Retired Maharashtra chief secretary Manoj Saunik takes charge as MahaRERA Chairman

The Former chief secretary of Maharashtra, Manoj Saunik, who is a retired Indian Administrative Office (IAS) of the 1987 batch, will now take charge as the new chairman of Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) after the current chairman Ajoy Mehta resigns from the post in September. The information was passed on by Maharashtra's housing department in a government resolution issued on July 16.

The current chairman Ajoy Mehta, joined MahaRERA in February 2021.He will put an end to his tenure on September 21, 2024, According to a MahaRERA official. 

According to the Real Estate Regulatory Act,the tenure of the chairman is fixed for a period of five years or when the chairman completes 65 years of age. But in this case, Mehta will complete 65 years of age on September 21 and the new chairman will join in the same post from September 22.

Former IAS officer Gautam Chatterjee of the 1982 batch was the first chairman of MahaRERA since its inception in May 2017. The newly appointed Manoj Saunik is expected to take the charge has retired as Maharashtra chief secretary December 2023. Saunik was appointed as chief secretary in April 2023. He also held few important portfolios under Maharashtra Government.

The data uploaded on MahaRERA's website depicts that since the commencement of MahaRERA in May 2017, more than 46,000 projects have been registered and more than 15,000 projects have been completed.

Apart from this, MahaRERA has received more than 25,000 complaints against real estate projects. Out of this 17,000 complaints have been closed and hearings for around 8,000 complaints are ongoing.