Lottery for Mhada homes today

Lottery for Mhada homes today

The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) will conduct lottery for 2,593 houses in Mumbai and Mira Road on Thursday at Rangsharda auditorium in Bandra west. The first draw will be around 10 am. There are 867 houses in Mumbai and 1,726 houses at Mira Road. Around 11,179 applications for low-cost housing have been rejected by Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (Mhada) this year. This is for the first time that Mhada has scrutinised the applications and rejected those who are not eligible or have not submitted proper documents. “We wanted to make the lottery process more transparent so that genuine applicants will not miss the chance to own their dream home,” said Satish Gavai, Mhada CEO and vice-president. Mhada received a total of 1,52,045 applications for the Mumbai board’s lottery of 2,593 tenements across the city and neighbouring Mira Road this year. “We are all geared up for the lottery and all the arrangements are being done to make the lottery a successful event,” said Vaishali Wagh, Mhada chief public relations officer. The Mumbai board has appointed a three-member committee to look into the lottery procedure.