NEW DELHI — In a major development plan for the national capital's urban landscape, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) approved the Master Plan for Delhi (MPD) 2047 on Wednesday.
Chaired by Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the meeting cleared the long-awaited clearance originally drafted as MPD-2041—ending a five-year delay. The plan has now been aligned with the Centre’s Viksit Bharat @2047 vision and sent to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for final notification.
The framework will guide how the capital grows, houses its population, manages its environment, and develops infrastructure over the next two decades.
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What is the Master Plan 2047?
The new statutory blueprint introduces critical policy shifts to address Delhi's severe affordable housing shortage, increasing unauthorized construction, and commercial space constraints:
- Land Pooling Policy: Unlocks large tracts of land across Outer Delhi for planned, high-density development led by private landowners and developers.
- Green Development Area (GDA) Policy: To set sustainable development norms for border areas and green belts while balancing ecological protection, such as around the Yamuna floodplain.
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): Opens higher Floor Area Ratio (FAR) construction along major Metro corridors to create compact, walkable neighborhoods with integrated transit.
- Redevelopment of Legacy DDA Homes: Allows uniform reconstruction rights for 50+ year-old, two-storey DDA residential units, putting them on par with vacant plot norms.
- Streamlined Building Bye-Laws: Amending UBBL-2016 to de-link prior NOC requirements from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Delhi Jal Board, and Forest Department—significantly cutting red tape.
- Targeted Infrastructure Boosts: Approves land-use changes, including 19.63 hectares in Narela for a Metro depot servicing the Rithala–Kundli Red Line extension.
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Tackling Housing Shortages and Unauthorized Sprawl
Delhi’s urban footprint has faced severe pressure in recent years. Real estate data shows new affordable home launches (below ₹40 lakh) fell from 62% in 2020 to just 11%, while luxury housing expanded rapidly. This squeeze forced unplanned growth onto the capital's fringes, with internal DDA estimates showing over 3,500 hectares under unauthorized construction across Outer Delhi.
Industry representatives expect the immediate implementation of the MPD-2047 policies to boost employment and potentially attract between ₹25 lakh crore and ₹30 lakh crore in global investment into the capital’s real estate and infrastructure sectors.
