Overview

• A Government Resolution constituted a committee chaired by Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Iqbal Singh Chahal to study a Mumbai Police housing township proposal.
• Phase one envisages 5,000 residences for sub-inspectors, inspectors and some senior officers, with an eventual expansion goal of about 40,000 units.
• Some reports cite a larger ambition of housing more than 45,000 personnel, which the feasibility study is expected to clarify.
• Mumbai Police has 51,308 personnel but only 19,762 service quarters, many small and in aging buildings, forcing long daily commutes that affect morale and punctuality.
• The panel includes Police Commissioner Deven Bharti, Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani, senior officials from PWD, Housing, Finance and Planning, and district collectors, with decisions on delivery model and financing still pending.