E-E-A-T Transparency & Open Data Initiative (पारदर्शक नागरिक माहिती उपक्रम)

About MHADA Pune Explorer

An independent, community-driven civic tech platform created to make Maharashtra social housing data transparent, structured, and easily searchable for every citizen and prospective home buyer.

Published: 24 August 2026
Last Verified & Audited: 27 August 2026
Dataset: 168 Schemes (4,462 Homes)

1. Why This Explorer Was Built

Every year, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) releases major lottery advertisements across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. However, the official advertisement is typically published as a 44-page dense PDF table with hundreds of scheme codes, unstandardized locality names, and scattered MahaRERA registrations.

For average families and first-time home buyers, answering basic questions — such as "Where are the 2 BHK homes in Wakad under ₹25 Lakh?" or "What are the sanctioned floor plans and exact carpet areas?" — required hours of manual cross-referencing across separate government portals.

MHADA Pune Master Explorer bridges this gap by unifying raw gazettes, MahaRERA blueprints, statutory category quotas, and interactive EMI calculators into a blazing-fast, 100% free, client-side application.

2. Official Data Provenance & Verification

Every data point on this portal is strictly verified and cross-referenced against authoritative government gazettes and statutory filings:

Official MHADA Gazette

Master scheme table published on 24/08/2026 across PMC, PCMC, and Social Housing. Downloadable in original format (Mhada_Pune.pdf ↗).

Official Marathi Booklet

Official 44-page rules booklet published by MHADA Pune Board containing income caps, EMD rules, and helpline directory (Booklet PDF ↗).

MahaRERA Public Filings

Sanctioned architectural layout plans, floor drawings, promoter details, and completion dates verified from maharera.maharashtra.gov.in ↗.

3. Technical Methodology & Engineering

  • Canonical Locality Normalization: Raw survey locality variations (e.g., "Wadgaon Bk", "Manjari Kh") are algorithmically normalized to standard Pune/PCMC localities for clean, instant filtering.
  • Statutory Quota Calculation: Incorporates all 15 statutory reservation pools (GP, SC, ST, NT, DT/VJ, EX, SG, CG, PH, DF, JR, FF, MP/MLA, ME, AR) as published under MHADA Rule 16.
  • Possession Cost Outlay Model: Computes realistic upfront purchase costs including 6% Stamp Duty (5% + 1% Local Cess), 1% Government Registration (capped at ₹30,000), and incidental society fees.
  • 100% Client-Side Privacy: Zero user tracking, zero account registration, and zero PII collection. All financial calculations run locally on your device.

4. Editorial Integrity & Reporting Corrections

We take data accuracy very seriously. If you identify any typographical error, discrepancy in scheme specifications, or updated MahaRERA drawing, please report it directly for immediate review and auditing:

Creator & Architect

Shubham Kulkarni

Software engineer, data architect, and civic tech creator based in Maharashtra. Passionate about building high-performance public utilities, transparent open data systems, and intuitive user experiences.