BMC Housing Lottery 2025: 426 Flats For Low-Income Groups To Be Sold Before Diwali 2025

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has released 426 flats for sale for the economically weaker and low-income groups residing in Mumbai. The release was published on October 15, just before Diwali 2025. The housing lottery is to provide affordable housing to deserving residents of Mumbai through an open draw process.

Application Process And Key Dates

The online application process for the BMC housing lottery will start from October 16, 2025. Applicants can fill up their forms and pay the necessary fees through the official website (https://bmchomes.mcgm.gov.in).

As per the official notification, the following is the full calendar for the 2025 BMC housing lottery:

• Commencement of acceptance of online application: October 16, from 10 am

• Start of acceptance of online payment of application fee and deposit amount: October 16 at 10 am

• Last date and time of filing online application for draw: November 14, up to 5 pm

• Last date and time of acceptance of online payment of application fee and deposit: November 14, up to 11.59 pm

• Publication of the final list of eligible applicants for the draw on the MCGM portal: November 18 at 5 pm

• Draw date and time: November 20 at 5 pm

• Publication of names of successful and waitlisted applicants: November 21 at 5 pm

How To Apply

Applicants who are interested in joining the lottery can apply online through the official BMC housing website. The information booklet, along with other application details, will also be posted on the website from October 16 at 10 am.

Interested individuals should enter their information carefully and make payments in advance online by the due date. Everything is online, from registration to payment and draw announcements, to ensure transparency and ease for applicants.

Aim Of The Housing Lottery

The BMC's housing lottery is a part of its overall plan to increase the affordability of housing for economically weaker sections in Mumbai. With real estate prices in the city usually out of reach of low-income groups, such a scheme gives residents a chance to own a house within city limits.

In the meantime, the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is gearing up to offer luxury apartments worth more than Rs 7 crore in South Mumbai. These flats at Crescent Tower, Tardeo, one of the city's prime areas, will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis before Diwali 2025, as per a report in Hindustan Times.