MHADA’s Pune Board has put 4,462 flats into its 2026 computerised lottery, spread across Pune city and Pimpri-Chinchwad. Applications opened on 24 August. The gate shuts at 11.59 pm on 15 September for online payment of the earnest money deposit, with an extra day for anyone paying by RTGS or NEFT. The draw is set for 11 am on 13 October, the Free Press Journal reported.
Two schemes make up the offer. The 15 per cent Social Housing quota accounts for 1,491 flats for economically weaker section and low income group buyers. The larger share, 2,971 flats, comes from the 20 per cent Inclusive Housing scheme, according to Punekar News.
Where the flats are, and what they cost
The advertised addresses read like a map of where Pune grew over the last decade: Dhanori, Kharadi, Hadapsar, Baner, Pashan, Warje, Katraj, Bibwewadi, Undri, Mundhwa, Bavdhan, Kondhwa Khurd and Mhalunge, plus Moshi, Kiwale, Tathawade, Wakad and Chikhali on the Pimpri-Chinchwad side. Stock runs from 1 RK to 2 BHK. Advertised prices span roughly Rs 11 lakh to Rs 64 lakh depending on the project, the locality and the flat size, per the Free Press Journal.
Income limits decide which pool you sit in. EWS applicants need annual household income up to Rs 6 lakh, LIG up to Rs 9 lakh, with income proof covering 1 August 2025 to 31 March 2026.
The part worth understanding before you apply
Most coverage treats these as one undifferentiated pile of cheap flats. Two quite different products sit inside that number.
Social Housing units sit in MHADA’s own layouts. Inclusive Housing units are the 20 per cent carve-out that private builders hand over in exchange for development rights, which means they sit inside ordinary market projects in Kharadi, Baner or Wakad. Winning one of those gets you an address that would cost several times more on the open market in the same building complex.
That advantage carries a matching risk. A carved-out flat cannot be handed over before the builder finishes the project it belongs to, so your possession date depends on a private developer’s schedule rather than MHADA’s. Pune has watched that go wrong before. Check the MahaRERA registration and the declared completion date for any inclusive-housing project you shortlist, not just the price.
Maintenance is the second thing to price in. A Rs 14 lakh flat in a premium Baner complex still attracts that complex’s society charges. Earlier rounds across the state caught buyers out on exactly this.
Dates to keep
- 15 September, 11.59 pm: last date for the application and online EMD payment. RTGS and NEFT payments have until 16 September, during bank hours.
- 29 September, 7 pm: provisional list of accepted applicants.
- 1 October, 5 pm: last date to file claims or objections on that list.
- 8 October, 7 pm: final list of accepted applicants.
- 13 October, 11 am: the draw.
The 29 September to 1 October window matters more than applicants assume. A mismatched income certificate or a domicile document with the wrong date range gets an application struck off the provisional list, and 48 hours is all you get to fix it. Keep the originals ready from now, since MHADA verifies them after the draw.
Outlook
Roughly 4,500 flats will not move Pune’s affordability problem, where a two-bedroom home in the eastern suburbs now routinely crosses Rs 80 lakh. The lottery does open a rare priced entry point in localities that have otherwise closed to EWS and LIG buyers. That entry point holds only if the inclusive-housing builders finish and hand over on time. Watch the October result, then watch the possession letters.
Sources: Free Press Journal, Punekar News, Lokmat
This report was compiled and written with AI assistance from publicly reported sources, and reviewed for accuracy.