{
  "id": 3559036,
  "title": "MHADA Lottery Deposit To Remain In Applicants’ Bank Accounts, Withdrawals Locked Until Results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mhada-lottery-deposit-to-remain-in-applicants-bank-accounts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:28:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mhada-lottery-deposit-to-remain-in-applicants-bank-accounts-withdrawals-locked-until-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, August 26, 2026: The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is preparing to make a major change to its housing lottery process. Under the proposed system, applicants will no longer have to transfer the mandatory deposit amount to MHADA’s account while applying for a lottery. Instead, the money will remain in the applicant’s own bank account, but withdrawals from the…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}