The government has changed the income slabs for the EWS, LIG, MIG and HIG categories under which, a common man applies for the home in the MHADA lottery.
By Varun Singh
The government of Maharashtra has changed the income slabs for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Lower Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group (MIG), and High Income Group (HIG).
These slabs are based on the income of individuals and when applying for the lottery of MHADA these income groups come into play.
The government this week came out with a resolution that has defined the income slabs for the common public.
Within Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune Metropolitan REgion (PMRDA), Nagpur Metropolitan Region (NMRDA), NIT and in the jurisdiction of all local authorities with a population of 10 lakh the following income slabs will be followed.
Those whose annual salary is up to Rs 6 lakh will fall in the EWS category, those earning up to Rs 9 lakh per annum will be part of the LIG category, whereas those earning up to Rs 12 lakh per annum will be part of the MIG and under HIG there’s no limit.
In rest of Maharashtra the income slab for EWS is annual salary up to Rs 4.5 lakh, for LIG it is up to 7.5 lakh, for MIG it is up to Rs 12 lakh and again for HIG there is no limit.
The carpet area for the apartments also has been fixed for all these income slabs, for EWS the area has been fixed up to 30 square meters, for LIG it is 60 square meters, for MIG it is 160 square meters, and for the HIG category it is 200 square meters.
Even under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (PMAY) the minimum carpet area for the homes for EWS is 30 square meters, in many cases MHADA homes for EWS and LIG would be smaller than the 30 square meter area.
The new resolution by the government will bring in parity for the state and central rules.
Henceforth those applying for MHADA homes will have to follow these income slabs.
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