The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation prepared a first concept paper on regulating the real estate sector in May 2008, and the Union Cabinet approved the Real Estate Bill in June 2013. The Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 10 March 2016 and the Lok Sabha on 15 March 2016, and it received assent on 25 March 2016. The Centre notified 69 sections from 1 May 2016 so that states could frame rules and set up authorities. All 92 sections came into force on 1 May 2017.
Real Estate Regulation (RERA)
Real Estate Regulation (RERA)
The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) requires promoters to register real estate projects, and agents to register themselves, with a state Real Estate Regulatory Authority before a project is advertised or sold. Parliament passed it in March 2016; 69 sections took effect on 1 May 2016 and all 92 sections on 1 May 2017. By September 2025, 35 States and UTs had set up Regulatory Authorities, 1,51,113 projects and 1,06,545 agents were registered, and the authorities had disposed of 1,47,383 complaints. The counter shows real estate projects registered under RERA.
1,06,545
Real estate agents registered (September 2025)
1,47,383
Complaints disposed of by Regulatory Authorities (September 2025)
35
States/UTs with a Regulatory Authority (September 2025)
Real estate projects registered under RERA (cumulative)
| Year | Projects registered under RERA |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 34,893 projects |
| 2022 | 77,455 projects |
| 2023 | 1,01,304 projects |
| 2025 | 1,51,113 projects |
| Dashed bars are years the source does not publish; the shape between published years is drawn, not measured. | |
2018
0projects
Projects registered under RERA
20182025
Since 2018
Added
+1,16,220 projects
2018
34,893 projects
2025
1,51,113 projects
Dashed bars are years the source does not publish; the shape between published years is drawn, not measured.
Why it matters A home is often a family's largest purchase, and buyers who booked in delayed projects had few places to turn. RERA makes project details and approvals public, requires 70% of the money collected from buyers to be kept in a separate account for land and construction, and gives buyers a regulator to complain to.
- Rajya Sabha passed the bill on 10 March 2016 and Lok Sabha on 15 March 2016; assent on 25 March 2016
- All 92 sections in force from 1 May 2017; ongoing projects without a completion certificate had to register by the end of July 2017
- States/UTs with a Regulatory Authority: 28 (December 2018) → 30 (March 2022) → 32 (March 2023) → 35 (September 2025)
- Agents registered: 27,073 (December 2018) → 60,489 (March 2022) → 72,012 (March 2023)
- Complaints disposed of by authorities: 86,942 (March 2022) → 1,06,657 (March 2023)
- Unified RERA Portal, rera.mohua.gov.in, launched on 4 September 2025
History
Notable milestone
Registrations rose from 34,893 projects and 27,073 agents at the end of 2018 to 1,01,304 projects and 72,012 agents by March 2023, and 1,51,113 projects and 1,06,545 agents by September 2025. Complaints disposed of by the authorities rose from 1,06,657 (March 2023) to 1,47,383 (September 2025). On 4 September 2025, at the fifth meeting of the Central Advisory Council, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Unified RERA Portal, rera.mohua.gov.in, as a common platform for States and UTs.
How it works
Land and colonisation are State subjects, so the Act is enforced by Real Estate Regulatory Authorities and Appellate Tribunals set up by each State or UT. A project on a plot of at least 500 square metres or with at least 8 apartments must be registered before it is advertised, marketed, booked or sold, and a promoter who does not register can be fined up to 10% of the project's estimated cost. Promoters must disclose project details and approvals and keep 70% of the money collected from buyers in a separate bank account, to be used only for land and construction. Complaints are to be disposed of within 60 days, and developers are liable for structural defects for five years.
Outlook
Implementation still differs across states: in September 2025, 35 States/UTs had Regulatory Authorities, while 29 had set up Appellate Tribunals and 27 had appointed Adjudicating Officers. The Central Advisory Council discussed stalled legacy projects, delays in registration and the enforcement of authorities' orders, recommended standard operating procedures for authorities and asked the Ministry to work out further reforms. In a Lok Sabha reply on 30 July 2026, the Ministry said it had consulted homebuyers, developers and state authorities over the past year on SOPs and amendments needed in the Act.
By the numbers
1,51,113 projects and 1,06,545 agents registered (September 2025). 1,47,383 complaints disposed of (September 2025). 35 States/UTs with Regulatory Authorities and 29 with Appellate Tribunals (September 2025). Projects registered: 34,893 (December 2018), 77,455 (March 2022), 1,01,304 (March 2023). All 92 sections in force since 1 May 2017. Sources: MoHUA via PIB — PRID 2163844 (4 Sep 2025), 1910165 (23 Mar 2023), 1810454 (March 2022 data), 1557554 (28 Dec 2018) and 2291961 (30 Jul 2026); PIB releases of 30 April 2016 and 30 April 2017.
Data current to: as reported on 4 September 2025
Source: MoHUA via PIB — real estate projects registered with State and UT Real Estate Regulatory Authorities, cumulative: 34,893 (Year Ender, 28 December 2018), 77,455 (as on 19 March 2022), 1,01,304 (as on 13 March 2023) and 1,51,113 (fifth Central Advisory Council meeting, 4 September 2025, linked). Points are keyed by the calendar year of each report. MoHUA's Year End Review 2020 gave only a rounded figure of around 60,000, and its July 2026 Lok Sabha reply gave no totals, so neither is charted. · link