Date: 2025-12-11Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
HB-2472 Part 8 Extra 104 Date 11-12-2025, Publication of a bill further to amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 as L.C. Bill No. XVI of 2025 by Deputy chief Minister(Housing). Extra Ord. No. 104, No. 43.
**Executive Summary**
The document is a bill, L. C. Bill No. XVI of 2025, to further amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. It was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on December 11, 2025. The bill aims to expedite the disposal of appeals and address grievances by allowing for the constitution of multiple Apex Grievance Redressal Committees.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Bill Overview:**
* The bill is titled the "Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Third Amendment) Act, 2025".
* It amends the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971.
* **Amendment to Section 34A:**
* Replaces subsection (1) of Section 34A of the original act.
* Allows the State Government to constitute multiple Apex Grievance Redressal Committees, each for a specific area defined in an official notification.
* Each committee will consist of a Chairperson and a number of members as determined by the government.
* These committees will exercise powers and perform functions as assigned by the government under the Act.
* **Objectives of the Bill:**
* To improve and clear slum areas in the State, and their redevelopment and for the protection of occupiers from eviction and distress warrant.
* To expedite the disposal of appeals related to slum areas.
* To improve the functioning of the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee and address grievances in a timely manner.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: State Government**
* **Impact:** The State Government is granted the authority to establish multiple Apex Grievance Redressal Committees.
* **Action Required:** Define the specific areas for each committee and appoint the Chairperson and members.
**Stakeholder: Apex Grievance Redressal Committee**
* **Impact:** Existing committees may see a reduction in workload, and new committees will be formed.
* **Action Required:** Existing committees may need to transfer cases to newly formed committees based on geographic jurisdiction. Newly formed committees will need to be established and begin hearing cases.
**Stakeholder: Residents of Slum Areas**
* **Impact:** Potentially faster resolution of grievances and appeals related to slum redevelopment.
* **Action Required:** File appeals with the appropriate Apex Grievance Redressal Committee based on the geographic area.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971: Principal act governing slum improvement, clearance, and redevelopment in Maharashtra, which the 2025 Amendment Bill seeks to amend.
Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Third Amendment) Bill, 2025: Bill introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council to amend the 1971 Act, primarily to address issues with the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee.
Apex Grievance Redressal Committee: Committee constituted under Section 34A of the 1971 Act to address grievances related to slum areas, which is subject to amendment in the bill.
Section 34A of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971: Specific section of the 1971 Act relating to the constitution of the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee, which is directly amended by the Bill.
Maharashtra: The state where the Maharashtra Slum Areas Act applies and where the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee operates.
RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528
महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र
असाधााराण भााग आठ
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प्रााडिधाकृत प्राकाशान
महाारााष्ट्र डिवधाानमं�ळााचेे अडिधाडिनयम व रााज्यपालांांनी प्राख्याडिपत केलांेलांे अध्यादेेशा व केलांेलांे
डिवडिनयम आडिण डिवडिधा व न्याय डिवभाागाक�ून आलांेलांी डिवधाेयके (इंंग्रजी अनुवादे).
In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation
in English of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) (Third
Amendment) Bill, 2025 (L. C. Bill No. XVI of 2025), introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council
on the 11th December 2025, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Maharashtra,
SATISH WAGHOLE,
Secretary (Legislation) to Government,
Law and Judiciary Department.
L. C. BILL No. XVI OF 2025.
A BILL
further to amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and
Redevelopment) Act, 1971.
Mah. WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas
XXVIII (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 for the purposes
of 1971.
hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy-sixth Year of the
Republic of India as follows :—
1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Short title.
Clearance and Redevelopment) (Third Amendment) Act, 2025.
भााग आठ-१०४–१.
एचबीी-२४७२–१. (१)2 महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग आठ, डि�संबरा ११, २०२५/अग्रहाायण २०, शाके १९४७
Amendment 2. In section 34A of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Mah.
of section Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, for sub-section (1), the following XXVIII
34A of of 1971.
sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
Mah. XXVIII
of 1971. ‘‘(1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette,
constitute, the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee or Committees,
for such area as may be specified in the notification, consisting of the
Chairperson and such number of members and for the purposes of
exercising such powers and performing such functions as the Government
may deem fit to assign to it under this Act.”.महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र असाधााराण भााग आठ, डि�संबरा ११, २०२५/अग्रहाायण २०, शाके १९४७ 3
STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment)
Act, 1971 (Mah. XXVIII of 1971) has been enacted to provide for the improvement
and clearance of slum areas in the State and their redevelopment and for the
protection of occupiers from eviction and distress warrant. The said Act also
provide for implementation of the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme as well as Slum
Redevelopment Projects.
2. Section 34A of the said Act provides for constitution of the Apex
Grievance Redressal Committee having jurisdiction all over the State of
Maharashtra. The Apex Grievance Redressal Committee is constituted for
the purposes of exercising the powers and performing the functions as may be
assigned to it under the said Act. Large number of cases are currently pending
before the Apex Grievance Redressal Committee due to which the Committee is
unable to address the grievances and timely dispose off the appeals filed before
it. Therefore, for smooth functioning of the Committee and for timely addressing
the grievances and also to expedite the disposal of the appeals, it is considered
expedient to provide for constitution of Apex Grievance Redressal Committees by
amending section 34A of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance
and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, suitably.
3. The Bill is intended to achieve the above objectives.
Nagpur, EKNATH SHINDE,
Dated the 10th December, 2025. Deputy Chief Minister (Housing).
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