< img src ="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-124613737,imgsize-29262,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/eye-on-bmc-polls-eknath-shinde-transfers-rs-177cr-unpaid-rent-to-883-families-of-magathane-sra-project-in-mumbai.jpg" alt="Eye on BMC polls, Eknath Shinde transfers Rs 17.7cr unpaid rent to 883 families of Magathane SRA project in Mumbai" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high">
Mumbai: Ahead of the BMC surveys in the city, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde moved pending lease of almost Rs 17.7 crore to 883 households of a Slum Rehabilitation Authority(SRA)job in Magathane on Tuesday.The Devipada Cooperative Housing Society redevelopment task, which is turning up on a 30,287 sq m Mhada plot, has actually been stuck for a very long time, and the overall lease owed to the impacted slumdwellers is around Rs 46 crore, stated SRA authorities.When the home builder transferred Rs 17.7 crore to the SRA previously this month, Shinde, who is likewise state real estate minister, moved the whole total up to the qualified slumdwellers.
According to political observers, the relocation intends to calm citizens before the BMC surveys.
Shiv Sena’s Prakash Surve is a sitting MLA from Magathane, and the celebration is wanting to damage the competing Shiv Sena (UBT) in this constituency in the civic surveys.SRA CEO Mahindra Kalyankar, who is pressing policy reforms in the authority, stated pending lease is among the significant issues dealt with by slumdwellers in the city.Under a brand-new circular 210, home builders need to deposit advance lease of 2 years with SRA, which then passes it on to shanty town occupants.
“We have given a big push to collect all pending rent from builders so that slum dwellers don’t suffer. While SRA is fast-tracking slum redevelopment, we are focusing on slum tenants and making sure they get their dues and projects are completed on time. We have made several policy interventions for this, and the recent amendments are a step in this direction too,” Kalyankar stated.“From among the SRA schemes that did not make any progress, the committee formed under the amnesty scheme appointed a financial institution as a co-developer in 2024 for this Magathane project,” stated a senior SRA authorities.
“As per the new circular, the developer said he would deposit a total Rs 29 crore as monthly rent for two years, but the society claimed that the pending rent of 883 hutment dwellers is around Rs 46 crore.
Then, on Oct 1, the developer deposited nearly Rs 17.7 crore with SRA. The developer will get commencement certificate for the construction of the sale unit after the remaining Rs 28.3 crore is paid to SRA.”The amnesty plan was released in 2022. Under the plan, banks (FIs) like non-banking monetary business (NBFCs) and other business who have actually purchased SRA tasks that are dead or stuck will have the ability to redevelop the jobs with no significant charge and with simple clearances. These banks are included as co-developers by the SRA. Authorities stated that under the amnesty plan, FIs that are not on the SRA’s record however who are financiers in SRA jobs will be provided a possibility to finish the task, offering top priority to the conclusion of the rehab element of plans.