MahaRERA comes down hard on errant developers; issues notices to 8,212 projects for failing to update QPRs
Maharashtra: 8,212 projects issued notices for not updating QPRs by MahaRERA; builders risk cancellation, penalty if no reply in 60 days
In a stern warning to wayward developers, MahaRERA has issued show cause notices to 8,212 housing projects for not updating Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs).
We put at a glance to Developers that they have 60 days to respond; if they are unable to do so project registrations may be cancelled or put on hold — with a penalty of ₹50,000. The authority might also impose a ban on advertisements, marketing and sales, and freeze bank accounts.
Of these projects, 4,644 belong to the Konkan and Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), 2,311 from Pune, 511 Khandesh, 483 Vidarbha and 238 Marathwada, MahaRERA said in a statement.
There are 33,029 houses under different stages of construction across the state.
As per the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, developers are mandated to register their projects and have to upload Forms 1, 2 and 3 on MahaRERA website every quarter. These include the number of flats and garages booked, funds received, expenditure incurred or any changes to the project construction plan.
Under regulations, progress reports for the January–March quarter were due by April 20. However, 8,212 of the 33,029 projects had not filed their Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) on time and MahaRERA took strong note of this lapse.
In a statement, the authority said QPRs are necessary for new and current home buyers because they provide fresh insights into the status of a project.
MahaRERA had then said it would issue notices to all developers who do not follow provisions of RERA Act and miss sending their Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs)
Builders with discrepancies have simply been given 60 days to reply and amend the non-compliant filings. In case of non compliance in this time, the authority can take strict action of cancellation of registration or holding it in abeyance for negligence towards homebuyers and violation of their rights.
The action could involve freezing accounts linked to such projects and placing restrictions on advertising and marketing. MahaRERA may also order Joint District Registrar to stop registers sale and purchase deals in these projects. The contravention also invites a fine of ₹50,000, it said.
Where are these projects located?
Region-wise, Pune district has the highest number of non-compliant projects at 1,957. 4,644 projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (Konkan) include 1,465 in Thane and 1,263 in Mumbai Suburban. While 451 projects are in Nashik on the Khandesh front, Vidarbha has 391 projects and they are at Nagpur. Out of these, 185 such projects are based in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar under Marathwada.
Developers are bound to make stringent disclosures, which is a must according to MahaRERA.
Apart from Sections 3, 4, 5 and 11 of RERA Act, Order No.33/2022 dated July 5, 2022 (Categories 1–4) also requires on-line submission of information regarding the project update in prescribed format within prescribed timelines on quarterly and annual basis by developers on MahaRERA website. The formal disclosures are vital for homebuyers, which include important details like variation in approved building plans, status of project registered, and plots, flats and garages registered along with revenue collected.
A further major requisite pertains to the MahaRERA registration number, where a separate bank account has to be kept for each project. This account must hold at least 70 per cent of the booking amount collected from homebuyers. You can only make a withdrawal after filing Forms 1, 2 and 3, duly signed by the project’s engineer and architect and a chartered accountant that indicates how much construction there has been on site and the amount spent. The forms also need to be filed with MahaRERA.
If no money is withdrawn during the quarter, then developers will have to self-certify the amount deposited in the account in that period and upload the certificate on MahaRERA portal, it said.
Requirements for all of these compliance needs are provided to developers when projects are registered and in the published registration certificate itself. However, of the total 33,029 projects, updates have been made to QPR in only 24,817 cases on the MahaRERA portal — meaning that some 8,212 found it impossible and defaulted on updates that must be made against each QPR updated.
The Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) chairman Manoj Saunik said: “We are committed towards protecting the interests of homebuyers and that they should not get cheated in any manner. He stressed that anything known to a developer about the project between conception and full construction should also be available to homebuyers. Maharahera is already monitoring the sector at various levels with existing regulation provisions to protect the interest of builders as well as consumers, Shlyok said.
He stated that one of the most important conditions is that any housing project has to register itself with MahaRERA and be quarterly updated on the authority’s website. MahaRERA said in a statement, compliance reports have to be filed within specified time limits and if the developers do not change their Quarterly Progress Reports (QPR) on repeated follow-ups, such project registrations will either get cancelled or kept in abeyance.
“Such a situation should never arise and MahaRERA is of the opinion that,” he added
Source : hindustantimes
Updated on: May 05, 2026 9:06 AM IST
