Delhi Development Authority approves Delhi Master Plan 2047

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the Delhi Master Plan 2047, which will guide the future growth and development of the National Capital. The plan will now be sent to Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India, for final approval and subsequent notification.

“With Delhi’s population projected to grow significantly by 2047, the Master Plan adopts an integrated approach towards housing, economic growth, mobility, environmental sustainability, infrastructure, heritage conservation, urban regeneration and citizen-centric governance,” DDA said in a statement.

The authority has also approved amendments to Unified Building Bye-Laws (UBBL)-2016 to simplify the building plan approval process. It seeks to de-link the prior requirement of obtaining No Objection Certificates (NOCs) from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF), Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and Forest Department for obtaining building permits. This reform is aimed at reducing procedural delays and enabling faster project approvals.


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The Authority approved a comprehensive policy enabling the reconstruction and redevelopment of DDA-built two-storey dwelling units on individual plots in older housing schemes (such as Naraina Vihar) and extending it across all similarly placed schemes in Delhi.

Developed under MPD-1962, several old DDA housing schemes consist of built-up two-storey units on individual plots that are over 50 years old and structurally deficient. While vacant residential plots have clear redevelopment guidelines under prevailing MPD norms, built-up two-storey units lacked a uniform framework. With this approval, built-up two-storey units are now granted redevelopment rights on par with vacant residential plots.