Making Housing Affordable In Mumbai

In a city like Mumbai, owning a house is indeed difficult and it is the dream of every family. To make it a reality, Gurudas Kamat ensured that the flat process of MHADA (Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority) is sold at cost plus administrative charges (no profit). Since this model will involve no profit it will benefit thousands of flat applicants and will help them get the housing at affordable rates. It was a difficult phase as Kamat ji had to voice out against the steps taken by the then CEO and VP of MHADA, Mr. Chandrashekhar....

Mumbai’s Janta Darbar with Gurudas Kamat

In the last blog ( http://bit.ly/GurudasKamatMP ) I discussed how the dedication and sincerity of Gurudas Kamat ji got the residents of Nagri Nivara, in Goregaon East their conveyance deed and property cards for which they were fighting for 29 years. This connectivity with the people is what differentiates Mr. Kamat from other politicians. For years he has been hosting Janta Darbars where he meets with the residents of different areas, listens to all their woes and tries resolving them too. Janta Darbars with Gurudas Kamat in Mumbai  This...

Delivering the Promises

We often blame the government offices and their officials for being laid back and we for sure hate it when our work gets postponed because of their laziness. Few years back people in Mumbai of the North-West constituency were facing a fairly similar problem. The people of this area were struggling to get their conveyance deed and property cards done for the last 29 years. 29 years- yes indeed! Common people could not find out a solution for this long!   In the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Gurudas Kamat ji campaigned from Mumbai’s North West...

Shaping Mumbai- The first step

Mumbai- The first thing that comes to one’s mind after hearing this name is the fast life that the city offers. This thought is often followed by the word chaos; chaos that a thousand of Mumbaikars feel while commuting daily to their work place. Understanding this and various other commuting problems that the people of Mumbai have to deal with, Gurudas Kamat, from his very 1st election in 1984 had delicately worked towards improving the very same scenario.   Kamat ji realised that majority of the citizens of Mumbai utilized the Suburban...