In a significant step, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) released its annual housing lottery called the "MHADA Lottery for the Year 2026", with a total of 2640 affordable homes to be made available through this lottery in Mumbai.

The MHADA Lottery for the Year 2026 will include apartments/Flats in various locations, including:

  • Vikhroli
  • Goregaon
  • Borivali
  • Gorai
  • Chembur
  • Bandra
  • Ghatkopar
  • Wadala
  • Powai
  • Dadar

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The online application and registration process will begin on March 30, 2026, at 3:00 PM (IST), and the lottery advertisement will be published via several different media (including newspapers) as well as on the official website of the Mental Health Association (MHADA). The starting price list for various types of apartments will also be available on the same day as the lottery registration and application submissions.

If you had previously registered with MHADA, you must submit a new application to participate in the lottery. Additionally, all applications must be submitted no later than April 29, 2026, and the last date to make payment of an amount online via Bank Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) or National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), based on your Lottery, according to the Earnest Money Deposit, should also occur by April 30, 2026.

"A provisional list of applications received for the lottery will be published by 3:00 PM on May 5, 2026. Following the publication of the provisional list, a window has been provided until 3:00 PM on May 8, 2026, for filing online claims and objections. The final list of applications accepted for the lottery will be published by 3:00 PM on May 12, 2026," the MHADA said in a statement on March 29.

The results for the lottery draw will be announced on May 15, 2026, the MHADA said.

Out of the 2,640 homes:

  • 145 units are for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS)
  • 858 units for the Lower Income Group (LIG)
  • 1,408 units for the Middle Income Group (MIG)
  • 229 units for the High Income Group (HIG)

In terms of construction status, 1,762 units are under construction, 559 have been acquired from private developers, and 319 are scattered units.

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Income eligibility

  • EWS: Up to Rs 6 lakh annual family income
  • LIG: Rs 6 lakh to Rs 9 lakh
  • MIG: Rs 9 lakh to Rs 12 lakh
  • HIG: Above Rs 12 lakh

What is the MHADA Lottery? 

The MHADA Lottery is a computer-based system set up by the government of Maharashtra to offer housing to its citizens through an open lottery system. The process is available to those with all levels of income. MHADA holds lotteries once a year in cities throughout the state (Mumbai, Pune, Thane, Nashik, and Nagpur). While there will be no lotteries held for the City of Mumbai in 2025, MHADA's last lottery in 2024 had about 2,000 homes ranging in price from Rs 29 Lakhs to Rs 6.82 Crores.

MHADA has been established by the State Government as the official housing authority for the Aihagarh area of the State. The latest report published by the Maharashtra Economic Survey 2025-26 states that MHADA has created more than 5.27 lakh housing units in the Aihagarh area by the end of November 2025.