A proposed expansion of the Mumbai SRA Abhay Yojana could give around 25,000 slum holders another opportunity to seek regularisation after their tenements were transferred or sold following the publication of the eligibility list known as Annexure II. The directions were issued to officials by Maharashtra minister and Mumbai suburban district guardian minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday.
The proposed action is aimed particularly at cases involving paid eligible and ineligible slum holders from the 2000–2011 period. Officials have been asked to examine the possibility of bringing these cases within the Abhay Yojana, according to a report by Loksatta-Mumbai. The move could extend the scheme to cases that were not covered under its existing framework.
Annexure II is the official list used to determine the eligibility of slum occupants under a Slum Rehabilitation Authority project. Under the existing arrangement, several redevelopment schemes were left unresolved when an eligible occupant transferred or sold a tenement after the final Annexure II had been published. The subsequent holder’s name could not be added easily to the list, creating a barrier to rehabilitation and slowing the progress of projects.
The state government introduced the one-time Abhay Yojana in 2024 to provide a route for regularising such transfers. It applies to cases in which the final Annexure II for a project had been published before January 1, 2011, and an eligible slum holder later transferred or sold the tenement. The scheme was intended to allow the new holder’s name to be considered for inclusion in Annexure II.
However, the existing scope did not cover all the affected cases. Slum holders who had been classified as ineligible in the original Annexure II but could qualify under later rules were outside the scheme. Similarly, people who acquired a tenement after Annexure II was published faced difficulties even when the underlying rehabilitation claim remained unresolved.
The proposed expansion does not mean that all 25,000 holders will automatically become eligible. Each application will require scrutiny of supporting documents, the period during which the structure existed, the applicant’s earlier eligibility status and the nature of the transfer. The authorities will determine eligibility only after examining these factors.
The Abhay Yojana’s application deadline has previously been extended, with December 31, 2026 set as the current last date for applications. The additional review is expected to address cases affected by transfer-related complications while the authorities assess whether they meet the scheme’s conditions.
Mumbai has a large number of SRA projects that have remained pending for years. The government’s proposed action will now depend on the detailed guidelines issued by the authorities, the verification of individual records and the processing of applications before the December 2026 deadline.
