The Yojana Co-operative Housing Society Limited
Jogeshwari - East
Regn. No.: BOM/HSG-559
HISTORY OF YOJANA SOCIETY
The idea to form a housing society took root in the early 1960s and a group of young men led by Mr. R S Thonsekar came together and shortly The Yojana Co-operative Housing Society Limited was registered on 18th January, 1964. Our Society registration number is BOM/HSG-559.
Mr. R S Thonsekar the prime mover behind the idea to start this project was the Secretary of the National Union of Commercial Employees an affiliate of INTUC.
He was the person who visualised the need for affordable housing for his fellow colleagues and set about realising this dream. They searched for a plot of land beyond Andheri and identified the present plot as suitable for the construction of their “dream project”. This plot of land admeasuring almost ten thousand sq. mtrs was purchased from Abreo and Gomes families in 1964.
The plot was ideal as it was at a height compared to most of the surrounding areas of Natwar Nagar and was roughly equidistant from both Andheri and Jogeshwari local railway stations. Most of the surrounding areas were fields and it was like going back to a village without a road connection, no electricity, no piped water or drainage and sewage disposal facilities.
The task ahead seemed formidable as this group had not only to arrange for finance from Maharashtra Housing Finance Corpn. for the construction, but also pursue the Municipality for provision of basic civic amenities.
Thanks to their efforts, Natwar Nagar Road No. 5 was newly laid right up to the service road and all basic civic amenities were extended up to our plot.
The Society opted to self-develop this property and appointed M/s Bhonsale Khambatta Aederi as Architects for the design and construction of the housing project. Commencement certificates for construction were received in late 1967 and construction began soon thereafter and was completed in 1970. Our Society had three new buildings (A. C and D) and forty-eight residents to begin with.
The next phase saw the introduction of M/s Veena Builders and through them, buildings B, E, F, G, and H were completed. Yojana Society now had grown to a “big” society comprising eight buildings, one hundred twenty eight residents, and three shops.