Circulars
Circular No. 1 to133 | March 2012
Miscellaneous Circulars
- Regarding approvals to be given for transfer of rehabilitation units built under S.R schemes
- After 10 years from day on which the rehab building got its OC, the habitants can transfer/rent etc their units
- There shall be no need for the permission of SRA
- The habitants must keep their CHS informaed and get the appropriate paperwork done.
- Payment of stamp duty and registration fees etc is still valid
- Payments to CHS as per their approved byelaws is still valid
- The CHS must keep SRA informed of such instances on a regular basis.
Circular No. 134 to143 | 24th November 1997
Miscellaneous Circulars
- Regarding the allotment process, Approval of building proposal, layout and occupation certificate
- Regarding the provisions for dealing with the ineligible slum dwellers who are creating bottlenecks in its implementation
Circular No. 144 | 31st June 2013
City Survey
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Revised Procedure to be followed for submission of proposed SR scheme as per DCR 33 (10)
- Was intorduced because SRA was not properly verifying the basic things like FSI calculations of annexure I, land ownership titles, 70% consent documentation, draft annexure-2, annexure 3, access road possibility for the project etc.
- Amended circular no. 141
Circular No. 144 B | 28th December 2015
City Survey
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Procedure to be followed for the demarcation of the slum scheme boundary while submitting the slum rehabilitation scheme proposal. (Amendment to ANNEXURE I of Circular 144, dated 31.08.2013)
- Makes submission of GIS map of slum boundary mandatory along with annexure I.
Circular No. 144 C | 26th May 2016
City Survey
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Procedure to be followed for acceptance of scheme and it’s verification of overlapping of proposed Slum Rehabilitation Scheme boundary on GIS Base Map
- One copy of CD containing the GIS data is sent to IT department, who verify the details and prepare Annexure VI which is submitted to Engineering department
Circular No. 145 | 24th October 2013
Registrar
Sale of Rehab Units
- Procedure for Transfer of Residential / Commercial property after 10 years by way of Sale as per clause 3 (E) of the Maharashtra Slum Act
Circular No. 146 | 21st June 2014
Finance
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Regarding Recipt of Bank Guarantee amount from Developer in the from Bank Gurrentee or Security Deposit
- overidden by subsequent circulars
Circular No. 147 | 4th July 2014
Deputy Collector
Ineligible/ opposing slum dwellers
- Regarding Action to be taken against Eligible / Non Eligible Slum Dwellers as per revised clause 33 (A) of the Maharashtra Slum Act 1971
- Tells how to deal with slum dwellers who are opposing the project. Two cateogories viz a. eligible (MSA act clause 33(a)) and b. ineligble (MSA act clause 33 and 38)
Circular No. 148 | 2nd February 2015
Registrar
Cooperative Housing Society related – General meetings, registration etc
- Procedure To Call General Meeting of proposed or registered Societies of slum dwellers
Circular No. 149 | 24th April 2015
Registrar
Allotment
- Regarding Allotment letter to be provided by SRA & Obtaining Self Declaration
- allotment to happen ebfore OC is granted
- Allotment letter format given in circular
- Self declaration of not owninghouse anywhere in BMC limits – format given in circular
Circular No. 150 | 29th April 2015
Engineering
Approval process related
- Regularization of work carried out beyond approval/CC Granted
Circular No. 151 | 27th May 2015
Engineering
Cooperative Housing Society related – General meetings, registration etc
- Procedure for working of Proposed slum dweller society after acceptance of proposal
- GM for chief promoter election > Proposal submitted by CHS > accepted by SRS > preparation of annexure 2 starts > GM for name reservation, bank account etc > start the CHS registration process > LoI
- 2 proposals from the same plot of land will not be accepted by SRA
Circular No. 152 | 5th June 2015
Registrar
Inheritance
- Procedure for taking on record the legal heirs of the deceased slum dwellers – two scenarios viz a. When the person dies before allotment and b.when the person dies after allotment. In the first case the application needs to be made to SRA and second case the application will be made by the CHS – in case the husband or wife dies then the spouse gets the occupancy rights – if both die then their immediate blood relatives can get the occupancy rights
- overrides circular no. 139 and 94
Circular No. 153 | 6th June 2015
Registrar
Rent payment to slum dwellers
- Regarding the developer paying rent to eligible slum dwellers – developer will sign a rent agreement with the slum dweller in which the monthly rent, bank details of both sides etc will be mentioned clearly – between the standard rent and what SRA decides for that locality, whichever is higher will have to be paid by the developer – year on year increase of 5% – slum dwellers to open independent bank accounts for receiving the rent – developer needs to deposit rent worth 11 months for all slum dwellers in the special account and give SRA a confirmation regarding the same.
Circular No. 154 | 10th August 2015
Engineering
Construction Technology
- Use of Shear Wall Technology for the construction of Rehab Building in SRA Scheme
- Compulsory for projects with plot area more than 10000 sq.mt, optional for projects with plot area between 4000 and 10000 sqmt but developer needs to pay 20% maintainence surcharge of the maintainence amount due from him to SRA
- All new projects where LoI has not been issued and where more than 300 rehab tenements are yet to be built shall adopt this technology compulsorily.
Circular No. 155 | 14th August 2015
Engineering
- Regularization of work carried out beyond approval /beyond CC granted
Circular No. 156 | 1st September 2015
Engineering
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Increase in construction cost to assess the developers financial capacity for Annexure III
- Overidden by subsequent circulars
Circular No. 157 | 21st June 2014
Engineering
Architect appointment
- Appointment of architect and other professional and their Termination for the SR Scheme
Circular No. 158 | 11th September 2015
Finance
Payment deferment facility
- Facility of Deferment of payments of Deposits & Infrastructure charges
- Overriden by subsequent circulars
Circular No. 159 | 22nd September 2015
Engineering
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Plot Boundary Demarcation before grantin Plinth CC to the Rehab Building in the various SR Scheme
- If SR plot is surrounded by compound wall or adjacent plot is censused/declared slum or public plot, demarcation not required
- If SR plot is surrounded by private plot, demarcattion required before plint CC of rehab is issued.
Circular No. 160 | 24th September 2015
Finance
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Regarding Bank Guarantee or Deposit in lieu of Bank Guarantee
- Bank gaurantee of 5% of construction cost of rehab component as per SDRR or FD of the same amount. Period – 5years.
- Overidden by subsequent circulars 176, 182, 188 etc
Circular No. 161 | 1st October 2015
Engineering
- Guidlines to apply notification dtd 21/5/2015 modifying explanatory note to DCR 35(4)
Circular No. 162 | 23rd October 2015
Registrar
Allotment
- Allotment process by lottery mechanism
Circular No. 163 | 2nd November 2015
Engineering
Allotment
- Regarding change in Rehabilitation building flats due to eligible slum dwellers after Appeal
- Allows inclusion of now eligible people until Full C.C is given to project
- If more people become eligible after Full C.C is given, if constructing more is physically possible as engineering department then that maybe allowed else they will need to be rehabilitated in a SRS project close by or PAP stock closeby
Circular No. 164 | 27th November 2015
Finance
Payment deferment facility
- Corrigendum- Facility of Deferment of Payment of Deposit and Infrastructure Charges
Circular No. 165 | 30th November 2015
Engineering
PAP tenements
- Clubbing of SR Scheme as per clause 7.8 of Appendix IV of Regulation 33(10) of DCR 1991
Circular No. 166 | 14th December 2015
Registrar
Rent payment to slum dwellers
- Opening of Bank Account by Developer for payment of Rent to Eligible Slum Dwellers
- Developer to maintain a zero balance special accoun with Axis Bank who will via RTGS transfer the rent amount to the bank accounts of annexure-II eligible slum residents
- Before demolition/eviction, this bank acoount must be in place with 11 months worth rent alreasy deposited. Developer to give a self-declaration to this effect.
Circular No. 167 | 31st December 2015
Administrative
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- SRA’s decision to go ahead with SR schemes unless there is a specific notice from the competent court that the SR scheme is under litigation or has any issues.
- Asks developer/society to sign an indemnity bond and declaration that there is no litigation/scheme already proposed on that site.
- Revision of circular no. 144
Circular No. 168 | 31st December 2015
Administrative
Approval process related
- Principle Acceptance Letter
- To be issued as soon as the scheme gets accepted so that developer need not wait for the LoI to approach various authorities for the approvals.
- But no finance can be raised basis the PAL.
- Issuing PAL will allow Annexure II, verification of consent and LOI processing to happen simultaneously
- Validity is one year or until the LoI is issued, whichever is earlier.
Circular No. 169 | 31st December 2015
Registrar
Cooperative Housing Society related – General meetings, registration etc
- Annual General Meeting guidelines
Circular No. 170 | 7th January 2016
Deputy Collector
Slum Rehabilitation Area declaration
- Procedure to declare Slum Area by SRA as per clause 3c (1) of the Maharashtra Slum Act 1971
- Overrides Circular no. 142
Circular No. 171 | 19th January 2016
Engineering
- Regarding submission of NOC from AA&C of MCGM ward
- Very challenging to get this NOC, hence MCGM worked out a mechanism where certain Sale BUA/units shall be kept in lein against the NOC due from the developer.
- The NOC shall have to be procured before the OC.
Circular No. 172 | 1st March 2016
“Engineering Administrative
Approval process related
- Partial modification of circular no. 79 and 98.
- Says that the C.C at each stage shall be released in the ratio of 1.5:1 between rehab and sale component.
- Only when rehab is fully completed, 1:1 shall be released.
- CC for Last 10% of sale component will be allowed only after checking all paperwork, payments and permissions have been done.
Circular No. 173 | 2nd March 2016
City Survey
Amalgamation/Subdivision
- Different Tenures properties Amalgamation or Sub-Division
- In case of multiple plots (public and/or private), they all need to be individually transfered in the name of SRA who then will apply for amalgamation/subdivision (as the case may be), because then the pre-condition for amalgamation i.e the plots to be amalgamated need to be adjacent and owned by a single holder and have same tenure, shall get satisfied.
Circular No. 174 | 6th June 2016
City Survey
Premium collection
- Regarding Fixing of Land Rate as per Ready Recknor Rate
- The premium is paid by the developer in instalments. The amount to be paid in each instalment must be as per the Ready reckoner rates of that time.
Circular No. 175 | 9th September 2016
Engineering
Premium collection
- Regarding Collection of Premium from Private Developer for SR Scheme on Public Land
- Appeal by PEATA (Practicing Architects, Engineers and Town Planners Association) that circular no. 174 should be reconsidered and go back the orginal circular i.e 114
- The circular says that SRA is studying this recommendation
Circular No. 176 | 2nd January 2017
Administrative
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Increase in construction cost to assess developers financial capacity for obtaining Annexure III
Circular No. 177 | 31st May 2017
Engineering
Ease of doing business
- Implemation of the Ease of Doing Business Manual of Procedure for Slum Rehabilitation Scheme SRA Approval
Circular No. 178 | 31st May 2017
Engineering
Ease of doing business
- Grant of OC without inspection by MCGM/TMC but by self Certification by Architect
- MCGM has given the responsibility to the Architect/Licensed Surveyor for ensuring construction as per plan and no inspections will be done by MCGM/TMC. They will only do a random check.
- has a list of documents to be submitted as a part of the proposal
Circular No. 179 | 31st May 2017
Engineering
PAP tenements
- Handing over of PAP tenements after expiry of 24 months of OC
- On realisation that even after allotment of rehab units and rehab O.C, the appeals and trials of the non-eligible slum dwellers go on for quite some time. So only after 2 years of the O.C, the balance tenements should be handed over to SRA.
Circular No. 180 | 16th June 2017
Engineering
Ease of doing business
- Ease of Doing Business Revision in approvals to the schemes after issue of LOI
- Gives deputy chief engineer the powers to handle revisions in LoI indepednently. No need of CEO approval for each revision.
Circular No. 181 | 26th October 2017
Finance
Payment deferment facility
- Facility of deferment of Payment for various fees/ charges/ deposits/ premiums payable at SRA
- Overridden by circular no. 185
Circular No. 182 | 27th November 2017
CEO
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Partial Modification/Alteration to the Circular no. 176
- Fixes the construction cost of the rehab tenements at Rs. 4,50,000/- for Mumbai, suburbs and Thane.
- Developer needs to pay a penalty if he doesnt renew the bank gaurantee at the end of the 5 years expiry period of the bank gaurantee.
- Guidelines regarding the same are given in this circular.
Circular No. 183 | 18th December 2017
CTSO
Slum Rehabilitation Area declaration
- Regarding the revised procedure for declaration of slum rehabilitation area under section 3C (1) of Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance And Redevelopment) Act, 1971
- Overrides previous circulars like 118, 142, 170
Circular No. 184 | 25th January 2018
CEO
Payment deferment facility
- Facility of deferment of Payments of premium for Fungible compensatory FSI
- Seems to be exactly identical to circular no. 186
Circular No. 185 | 3rd April 2018
Finance
Payment deferment facility
- Facility of deferment of Payment for various fees/charges/deposits/premiums payable at SRA
- Overridden by circular no. 186 for fungible FSI premium only. For all other fees/charges/premiums, this circular holds true.
Circular No. 186 | 3rd April 2018
CEO
Payment deferment facility
- Facility of deferment of payments of premium for Fungible compensatory FSI
- Allows the developer to defer the payment of fungible FSI premium but an interest of 12% is levied. On delays in paying beyond due date, 18% compunded interest is applicable for 3 months. and so on…
- In case of default beyond teh 3 months, the permission for sale component shall be canceled or the last 15% CC will be withheld.
Circular No. 187 | 2nd August 2018
CEO
Ease of doing business
- Implementation of Ease of Doing Business – Manual of Procedure for SRS approvals
- Allows developer to hire qualified consultants who will perform the role of internal approvals/certifications that can be perused by SRA/MCGM/TMC as approvals. Basically they are outsourcing certain approvals.
Circular No. 188 | 7th August 2018
Finance
Scheme preparation ( 6 annexures related)
- Revision of Bank Guarantee rates for Scheme situated on Private & Public Land.
- Fixes the construction cost of the rehab tenements at Rs. 4,50,000/- for Mumbai, suburbs and Thane.
- Developer needs to pay 2% of the above cost per tenement as bank guarantee.
Circular No. 193 | 7th August 2020
Finance
Maintainence
- Payment of Maintenance Deposit as per Clause 9.1 of Reg 33(10) of DCPR -2034
- Earlier the developer would pay Rs. 40000/- per tenement to SRA once the tenement is occupied. However this circular now expects the developer to pay the maintenance fund before getting the O.C
Circular No. 194 | 7th August 2020
Finance
Others
- All SR projects/developers are given 9 months (25.03 to 24.12) extension for the payment of the fees/premiums during Covid-19 lockdown.