Mumbai Board’s lottery for 2,000 houses will be held by the end of 2024

MHADA is a state government run agency responsible for providing houses at affordable rates.

Jaiswal added that MHADA aimed to provide 3,000 to 4,000 houses via lottery schemes to fulfill housing dreams of people. He was speaking at the Konkan board housing lottery draw which was held in Thane on Saturday.

Last year, the Mumbai Board held a lottery for 4,000 houses in August and had received a total of 1.19 lakh applications. The demand for MHADA lottery houses is significant considering the number of applications it receives every time, especially for houses in Mumbai.

The dreams of 5,311 families to become house owners was fulfilled through the Konkan Board lottery on Saturday. The lottery saw 25,078 applicants. Jaiswal stated that the entire process, from allotment letters to house registrations, was completely online.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who was present at the lottery draw, declared the names of some winners as he emphasised on the timely completion of MHADA projects.

Shinde suggested MHADA officials impose fines on contractors for causing delays in the housing project works and reward those who finished projects on time so as to maintain buyers’ interests. He said several rules were recently changed to expedite the MHADA lottery process.

Housing Minister Atul Save assured MHADA was working on a plan to build and allocate houses promptly, eliminating long waits. He added MHADA aims to provide one lakh houses from different boards every year.

Among the winners of Saturday’s draw was Ajay Kumar Tiwari, an Indian Navy employee who had been applying for MHADA lotteries for the past decade and finally won a house in Thane this time.

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Some of the winners:

Ajay Kumar Tiwari:

Ajay Kumar Tiwari, an Indian Navy employee, said he won a house under the Konkan board lottery, fulfilling a 10-year long wait. He added that the Navy helped him earn a livelihood and MHADA fulfilled his dream of owning a house in Mumbai. Tiwari won a house in Thane.

Sunil Vanarse:

A resident of Antop Hill in Wadala, Sunil Vanarse had been applying for every lottery draw in Mumbai for the past five years, however he always failed to make it to the winners’ list. This time, he decided to try his luck in the Konkan board lottery and won a house.

Satyappa Pawar:

Satyappa Pawar, who works as a waiter in MHADA canteen, had been applying for the lottery for years. On Saturday he won a house in Thane.

Vaidehi Palkar:

Vaidehi Palkar’s husband used to participate in every housing lottery under MHADA but never managed to win. This time, both she and her husband decided to apply for the Konkan board housing lottery draw and in the first attempt only Vaidehi Palkar won an MHADA house.