Constitution and Functions


The Government of Maharashtra amended the Maharashtra Slum Areas (Improvement, Clearance and Redevelopment) Act, 1971 to provide for the creation of Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) with a Chairperson, a Chief Executive Officer and fourteen other members. SRA was created by the Government Notification dated 16th December 1995 to function with effect from 25th December 1995. The Chief Minister of Maharashtra is the Chairperson of SRA and a super time scale IAS Officer is full-time Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. The fourteen other members include Ministers, elected members of the State Legislature, Secretaries of the concerned State Government Departments and some non-official members who are experts in the field of Building Construction, Planning, Architecture, Social Services, etc.

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Composition