Date: 2025-07-04Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V, Ext No. 45, Dated 4th July 2025, L. A. BILL No. XXXIII OF 2025., A BILL, TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA SLUM AREAS (IMPROVEMENT, CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT) ACT, 1971.
This is an official publication of the Government of Maharashtra, published on Friday, July 4, 2025 (Ashadha 13, Shaka 1947). It includes Legislative Assembly Bill No. XXXIII of 2025, which proposes an amendment to the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971. The amendment involves modifying Section 15 of the Act, specifically sub-section (4), to grant ownership rights instead of leasehold rights to slum dwellers who have paid for the land acquisition according to government regulations. The stated objective is to rectify what is perceived as an unfair situation where slum dwellers who have paid according to government rules are still granted leasehold rights instead of ownership.
The bill was presented in the Legislative Assembly on July 4, 2025. The Minister in charge is Sudhir Mungantiwar. The Secretary of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly is Jitendra Bhole.
The publication is printed and published by Director Rupendra Dinesh More, at the Government Central Press, 21-A, Netaji Subhash Road, Charni Road, Mumbai 400 004.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971: The principal act being amended by this bill. It deals with the improvement, clearance, and redevelopment of slum areas in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha: The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, where the bill was introduced.