Mumbai, Nov. 7 -- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that original Mumbaikars would not be displaced from the city and assured that the state government was committed to providing them permanent, spacious homes at their existing locations through various redevelopment projects.

Addressing a programme organised at the Yashwantrao Chavan Centre here, Fadnavis said the government aimed to ensure that people who had contributed to Mumbai's social, cultural and economic development could continue living in the city with better housing facilities.

The Chief Minister was speaking after handing over possession of 557 rehabilitation flats to eligible residents of three completed buildings under the first phase of the N M Joshi...