Pune Surpasses Mumbai in Real Estate Project Approvals: MahaRERA's Dussehra Record

Mumbai/Pune, 16th October 2025: Traditionally, the real estate sector launches new housing projects during the festive season of Dussehra and Diwali. This year is no exception. In order to enable the launch of new housing projects on the auspicious occasion of Dussehra, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) issued a record number of registration numbers. Additionally, MahaRERA granted extensions as well as permitted corrections to the existing projects in line with the proposed plans as submitted by the respective developers.

A total of 809 applications were approved by MahaRERA to issue new registration numbers, extend the timelines, and make corrections to the existing ones. To achieve this record, the entire workforce at MahaRERA worked round the clock.

On the eve of Dussehra alone, 200 projects were granted certificates of approval. This is the first time such a large number of new housing projects have received MahaRERA registration numbers during Dussehra.

Out of the 809 projects, 405 received new registration numbers, the deadline of 209 projects were extended, and 195 proposals for corrections to the existing projects were approved.

The most number of projects came from Pune city alone at 122. From the other areas of the Pune region, 6 were from Satara, 4 each from Kolhapur and Sangli, and 3 from Solapur. The entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including the Greater Mumbai limits, accounted for 197 projects. This included 63 from Mumbai city and suburbs, 58 from Thane, 41 from Raigad, 22 from Palghar, 9 from Ratnagiri, and 4 from Sindhudurg.

From Vidarbha, 31 projects were approved, including 20 from Nagpur, 5 from Amravati, 4 from Akola, and 2 from Chandrapur. From the region of Khandesh, 29 projects were approved, with 23 from Nashik, 5 from Ahilyanagar, and 1 from Dhule. Comparatively, Marathwada saw 9 projects getting approval, including 5 from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, 3 from Jalna, and 1 from Latur.

Between April 25 and September 25, that is within 6 months, 4,940 project proposals were approved by MahaRERA. Of this, 2,039 new housing projects were issued registration numbers. In addition, 1,748 proposals for timeline extensions and 1,153 for corrections in the existing projects were also accorded approvals.

In the real estate industry, the auspicious festive occasions of Dussehra and Diwali hold equal importance. Therefore, MahaRERA is ensuring that the housing projects that meet the legal, technical, and financial criteria as set by the regulator are granted the nod. For this, the entire system of MahaRERA’s registration department is making due efforts.