MahaRERA Chairman Ajoy Mehta Bids Adieu: A Legacy of Transparency and Accountability in Maharashtra's Real Estate Sector
After serving for over two-and-half-years, MahaRERA Chairman Ajoy Mehta retires today, leaving behind a legacy of transparency and accountability in Maharashtra's real estate sector.
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The Impact Of Ajoy Mehta On MahaRERA
After assuming charge at the MahaRERA, he has been continuously striving to enhance transparency, accountability and credibility of the realty sector and legally empowering the homebuyers, alongside. To achieve these objectives, he took several important decisions that will have a long-term positive impact on the state's real estate sector.
To enable homebuyers to have access to credible and reliable information about any project, he insisted that the developers share important details about the project with the public. Similarly, while registering new projects, developers and all directors involved are required to submit detailed information about their previous performance and their Director Identification Number (DIN) on a self-affidavit.
Likewise, it has also become mandatory for the developers to issue a 'Quality Assurance Certificate' at the end of every financial year to guarantee project’s construction quality. Furthermore, to ensure transparency, developers have been asked to open three separate designated bank accounts for every project, this is enabling better monitoring of transaction flow. Additionally, a three-tiered scrutiny—legal, financial, and technical—is conducted during the registration process to ensure that projects are completed within the promised timeframe, with no possibility of delay.
The decisions initiated by MahaRERA under his guidance and after their success in Maharashtra, regulatory authorities in other states too replicated as per their requirements, establishing micro-control rooms to ensure regulatory compliance, among others.
About Ajoy Mehta's Long & Illustrious Service
During his long and illustrious service, Mehta has held very important, responsible and challenging positions such as of Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary, Commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Chairman and Managing Director of Maharashtra State Power Generation Limited, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited among others.
Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) is a regulatory body established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 to regulate and promote the real estate sector in Maharashtra.
Ajoy Mehta is a 1984 batch IAS officer who has served the state of Maharashtra in various capacities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Ajoy Mehta?
Ajoy Mehta is the outgoing Chairman of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA).
What is MahaRERA?
MahaRERA is a regulatory body established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 to regulate and promote the real estate sector in Maharashtra.
What are the key decisions taken by Ajoy Mehta during his tenure as MahaRERA Chairman?
Ajoy Mehta has taken several important decisions to enhance transparency, accountability and credibility of the realty sector, including making it mandatory for developers to share project details with the public and to issue a 'Quality Assurance Certificate' at the end of every financial year.
Who will take over as the new Chairman of MahaRERA?
Former Maharashtra Chief Secretary Manoj Saunik will take over as the new Chairman of MahaRERA.
What is the impact of Ajoy Mehta's decisions on the real estate sector in Maharashtra?
Ajoy Mehta's decisions have had a long-term positive impact on the state's real estate sector, promoting transparency, accountability and regulatory compliance.
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