It means, the MHADA tenements will then need only construction cost. This will surely reduce the prices of flats further down even in the private sector. However, there will be no impact on the realty prices in Mumbai.
Yes, even the revenue department officials said that the land can be transferred without any cost provided the finance department approves of it. If it does work then the government would have subsidized the land cost.
As per state housing minister Prakash Mehta, the plots spread over the Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be used by the Maharashtra Housing Area Development Authority to create affordable housing.