The update comes in response to a query raised by government, who had written to the government seeking clarity on rehabilitation rights for first-floor occupants of pre-1976 chawls.

The SRA’s detailed response was addressed to Rajendra R. Desai, Under Secretary, Government of Maharashtra, and provides a rare official admission of a long-standing policy void that affects thousands of families living in old Mumbai chawls.

Key Government Clarifications

1. No Financial Burden on Government

The SRA stated unequivocally that the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme is a self-financing model.
This means:

• State Government will face no direct or indirect financial burden even if rehabilitation benefits are extended to first-floor tenants.
• Developers cross-subsidize rehabilitation through free-sale components.

This clarification answers the Finance Department’s concern about fiscal impact.

2. No Policy for First-Floor Chawl Residents — Hence No Redevelopment

One of the most crucial disclosures:

• There is currently no government policy for first-floor residents of authorized chawls existing on or before 1 January 1976.
• Because no policy exists:
  • No redevelopment of such chawls has ever been carried out under SRA
  • No eligibility surveys have been conducted

This revelation highlights a long-standing gap in Mumbai’s rehabilitation framework, potentially leaving first-floor tenants in limbo for decades.

3. No Budgetary Allocation Required

The SRA reiterated that since the scheme is self-funded, no budgetary provision is made for this category of rehabilitation.

Why This Matters

Mumbai has hundreds of pre-1976 chawls, many with first-floor residents who have lived there for generations. While ground-floor tenements are recognized as eligible for SRA rehabilitation based on the 1976 cutoff, first-floor occupants remain policy orphans.

This clarification confirms:

• These families receive no automatic protection or right to free rehabilitation units
• Developers cannot officially include them in rehab calculations
• Redevelopment proposals remain stalled or legally vulnerable

Stakeholders — especially in North Mumbai where former MP Gopal Shetty raised the issue — argue this creates discrimination between equally old residents of the same structure.

Next Steps: Government Must Frame a Policy

With the SRA formally stating the policy gap, pressure is expected to mount on the Housing Department to:

• Create a clear rehabilitation eligibility framework
• Conduct baseline surveys of first-floor chawls
• Enable stalled redevelopment proposals to proceed

Until then, thousands of first-floor chawl residents remain without clarity on their future in any redevelopment project.

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In the BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project, eligible tenants, who have not opted for transit camp accommodations provided by MHADA, will receive this rent. Initially, tenants were given 11 months’ rent in advance and it was decided that after this instalment they will be given rent on monthly basis. However, tenants requested that the rent be given in a lump sum for the next 11 months as well. Responding positively to this demand, MHADA’s Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Sanjeev Jaiswal, approved this proposal.

According to this decision, this policy will continue until tenants are relocated to the new rehabilitation units. Eligible tenants, verified by the concerned Executive Engineer, will receive 11 months’ rent in one installment. If the stay extends beyond 11 months, tenants will receive the corresponding rent for the duration of their stay. Rent will be provided based on the actual duration of stay, not just a blanket 11 months.

The BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project spread over 92 acres of land is the biggest ever project of urban renewal and is the most ambitious project of urban of the Maharashtra Government, with redevelopment work progressing rapidly at Worli, Naigaon, and N.M. Joshi Marg-Lower Parel. Under this project, eligible residential tenants are provided accommodations in transit camps by MHADA. However, due to a shortage of available units, tenants are given the option to receive rent instead. Eligible residential tenants, who do not prefer transit accommodations are given ₹25,000 per month as rent by MHADA. Similarly, non-residential tenants also receive ₹25,000 per month as compensation.

Lottery for Allocation of Rehabilitation Units for Worli Project Tenants Next Week

The computerised lottery for allocation of rehabilitation units to eligible tenants in the Worli BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project will be held next week.

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The rehabilitation flat number, building number, wing of the building, floor of the flat in the building to be given on ownership basis in the buildings to be constructed to Police Personnel under the redevelopment project.

The list of tenants/occupants including serving, retired and legal heirs of deceased police personnel among 1133 eligible police personnel residing in BDD Chawl No. 22 to 28, 64 to 74 and 77 in Worli has been sent to the Mumbai Housing and Area Development Board by the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Mumbai.

Accordingly, the number of flats to be provided to the eligible tenants/residents in the rehabilitation buildings constructed under redevelopment on ownership basis was determined through a computerized system in a randomized manner. RAT (Random Allocation of Tenement) system was used for that.

In BDD Chawls the government has decided to distribute redeveloped flats of 500 square feet area under redevelopment of BDD chawls to the police personnel who are residing (serving, retired and legal heirs of deceased police personnel) till January 01, 2011.

It was also decided to levy a construction cost of Rs.15 lakh for the permanent redeveloped flats to be given to the police personnel / their heirs. After this decision, the flats in the redeveloped buildings were fixed today.

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