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SRA CEO Mahendra Kalyankar Receives Achievers Award 2026
Dr Mahendra Kalyankar received an award for his work with Mumbai’s Slum Rehabilitation Authority.
The award recognised efforts to improve housing rehabilitation for people living in slums.
The authority is using technology to make its work clearer and faster.
It plans to use digital maps and online services.
These tools are intended to help eligible residents access services more easily.
They may also help officials monitor housing projects and process applications.
Kalyankar said safe and dignified housing is important for Mumbai’s development.
The SRA has set a goal of building more than 5.1 lakh rehabilitation homes by December 2030.
Dr Mahendra Kalyankar, CEO of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai, received the Achievers Award 2026.
The award recognised efforts to make Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation process more transparent, technology-driven, efficient and people-centric.
The ceremony was organised by the Bhamla Foundation and Panchshil Foundation at The Ritz-Carlton in Pune.
Kalyankar highlighted digital mapping, online services and technology-based administrative integration as SRA priorities.
The SRA aims to construct more than 5.1 lakh rehabilitation tenements by December 2030.
- Who
- Dr Mahendra Kalyankar, Chief Executive Officer of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai, received the award.
- What
- He was conferred the Achievers Award 2026 for contributions to transparent, technology-driven and people-centric slum rehabilitation.
- Where
- The award ceremony took place at The Ritz-Carlton, Pune, while the recognised work concerns Mumbai.
- When
- The award was designated the Achievers Award 2026; the articles do not provide the ceremony date.
- Why
- The honour recognised efforts to improve transparency, efficiency, technology use and citizen focus in Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation process.
Key facts
- Award recipient
- Dr Mahendra Kalyankar, CEO of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai
- Award
- Achievers Award 2026
- Organisers
- Bhamla Foundation and Panchshil Foundation
- Venue
- The Ritz-Carlton, Pune
- Technology initiatives
- Digital mapping, online services and integration of administrative processes
- Rehabilitation target
- More than 5.1 lakh rehabilitation tenements by December 2030
- Primary objective
- Providing safe, dignified and rightful rehabilitation housing to Mumbai’s slum dwellers
Quotes
Dr Mahendra Kalyankar
Chief Executive Officer of the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Brihanmumbai
“This recognition is not merely a personal honour, but an acknowledgement of the technology-driven, transparent and result-oriented reforms being undertaken through the SRA in Mumbai’s slum rehabilitation sector. The development of Mumbai cannot be limited to expanding its infrastructure; it is equally about ensuring that every citizen has access to safe and dignified housing.”
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“We are prioritising various digital initiatives at the SRA headquarters to make the rehabilitation process more transparent, faster and technology-friendly. Digital mapping, online services and the integration of various administrative processes through technology are being undertaken to bring greater coordination, efficiency and transparency to the rehabilitation process.”
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