The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) has announced its target to construct 19,497 housing units across the state in the upcoming financial year 2025–26. This will be executed through its regional boards in Mumbai, Pune, Konkan, Nashik, Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, and Nagpur. A budgetary provision of Rs9,202.76 crore has been allocated for this purpose under the approved annual budget.
The authority recently reviewed and approved MHADA’s revised budget for FY 2024–25 of Rs10,901.07 crore and the proposed budget for FY 2025–26 of Rs15,956.92 crore. Under the Mumbai Board, 5,199 housing units are planned for construction in 2025–26, with a financial allocation of Rs5,749.49 crore.
For the Mumbai Board, Rs2,800 crore has been earmarked for the redevelopment of BDD chawls in Worli, Naigaon, and Parel. Additionally, Rs350 crore has been allocated for the PMGP Colony redevelopment project in Jogeshwari East, Rs205 crore for the Paridhi Khadi redevelopment project in Bandra West and Rs573 crore for the construction of housing units at Goregaon’s Siddharth Nagar.
Other allocations under the Mumbai Board also includes Rs20 crore for hostels at Parel’s Jijamata Nagar, Rs57.50 crore for mill workers’ housing, Rs200 crore for the rehabilitation project within Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Rs200 crore for the project at Survey No. 160 in Borivali, Rs177.79 crore for the Pahadi Goregaon project, Rs50 crore for the Malvani slum improvement project, Rs85 crore for the Magathane Borivali project, Rs30 crore for the Eksar Borivali Coast Guard housing project and Rs20 crore for the Siddharth Nagar (Patrachawl) redevelopment project in Goregaon.
The Konkan Board aims to construct 9,902 housing units, with a budgetary allocation of Rs1,408.85 crore. The Pune Board has set a target of 1,836 units, for which Rs585.97 crore has been allocated. The Nagpur Board is expected to construct 692 units, with Rs1,009.33 crore earmarked.
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the target is 1,608 housing units, for which Rs231.10 crore has been allocated. The Nashik Board will construct 91 units with a provision of Rs86 crore, while the Amravati Board will construct 169 units with an allocation of Rs65.96 crore. These new schemes are expected to facilitate access to affordable housing for citizens across Maharashtra.
Under the Konkan Board, Rs15 crore has been allocated for a two-storey healthcare centre and housing units at Pachpakhadi–Thane and Savarkar Nagar, Rs30 crore for a 100-bed senior citizen home and working women’s hostel at Majiwada–Thane and Vivekanand Nagar, Rs33.85 crore for development of a club house, swimming pool, and plots at Virar’s Bolinj, Rs90 crore for redevelopment of police housing at Thane’s Vartak Nagar and Rs115 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) project at Gotegao.
Similarly, under the Nagpur Board, Rs371.20 crore has been allocated for the Chandrapur Special Planning Authority scheme and Rs350 crore for the Textile Park Empress Mill project.
