L. C. BILL No. XVI OF 2025.

A BILL

further to amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and

Redevelopment) Act, 1971.

[ As passed by the Legislative Council on the 12^th December, 2025. ]

WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Maharashtra Slum Areas

(Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 for the purposes

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,

Clearance and Redevelopment) (Third Amendment) Act, 2025.

Short title.

Mah.

XXVIII

of 1971.

RNI No. MAHBIL /2009/40123

महाारााष्ट्रट शाासन रााजपत्र

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शुक्रवार, डि’सेंबर १२, २०२५/अग्रहाायण २१, शकेे १९४७

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MAHARASHTRA LEGISLATURE SECRETARIAT

The following Bill which was introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Council on

11^th December, 2025 is published under Rule 113 of the Maharashtra Legislative Council Rules :-

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भााग पााच-अ-५०-१.

एच बीी-२४९१-१.

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महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर १२, २०२५/अग्रहायण २१, शके १

2.  In section 34A of the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement,

Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971, for sub-section (1), the following

sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-

‘‘(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.”.

Mah.

XXVIII

of 1971.

Amendment

of section

34A of

Mah. XXVIII

of 1971.

महाराष्ट्रõ शासन रा

असाधारण भाग पाच–अ, डिसेंबर १२, २०२५/अग्रहायण २१, शके १

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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 10^th December, 2025.

Deputy Chief Minister (Housing).

Vidhan Bhavan,

Dr. VILAS ATHAWALE,

Nagpur,

Secretary (III)

Dated the 11^th December, 2025.

Maharashtra Legislative Council.

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