Maharashtra: Just 25% of Slum Rehab Goal Achieved in 3 Years
Representative AI image MUMBAI: With less than two months remaining, the state government has achieved only 25% of its goal to construct 1.5 lakh slum rehabilitation tenements for the period 2022-2025. As of September, 37,560 tenements have been completed and occupied, according to officials from the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). The sluggish construction pace jeopardizes the aim of building over 5 lakh houses by 2030. In 2022, the government identified 517 stalled slum rehabilitation projects. Of these, 45 projects received backing from financial institutions, and new builders were appointed for 21 of them. Decisions for the remaining projects are still…