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he Maharashtra Housing Board formerly called "Bombay Housing Board" was established in year 1948 and had a jurisdiction over the entire State of Maharashtra except Vidharbha region. This body undertook construction of residential buildings under various housing schemes for different sections of the society.
The allotment and maintenance of these buildings was
being looked after by it.On the re-organization of the State, the Vidharbha Housing Board was established in the year 1960 as a successor body to the erstwhile Madhya Pradesh Housing Board. Its functions were similar to those of the Maharashtra Housing Board, except that it also advanced loan to co-operative housing societies, institutions and local authorities for the construction of houses.
The Bombay Buildings Repairs and Reconstruction Board was constituted in 1971. It was created to deal with the problems faced by tenants residing in dilapidated buildings in the Island City of Bombay and undertook its structural repairs and reconstruction, so as to make them structurally sound and safe for habitation.
The Maharashtra Slum Improvement Board was constituted in 1974, with intention to provide basic amenities, such as water taps, drainage, pathways, latrines and streetlights etc. in slums. To begin with, its activities were confined to the Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban Districts. These activities were later extended to the other parts of the State.
 
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In Mumbai, MHADA Flats have made affordable housing possible for Low-Income Group and Middle-Income Group. MHADA was formed in 1977 with an aim to accommodate the housing needs of the ever-increasing population of Mumbai, in particular, and Maharashtra, in general. MHADA was an amalgamation of the government agencies like the Maharashtra Housing Board, the Bombay Buildings Repairs and Reconstruction Board, the Maharashtra Slum Improvement Board.

MHADA has undertaken many developmental and welfare activities with an aim to provide an integrated approach towards improving the living conditions and solving the housing issues in a fair manner. So far, many slum dwellers have been rehabilitated under the program of Environmental Improvement of Slum. Under various such schemes, basic amenities like drinking Water, Toilets, Sewage etc have been provided. In fact, the slum areas of Dharavi were rampant with unhealthy and anti-social elements, but MHADA carried out developmental activity under the MHADA special Planning Authority.

MHADA Mumbai Flats

MHADA has strategically carried out housing projects in Mumbai by acquiring plots and land in Mumbai and developing it to make it affordable for economically weaker section, low-income group and middle-income group. In this regard, we have MHADA Flats catering to the housing needs of Mumbai in Andheri, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Ghatkopar, Powai, and Oshiwara etc. MIG buildings of Tata Colony and Nirmal Nagar in Bandra, LIG Flats in Andheri, Ghatkopar, and Bandra LIG Flats in MHADA Colony are well known since they have accommodated countless residents in Mumbai and its suburbs.

MHADA has always worked with a vision to provide Housing in Maharashtra and in Mumbai; MHADA has stood the test of the time. The compass of activities of MHADA Mumbai has increased to undertake repairs and revamping of MHADA buildings and other dilapidated structures. mahada
 
It also manages the post-repair and construction debris. Many old structures in Mumbai were rendered inhabitable, as no maintenance had taken place. MHADA identifies such structures, provides temporary accommodation in the form of MHADA tenements. MHADA Mumbai has truly changed the face of the housing in Mumbai. Now MHADA flats in areas like Andheri, MHADA colony in Chandivali, are easily accessible at affordable prices. In fact, MHADA has announced MHADA Versova Housing Project under which MHADA will undertake this end flats meant to cater the High-Income Group.

MHADA Forms

This ambitious MHADA Versova Project will have excellent amenities like swimming pool, clubs, recreation halls etc so to complement the plush lifestyle of Versova and Juhu. MHADA Mumbai Flats and homes have given respite to the issue of paucity of affordable housing in Mumbai. With recent updates, Mumbai MHADA is trying acquire the land near the saltpans in Mulund and Vikhroli in Northeastern Mumbai so to develop them and make affordable houses. MHADA has strategically maintained easy functioning considering the diverse audience it has to cater. Applying for MHADA homes in Mumbai is very simple, as it requires filling out MHADA Applications or MHADA Forms .Then MHADA Lottery draw is carried out and the winners are allotted the flats at an affordable price. This MHADA Lottery ensures impartial allotment of MHADA flats. MHADA has been criticized on several occasions, yet, it has to be agreed that MHADA has successfully provided homes for the economically weaker section in Mumbai as well as Maharashtra in the form of MHADA LIG Flats and MHADA MIG Flats.
 
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