Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Mumbai SRA Recovers ₹1,386 Crore from Builder Rent Defaulters
Imagine some builders in Mumbai haven't been paying rent to people living in slums while waiting for their new homes.
The government is stepping in to help!
They've collected a lot of money from these builders – over a billion rupees!
They are also changing the rules to make it easier to get the money back, like taking away the builder's properties if they don't pay.
The goal is to make sure the slum dwellers get their rent on time and that their new homes are built faster.
The government is getting tougher on the builders who aren't following the rules.
Mumbai's SRA collected ₹1,386 crore from developers defaulting on rent to slumdwellers.
The collection includes recoveries from regular schemes, an amnesty initiative, and advance rent deposits.
₹279 crore in rent dues remain outstanding under regular schemes.
Maharashtra legislature amended the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act to empower SRA for debt recovery.
The amendment enables the government to attach properties and pursue punitive actions against defaulters.
- Who
- The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) and builders.
- What
- The Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) collected ₹1,386 crore from builders who had defaulted on rent payments to slumdwellers.
- When
- Over the past three years.
- Where
- Mumbai.
- Why
- To ensure slumdwellers receive timely compensation and to accelerate pending rehabilitation projects.
Slum Dwellers/SRA
Defaulting Builders
Rent Payments
Slum Dwellers/SRA
Timely compensation and project acceleration.
Defaulting Builders
Delayed payments, project delays.
- Total Collection
- ₹1,386 crore
- Collection Period
- Past three years
- Outstanding Dues (Regular Schemes)
- ₹279 crore
- Amnesty Scheme Dues
- ₹367 crore
- Act Amended
- Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971
- SRA's Goal
- To speed up projects and safeguard tenant interests