{
  "id": 12718946,
  "title": "Mumbai: MLA Pravin Darekar Urges CM Devendra Fadnavis To Include Self/Group Redevelopment Authority In BMC Portal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/mumbai-mla-pravin-darekar-urges-cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-include-self",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T21:30:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-mla-pravin-darekar-urges-cm-devendra-fadnavis-to-include-selfgroup-redevelopment-authority-in-bmc-portal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai's housing landscape involves complex decision-making, financial planning, legal framework, and technical feasibility, according to Pravin Darekar, MLA and Chairman of the Maharashtra Housing Self/Group Redevelopment Authority. In a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Darekar urged the inclusion of his Authority as the state-level coordinator and chief partner in the BMC's proposed AI and GIS-based Mumbai Redevelopment Facility Portal. The BMC is in the process of developing this digital platform to streamline and increase transparency in the city's urban redevelopment projects. Darekar emphasized that self and group redevelopment requires active guidance on procedures, funding options, project management, and government concessions. He highlighted the multi-agency scope of Mumbai's housing sector, which includes the BMC, MHADA, SRA, and MMRDA, and stressed that efficient inter-agency coordination is essential for tracking approvals and data sharing. By designating the Self/Group Redevelopment Authority as the nodal state-level body from the outset, the portal model can be effectively scaled to other urban centers in Maharashtra. Darekar proposed the formation of a joint committee comprising relevant departments and the Authority, along with the introduction of a dedicated section on the portal for self-redevelopment. This section would offer societies feasibility estimators, funding options, real-time approval tracking, and stakeholder consultations with experts prior to the portal's pilot rollout.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, October 7, 2026: Pravin Darekar, MLA and Chairman of the Maharashtra Housing Self/Group Redevelopment Authority, has written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis requesting that the Authority be designated as the state-level coordinator and chief partner in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) proposed AI and GIS-based 'Mumbai Redevelopment Facility Portal'. The BMC is currently…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}