The Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is preparing to roll out its annual housing lottery in Mumbai, offering around 2,500 affordable homes across the city. The announcement is expected within the next 10 days, officials said.
“We are going to announce a lottery of 2,500 affordable homes in Mumbai after 10 days,” said Milind Borikar, CEO, MHADA’s Mumbai Board.
“The apartments will be available for sale in all income segments across the city,” Borikar said.
The upcoming lottery will cater to a wide range of buyers, covering economically weaker sections (EWS), lower-income groups (LIG), middle-income groups (MIG), and high-income groups (HIG). Under MHADA’s eligibility criteria, families earning up to Rs 6 lakh annually can apply under the EWS category, while those earning between Rs 6 lakh and Rs 9 lakh fall under LIG. Applicants with incomes ranging from Rs 9 lakh to Rs 12 lakh qualify under MIG, and those earning above Rs 12 lakh annually can apply under the HIG category.
The MHADA lottery is a government-backed system that allocates homes through a computerised draw, ensuring transparency and fair access to housing. It is conducted every year across multiple cities in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nashik, and Nagpur.
While the Mumbai lottery was not held in 2025, the 2024 edition offered over 2,000 homes priced between Rs 29 lakh and Rs 6.82 crore. High-income category homes were priced from around Rs 1 crore to over Rs 6 crore and were located in areas such as Andheri, Antop Hill, Juhu, Goregaon, Tardeo, Vikhroli, and Powai.
The costliest unit in the 2024 lottery was a property in Tardeo valued at Rs 6.82 crore, spanning more than 1,500 sq ft.
MHADA continues to play a key role in affordable housing delivery in Maharashtra. Since its establishment in 1977, the authority has constructed over 5.27 lakh housing units across the state, according to the Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025–26.
Source: Hindustan Times
