Mukesh Ambani owes Rs 1577 crores as unpaid premium to MMRDA.

One of the prized industrialists not only in India, but across the world is on the defaulter list of MMRDA for non payment of premium charges to a tune of Rs 1576 crores 90 lakhs 72 thousand 840. This information was provided to RTI Activist Anil Galgali by the MMRDA administration. This had highlighted that a company which is providing free JIO Sims is dilly dallying a payment of dues worth crores.

RTI Activist Anil Galgali had sought information about the outstanding amounts from all categories of lease holders to the MMRDA. MMRDA administration provided Galgali with the list containing information about the Private, Government and the Public sector lease holders. This list also mentions the name of Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Industries Ltd. In the private sector category, in all 19 cases are there, in which the lease holders were given extended time to start the construction of the project, these extensions resulted in accrual of total Rs 2055 crores 67 lakhs 92 thousand 876 as premium for the MMRDA. Out the outstanding, MMRDA has received Rs 426 crores 98 lakhs 44 thousand 941. It still has pending dues of Rs 1628 crores 69 lakhs 47 thousand 935. Out of the pending outstandings Reliance alone owes Rs 1576 crores 90 lakhs 72 thousand 840. The outstanding pertains to BKC situated plots G/C -64 ( Rs 1187 crores 59 lakhs 54 thousand 968) & G/C - 66( Rs 389 crores 31 lakhs 17 thousand 872). The development of the plot no G/C - 66 has been completed, whereas the development of plot no G/C - 64 has yet to get completed. The Reliance Industries Ltd has paid Rs 4 lakh 94 thousand 621 as premium against plot no G/RG -1A.

Naman Hotels has paid Rs 8 crores 76 lakhs 28 thousand 100 out of the total outstandings of Rs 32 crores 44 lakhs 57 thousand 739 and has to yet pay Rs 23 crores 68 lakhs 29 thousand 639. The MMRDA has withheld the part OC for the non payment. The Indian Newspaper Society has an Outstanding of Rs 28 crores 12 lakhs 70 thousand 629, after 8t paid Rs 2 crores 65 lakhs 33 thousand 116 out of the Rs 30 crores 78 lakhs 3 thousand 745 which was originally due.

From the Government sector, Rs 27 crores 63 lakhs 25 thousand 68 is due from the Commissioner of Income Tax for two different plots. It has completed the construction on plot G/C -41 to 43  and owes Rs 5 lakhs 56 thousand 59 against it. Whereas it has still to complete the construction on plot G/R - 4C and out of Rs 27 crores 63 lakhs 25 thousand 68 , Rs 4.75 crores is pending. Rs 7 crores 21 lakhs 10 thousand 647 is pending from the Maharashtra Maritime Board.

The following have paid their premium outstandings, CBI, ICAI, Regional Passport Office, Accountant General, Commissioner of Labour, Bank of India, PNB, Canara Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Bank of Baroda, ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, IDBI, Tata Communication, Parini Developers Pvt Ltd, TCG Infrastructure Holdings Pvt Ltd, EIH Ltd, Jet Airways Ltd, Raghuleela, Starlite systems LLP, Naman BKC Housing Society etc.

In a letter sent to CM Devendra Fadnavis and the MMRDA Commissioner UPS Madan, Anil Galgali has demanded that immediate recovery should be initiated and the amount should be recovered within 30 days with interest. If the amount is not recoverable then, it should immediately take the possession of the plot and once again re alot it to the highest bidder, which will bring revenue to the MMRDA and will help in initiating public development activities.