BDD chawl tenants to get rent from MHADA in a single shot
With an aim to make it easier for the tenants in old BDD chawls to vacate their premises and encourage more tenants to cooperate, the MHADA has decided to provide eligible tenants with 11 months' rent in one instalment. This decision follows the initial payment that was given as rent to the tenants at the beginning of the project.
In the BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project, eligible tenants, who have not opted for transit camp accommodations provided by the MHADA, will receive this rent. Initially, tenants were given 11 months' rent in advance and it was decided that after this instalment they will be given rent on a monthly basis. However, tenants requested that the rent be given in a lump sum for the next 11 months as well. Responding positively to this demand, MHADA's vice president and chief executive officer Sanjeev Jaiswal approved this proposal, a release issued by the authority said. According to the decision, if the stay extends beyond 11 months, tenants will receive the corresponding rent for the duration of their stay. Rent will be provided based on the actual duration of stay, not just a blanket of 11 months.
Spread over 92 acres of land, the BDD Chawl Redevelopment Project is the biggest ever project of urban renewal and the most ambitious one for the Maharashtra Government, with redevelopment work progressing rapidly at Worli, Naigaon, and N M Joshi Marg-Lower Parel.
However, due to the shortage of available units, tenants are given the option to receive rent instead. Eligible tenants, who do not prefer transit accommodations are given rent of Rs25,000 per month by MHADA.
Initially, tenants were told they would get 11 months’ rent in advance, followed by monthly payments