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SRA Eligibility Rules: Stop Assuming—Here’s the Actual Law! #mumbai #maharashtra #flats #law #legal
Dec 11, 2025
Are you eligible for a FREE SRA flat in Mumbai?
Most people assume “slum mein rehte ho = free house.”
Wrong. The law is technical, strict, and backed by court rulings.
In this video, I break down the exact legal rules under:
✔ Slum Act, 1971
✔ DCPR 2034 – Regulation 33(10)
✔ Cut-off Date Rules (1 Jan 2000)
✔ Annexure-II Eligibility List
✔ Bombay High Court rulings (Awdesh Vasistha Tiwari, 2006)
You will learn:
- What counts as an “official slum”
- What is the actual SRA cut-off date
- Which documents qualify as valid proof
- Reasons why people get disqualified
- Why Annexure-II is the only legal entitlement
- Who gets a free rehab flat and who doesn’t
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Hello everyone, this is Ar Chi and
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welcome back to another episode of Just
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Be Logical. Today we are breaking down
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one of the most misunderstood parts of
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Mumbai's real estate laws. Who actually
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gets a free flat under the SARS scheme
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and who does not? Many people think
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everyone in a slum gets a flat but the
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law is strict, technical and the process
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is complex. Before starting, if you're
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thinking, bro, this SR topic feels
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complicated. How am I supposed to learn
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all this? Don't worry, there's a perfect
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And now without wasting any time, let's
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get into the video.
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Let us understand what counts as a slum.
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The scheme applies only if your area is
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an official slum or slum rehabilitation
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area that is governed by the Maharashtra
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slums act 1971. Under section 4, only
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areas declared as such by competent
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authority are eligible under SR. It's
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not enough that it looks like a slum.
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The statutory declaration or recognized
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census slum rehabilitation scheme area
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is essential. The main law behind SR
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that is regulation 3310 DCPR 2034. It
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stands for development control and
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promotion regulation. The key legal
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framework for the redevelopment and
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rehab in regulation 3310 of DCPR 2034
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under a 3310 scheme. Eligible Hutman
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pavement dwellers once declared eligible
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and when the scheme is sanctioned get a
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free rehab tainment carpet area 27.88
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square meter roughly 300 ft plus baths
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and WC. The flat may be the same land or
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on an approved relocation transit site
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depending on the scheme's plan. Cut off
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date for free rehousing. There is a
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cutoff date for Hutman's pavement in
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Mumbai. The government extended this to
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1 January 2000. That means your dwelling
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must have existed before that date to
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qualify as a protected hutment under
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most SR schemes. Hutman's pavements
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built after date are normally treated
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differently. Often only eligible for
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paid or subsidized rehabilitation, not
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free housing unless a separate scheme or
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policy applies. Documents and proof
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required. To prove you are eligible, you
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need valid documentary proof that the
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Hutman pavement existed before the
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cutoff date. You and your family lived
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there. Some of the commonly accepted
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proofs include old photo pass, Hutman
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photo pass, SR issued pass, very strong.
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This is a very strong document, pre 2000
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ration card, voter card, ID with old
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address, utility bills, electricity,
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water, municipal tax bills, showing
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address, pre-cut off, municipal or
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census records, earlier occupancy,
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certificates, tax receipts, etc. because
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the SR codes require both structured
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existed plus occupier resided those
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proofs are critical for eligibility. Now
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let us understand what does not count as
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proof documents that are generally not
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accepted as standalone proof. Simple
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affidavit, notorized letters, letters
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from neighbors, private letters,
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NOOCC's, post cutff documents, post
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20,000 voter Russian cards, IDs that do
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not feature pre-cut off address, generic
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or outdated letters or unverified
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claims. Courts and SR have often
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rejected such documents as insufficient
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evidence for eligibility. Let us
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understand what gets you disqualified.
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You will be disqualified that is lose
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eligibility under the following
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conditions. Your Hutman pavement was
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constructed after cut off date that is
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post 1 Jan 2000. You don't have valid
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pre-cutff proof of structure occupancy.
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The structure is purely commercial. No
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residential use. Many SR schemes require
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residential occupancy though mixed use
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with residential as dominant may
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sometimes be considered. You already own
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a formal pupka house elsewhere.
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Eligibility for free flat is meant for
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those without alternative formal
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housing. Your claim is based on fake
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forge documents of false corrupt claims.
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Court codes treat fraud as fatal to
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eligibility. For instance, in the
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landmark case Audi versus Taari versus
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CEO SR 2006, court upheld that when
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applications are processed, prior
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submission principle applies and proper
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documentation is mandatory. Double
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claims that is claiming more than one
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Hutman or the same Hutman under two
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names or mismatches in biometric
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identity verification.
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These procedural safeguards are meant to
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prevent abuse. Why this legal and
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procedural framework matters? The law
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does not say all slum living gets free
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house. It requires a declared slum s
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scheme cutoff documentation
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certification via an extra two under a
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3310 scheme before any tenment is
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allotted. The landmark judgment or
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adhesi
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clarified that once an SR scheme is
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proposed under 3310 tenments are
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allotted on the basis of first valid
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application and eligibility.
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Documentation is non-negotiable.
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Recent SR scheme under DCPR 2034
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continue to use the same regulation
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which is 3310 and developers authorities
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still rely on an extra tool list. Let us
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quickly summarize what is the
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eligibility to get a free flat under the
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scheme. The area must be a declared slum
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SR eligible under law. Your dwelling
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hutman pavement must have existed before
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1 January 2000 or the cutoff date
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specified in the scheme you are eligible
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for. You must have valid pre-cutff
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documents proving existence and
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occupancy. Your claim must be verified,
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accepted and your name must appear in
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NH2 under the relevant 3310 SR scheme.
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The SR scheme must be SH sanctioned LOI
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issued and conversion redevelopment must
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follow scheme rules that is DCPR 2034.
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There must be no disqualifying factors
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like alternative poker house, fraudulent
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documents, purely commercial structure,
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double claims etc. If one of these is
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missing or invalid, you do not have a
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legal entitlement for a free SR plat.
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Bottom line for viewers, SR eligibility
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is based on law, record, scheme process,
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not empathy or informal promises. If you
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like this video and you want to see a
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next part, stay tuned and keep watching.
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Just be logical.