1 year, 214 days Janata Party Pawar I  
Sharad Pawar
16 Pramilaben Yagnik
(MLC for Governor Nominated No. 11 -
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Council)
09 June
1980
21 January
1982
1 year, 226 days Indian National Congress Antulay  
Abdul Rahman Antulay
17 S. M. I. Aseer
(MLA for Ahmednagar South Constituency No. 223-
Ahmednagar District
(Legislative Assembly)
21 January
1982
11 October
1982
263 days Indian National Congress Bhosale  
Babasaheb Bhosale
18  
Pratibha Patil
(MLA for Jalgaon City Constituency No. 13-
Jalgaon District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 October
1982
02 February
1983
114 days Indian National Congress
19 Narendra Marutrao Kamble
(MLC for Elected by Governor Nominated No. 10 -
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Council)
07 February
1983
05 March
1985
2 years, 26 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada III  
Vasantdada Patil
20 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1985
03 June
1985
83 days Indian National Congress Vasantdada IV
21 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
03 June
1985
12 March
1986
282 days Indian National Congress Nilangekar Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar
22 V. Subramanian
(MLA for South Mumbai Constituency No. 121-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)
12 March
1986
26 June
1988
2 years, 106 days Indian National Congress Shankarrao II  
Shankarrao Chavan
23 W. R. Sherekar
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 22 -
Chandrapur District)
(Legislative Council)
26 June
1988
03 March
1990
1 year, 250 days Indian National Congress Pawar II  
Sharad Pawar
24 Javed Iqbal Khan
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
04 March
1990
25 June
1991
1 year, 113 days Indian National Congress Pawar III
25 Javed Iqbal Khan
(MLA for Trombay Constituency No. 177-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
25 June
1991
22 February
1993
1 year, 242 days Indian National Congress Sudhakarrao Sudhakarrao Naik
26  
Chhagan Bhujbal
(MLA for Mazgaon constituency No. 210-
Mumbai Suburban District)
(Legislative Assembly)
06 March
1993
14 March
1995
2 years, 8 days Indian National Congress Pawar IV  
Sharad Pawar
27 Chandrakant Khaire
(MLA for Aurangabad West Constituency No. 108-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 March
1995
09 June
1997
2 years, 87 days Shiv Sena Joshi  
Manohar Joshi
28   Manohar Joshi
(MLA for Dadar Constituency No. 181-
Mumbai City District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
09 June
1997
31 January
1999
1 year, 236 days Shiv Sena
29 Anna Dange
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 05 -
Sangli District)
(Legislative Council)
01 February
1999
11 May
1999
99 days Bharatiya Janata Party Rane  
Narayan Rane
30 Sabir Shaikh
(MLA for Ambarnath Constituency No. 140-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)
11 May
1999
17 October
1999
159 days Shiv Sena
31 Rohidas Patil
(MLA for Dhule Constituency No. 07-
Dhule District
(Legislative Assembly)
19 October
1999
16 January
2003
3 years, 88 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh I  
Vilasrao Deshmukh
32  
Satish Chaturvedi
(MLA for Nagpur East Constituency No. 54-
Nagpur district)
(Legislative Assembly)
18 January
2003
01 November
2004
1 year, 295 days Indian National Congress Sushilkumar  
Sushilkumar Shinde
31   Vilasrao Deshmukh
(MLA for Latur City Constituency No. 235-
Latur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
09 November
2004
01 December
2007
4 years, 22 days Indian National Congress Deshmukh II  
Vilasrao Deshmukh
32   Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
08 December
2008
06 November
2009
333 days Indian National Congress Ashok I  
Ashok Chavan
33   Ashok Chavan
(MLA for Bhokar Constituency No. 85-
Nanded District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
07 November
2009
10 November
201p
1 year, 3 days Indian National Congress Ashok II
34   Prithviraj Chavan
(MLC for Elected by MLAs Constituency No. 19 -
Satara District)
(Legislative Council)

(Chief Minister)
11 November
2010
26 September
2014
3 years, 319 days Indian National Congress Prithviraj  
Prithviraj Chavan
35  
Prakash Mehta
(MLA for Ghatkopar East Constituency No. 170-
Mumbai Suburban District
(Legislative Assembly)
31 October
2014
16 June
2019
4 years, 228 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis I  
Devendra Fadnavis
36 Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil
(MLA for Shirdi Constituency No. 218-
Ahmednagar District)
(Legislative Assembly)
16 June
2019
12 November
2019
149 days
37   Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
(In Charge)
23 November
2019
28 November
2019
5 days Bharatiya Janata Party Fadnavis II
38 Jayant Patil
(MLA for Islampur Constituency No. 283-
Sangli District)
(Legislative Assembly)
28 November
2019
30 December
2019
32 days Nationalist Congress Party Thackeray  
Uddhav Thackeray
39 Jitendra Awhad
(MLA for Mumbra-Kalwa Constituency No. 149-
Thane District
(Legislative Assembly)
30 December
2019
29 June
2022
2 years, 181 days Nationalist Congress Party
40   Eknath Shinde
(MLA for Kopri-Pachpakhadi Constituency No. 147-
Thane District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Chief Minister)
(In Charge)
30 June
2022
14 August
2022
45 days Shiv Sena Eknath  
Eknath Shinde
41   Devendra Fadnavis
(MLA for Nagpur South West Constituency No. 52-
Nagpur District)
(Legislative Assembly)

(Deputy Chief Minister)
14 August
2022
14 July
2023
334 days Bharatiya Janata Party
42 Atul Save
(MLA for Aurangabad East Constituency No. 109-
Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar District Also Previously Known Aurangabad District
(Legislative Assembly)
14 July
2023
Incumbent 1 year, 120 days Bharatiya Janata Party

Ministers of State

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No. Portrait Deputy Minister
(Constituency)
Term of office Political party Ministry Minister Chief Minister
From To Period
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  
Eknath Shinde

List of principal secretary

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Valsa 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.

Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority (MHADA)

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MHADA 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)

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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.[2][3][4]

Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation(MHDC/MahaHousing)

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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.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Our Role". Mhada. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ "SRA History". SRA Government of Maharashtra.
  3. ^ "Slum rehabilitation authority rolls back project in Mumbai's Aarey Colony". Hindustan Times. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  4. ^ "Mumbai: Slum Rehabilitation Authority cancels projects at Aarey Colony, environmentalists welcome move". www.timesnownews.com. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ^ RBI Bulletin dated 10 Jan 2018 https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_ViewBulletin.aspx?Id=17314, https://www.rbi.org.in/
  6. ^ "What is the eligibility for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme?", Business Insider India, 14 Aug 2019
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