December 23, 2025: In a move aimed at enhancing transparency and efficiency in redevelopment and self-redevelopment projects, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is preparing to launch a comprehensive web-based application system. The new digital platform will streamline interactions among housing societies, developers, consultants, financial institutions, various BMC departments, other statutory authorities, and citizens, significantly easing the redevelopment process for over 25,000 eligible buildings across Mumbai.
The proposed portal will feature GIS-based visualisation tools along with AI-driven decision support systems to help assess the feasibility of redevelopment projects. This is expected to particularly benefit cooperative housing societies opting for self-redevelopment, as it will reduce their reliance on external market assessments. Societies will be able to evaluate and authenticate the feasibility index of their redevelopment proposals directly through the BMC’s website.
According to information shared by the civic body, the platform will host “high-level information such as an overview of redevelopment policies and schemes, eligibility criteria for different types of societies and stakeholders, and step-by-step explanations of the redevelopment and self-redevelopment processes in a format that is understandable by non-technical users”. The portal will cater to the information needs of housing societies, developers, and service providers alike, making complex procedures more accessible.
The BMC has also emphasised that the system will enhance public accountability by allowing read-only access to select project details, while strictly adhering to its confidentiality and privacy policies. At a minimum, citizens will be able to view high-level information on redevelopment projects that are approved or currently underway across the city.
Welcoming the initiative, city-based architect and PEATA (Practicing Engineers, Architects and Town Planners Association) India member Vilas Nagalkar said, “The system will minimise or remove human interactions between officers, developers, and even with residents who are primary stakeholders. This creates a level playing field for gathering permissions and checking the feasibility of projects, such as in the case of cluster redevelopment. Earlier, there was a need to physically push projects and files, and check for ways to maintain or manoeuvre feasibility. This now being made digital creates transparency, giving citizens access to the right information and knowledge if they decide to take a call on their redevelopment.”
