Circular · Slum Rehabilitation Authority, Mumbai · 07.08.2020
Rehab buildings: the ₹40,000 maintenance deposit must be paid before occupation
SRA Circular No. 193 of 7 August 2020 requires the owner, developer or society to deposit ₹40,000 per rehabilitation tenement before the occupation certificate is granted.
Key points
- Under clause 9.1 of Regulation 33(10) of DCPR 2034, ₹40,000 per rehab tenement (including welfare hall and balwadi, and transit camp tenements) must be deposited with the SRA as a maintenance deposit.
- The circular requires the deposit to be made before the occupation certificate is granted for the rehab or composite building.
- It modifies SRA Circular No. 07 of 25.11.1997 and applies with immediate effect; earlier payments are not refunded or adjusted.
What the circular says
Clause 9.1 of Regulation 33(10) of the Development Control and Promotion Regulations, 2034 requires the owner, developer or society to deposit ₹40,000 per tenement — including the welfare hall and balwadi in the rehab component, and permanent transit camp tenements — with the Slum Rehabilitation Authority, according to a schedule laid down by the CEO, SRA, and in full by the time the hutment dwellers occupy the tenements.
Following decisions taken at a review meeting chaired by the Chief Minister on 24.07.2020, and to expedite slum rehabilitation schemes, the SRA modified its Circular No. 07 of 25.11.1997. The owner, developer or society must now deposit ₹40,000 per rehabilitation tenement before the occupation certificate is granted to the rehab building or composite building. The circular applies with immediate effect, and maintenance deposits already paid under the earlier policy are not refunded or adjusted.
What it means for rehab societies
The maintenance deposit is meant to support the upkeep of the rehab building after it is handed over. A society of rehab tenement holders should check that the deposit has been made before occupation, and how and when the interest on it is to be released for maintenance.
Two-page circular in English (the second page is the distribution list). It was previously listed on this site as a MahaRERA circular; it is an SRA circular. This page summarises the document for general information; it is not a translation and not legal advice. Read the document itself for its exact terms, and check whether it has since been amended or superseded.
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