{
  "id": 2225268,
  "title": "Centre notifies Master Plan for Delhi-2047: From high-rise housing to private sector developers, city opens up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/centre-notifies-master-plan-for-delhi-2047-from-high-rise-housing-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:09:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/centre-notifies-master-plan-for-delhi-2047-from-high-rise-housing-to-private-sector-developers-city-opens-up-10842562/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Centre has announced its Master Plan for Delhi (MPD)-2047, a crucial step towards transforming the city's development landscape. The new plan opens up expansive areas for high-rise housing, dense development, and increased private sector involvement. Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal led the announcement, alongside Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.\n\nThe primary objectives of MPD-2047 are to tackle Delhi's housing deficit and commercial space shortage as its population is expected to grow from 2.2 crore to 3.2 crore by 2047. The plan aims to develop around 40 lakh new affordable housing units, catering to the city's future housing requirements.\n\nUnder MPD-2047, height restrictions have been abolished across most of Delhi, except for the Lutyens’ Bungalow Zone, airport areas, and villages along the city's borders. Density restrictions have also been relaxed in large parts of the city. The private sector is incentivized to participate in large-scale development and redevelopment.\n\nThe plan's most significant driver is the transit-oriented development (TOD) policy, which is projected to generate 18 lakh homes over the next two decades. Over 200 sq km along Metro corridors, designated for TOD, have undergone significant changes to allow higher-density, high-rise development.\n\nHigh-rises are expected to rise along the Urban Extension Road II, spanning Narela, Bawana, Mundka, and Najafgarh in Outer Delhi. In this area, an FAR of 400 has been granted, with developers required to use one-fifth of the permissible FAR for smaller flats.\n\nThe land pooling policy, which facilitates collective land acquisition for planned development, has been streamlined. Around 12 lakh houses are expected to be built in the land pooling area, encompassing roughly 200 sq km of Outer Delhi. The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) can also mandate land pooling in selected areas, though this requires parliamentary amendments.\n\nPrivate sector participation in slum rehabilitation has been encouraged, allowing developers to build high-rises on slum land and profit from the sale of a larger portion under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. Old group housing colonies will enjoy a higher FAR for redevelopment, and around seven lakh homes are anticipated from the redevelopment of unauthorized colonies.\n\nTo make development easier, the plan reduces the number of land-use categories from 133 to 45. The DDA Vice Chairman, Sarvana Kumar, highlighted this move as a means to simplify developers' processes when changing land use for various purposes. Additionally, new economic categories like data centers, cloud kitchens, and co-working spaces have been recognized, with commercial establishments permitted to operate on the ground floor of all buildings situated on 30 m wide roads throughout Delhi.",
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  "key_points": [
    "Master Plan for Delhi-2047 opens up high-rise housing and private sector developers",
    "MPD-2047 aims to build 40 lakh affordable housing units by 2047",
    "Transit-oriented development policy to generate 18 lakh homes in 20 years"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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