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MHADA Slashes Prices for 6,248 Thane PMAY Homes as Transit Camp Biometric Survey Enters Final Phase

Non-responsive transit camp residents risk eviction after failing to complete their biometric survey.

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)'s Konkan Board has revised the prices of 6,248 affordable homes in Shirgaon and Khoni, Thane, under the PMAY-Urban scheme for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS). (Picture for representational purposes only)
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Overview

  • MHADA reduced the sale price of 5,236 houses in Shirgaon by ₹1,43,404 to ₹19,28,742 and 1,012 houses in Khoni by ₹1,01,800 to ₹19,11,700 under the PMAY EWS scheme.
  • The price adjustments cover a total of 6,248 homes in Thane district and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Vice President and CEO Sanjeev Jaiswal approved the reductions to enhance affordability for economically weaker sections.
  • MBRRB’s biometric survey, which began on February 10, has entered its final phase for transit camp tenants.
  • The board has warned that tenants who do not complete the survey will be declared unauthorized occupants and face eviction under Section 95(A)(3) of the MHADA Act, 1976.