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{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority
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| formed = 26 January 1975
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| jurisdiction = [[Mumbai City]]
| headquarters = [[Bandra-Kurla complex]], [[Mumbai]]-400051
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| minister1_name = [[Uddhav Thackeray]]
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| chief1_name = Mr. S V R Srinivas , [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<ref>https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/documents/10180/12335674/mc.pdf/038f2ac7-095d-40ce-827b-e784dbfe0260?version=1.0</ref>
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'''Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority''' ('''MMRDA''') is a body of the [[Government of Maharashtra]] that is responsible for preparation of [https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/regional-plan Regional Plan for MMR] and the infrastructure development of the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/index.htm |title=MMRDA - Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |publisher=Mmrdamumbai.org |date=1975-01-26 |access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref> The MMRDA was set up on 26 January 1975 under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 Government of Maharashtra as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the Region.

The MMRDA comprises 17 members and is chaired by the Minister for Urban Development in Maharashtra [[Eknath Shinde]] (who is also the cabinet Minister in uddhav Thackeray government).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmrdamumbai.org/organisation_authority.htm |title=MMRDA - Organisation Structure - Authority |publisher=Mmrdamumbai.org |access-date=2010-08-30}}</ref>

It is also the richest state owned organisations in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mmrda-woos-global-investors-for-funding_1344756 |title=MMRDA woos global investors for funding - Mumbai - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=2010-02-08 |access-date=2010-12-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_real-estate-no-longer-the-driving-force-for-mmrda_1484983 |title=Real estate no longer the driving force for MMRDA? - Mumbai - DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |access-date=2010-12-23}}</ref> On the similar lines to this, recently [[Government of Maharashtra]] has announced to establish [[Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority|PMRDA]] and [[Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority|NMRDA]] for [[Pune]] and [[Nagpur]] respectively.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

In 2017, MMRDA announced it is investing up to ₹48,000 crore to re-haul the entire rail network by introducing new services, coaches, signalling equipment<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/megacity-mumbais-rs-80-000-crore-bid-to-ease-congestion-draws-top-companies-1691626|title=Mumbai Metro's Shopping Now With $7.5 Billion. Here's What It Wants|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2017-05-10|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510205853/http://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/megacity-mumbais-rs-80-000-crore-bid-to-ease-congestion-draws-top-companies-1691626|archive-date=10 May 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
The jurisdiction includes:
* [[Mumbai City district]].
* [[Mumbai Suburban district]].
* [[Raigad district]] ([[Alibag]], [[Pen, India|Pen]], [[Panvel]], [[Uran]] Talukas and part of [[Karjat]] Taluka).
* [[Thane district]] ([[Thane]], [[Kalyan, India|Kalyan]], [[Ambernath]], [[Ulhasnagar]], [[Bhiwandi]] Talukas).
* [[Palghar district]] ([[Vasai]] and [[Palghar]] Talukas).<ref>{{Cite web|title = MMRDA - About MMR|url = https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/about-mmr|website = mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in|access-date = 2015-08-23}}</ref>

==Projects==
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* Mumbai Urban Development Project in collaboration with SN Construction Corp.
* Shifting of Wholesale Markets
* Wadala Truck Terminal
* Mahim Nature Park
* [[Mumbai Urban Transport Project]]
* Mumbai Urban Infrastructure Project
* [[Mumbai Metro|Mumbai Metro Rail Project]] (Except [[Mumbai Metro Line 3]])
* Niramal MMR Abhiyan
* [[Mumbai Skywalks]]
* [[Mumbai Monorail]]
* [[Eastern Freeway (Mumbai)|Vilasrao Deshmukh Eastern Freeway]]
* [[SATIS]]
* IFSC (International Finance Service Centre) - BKC (Bandra Kurla Complex)

==See also==
* [[Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority]]
* [[Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/ Official website of MMRDA]

{{Government of Maharashtra}}
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[[Category:State urban development authorities of India]]
[[Category:State agencies of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Economy of Mumbai]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1975]]

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