India, May 2 -- RERA, once hailed as a solution to safeguard homebuyers, is facing growing criticism for failing to live up to its promises. When a Supreme Court judge calls it a "rehab centre for ex-bureaucrats," it's a clear sign that the system needs reform, an article published in Mint has said.

Now, a new initiative promises a unified digital platform for all state RERAs, claiming to offer more transparency, easier access to project details, and a central database. While this sounds promising, the real issue was never about access to information, writes Manisha Natarajan, content strategist and host of Let's Get Real, in an article in Mint. She says that the true problem is that RERA is failing to deliver the protection it was creat...