Mumbai slum redevelopment: SRA targets 5.1 lakh rehabilitation homes by 2030
Maharashtra's SRA aims to build over five lakh homes by December 2030. The authority plans cluster redevelopment and measures to revive stalled projects. Digital services and Netram system enhance project monitoring and efficiency. The Dharavi redevelopment project targets completion by 2033. This initiative includes economic rehabilitation for local businesses and improved infrastructure.
The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) aims to construct 5,09,873 rehabilitation homes by December 2030 in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, as part of Maharashtra's efforts to expedite stalled and ongoing slum redevelopment projects. The authority's CEO, Mahendra Kalyankar, announced the targets while presenting the state's affordable housing and cluster development policies at a national conference organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Niti Aayog.
The SRA has set year-wise targets ranging from 90,264 rehabilitation homes by December 2026 to 5,09,873 by December 2030. To accelerate the stalled projects, the authority has implemented various measures, including an amnesty scheme, joint partnership models, and developer appointments through tenders. Additionally, the SRA has identified 19 locations for cluster redevelopment, with the first phase focusing on Behrampada in Bandra East, Majaswadi in Andheri, and Behram Baug in Oshiwara.
Under the SRA model, eligible slum dwellers receive permanent rehabilitation homes without payment, while developers receive incentives in the form of sale floor space index (FSI). People occupying eligible structures constructed before January 1, 2000, receive 300 sq ft homes free of cost, whereas those living in structures built between 2000 and 2011 can receive 300 sq ft homes upon payment of Rs 2.50 lakh.
The authority has also introduced 22 digital services since May 2024, such as complaint registration, project scrutiny, and real-time tracking of correspondence.
The SRA has developed Netram, a computerized system under the Prime Minister Gati Shakti initiative, to monitor unauthorized encroachments using satellite imagery. The Dharavi redevelopment project, planned to be completed by 2033, is being carried out in three phases and will provide over 17,000 local industries and commercial establishments with in-situ economic rehabilitation.
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