Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Delhi Notifies 2047 Master Plan Opening City to High-Rise Development
Delhi has approved a new plan for how the city should grow until 2047.
The plan expects Delhi’s population to rise from about 2.2 crore to 3.2 crore.
It allows taller buildings in most parts of the city.
More homes and shops can be built near Metro stations and other public transport.
Officials estimate that about 40 lakh affordable homes could be developed.
Land pooling and redevelopment of older or unauthorised areas will also create housing.
Private developers will have a larger role in building and rebuilding parts of Delhi.
The plan also makes it easier to use land for offices, data centres, cloud kitchens and co-working spaces.
The Centre notified the delayed Master Plan for Delhi-2047 after five years.
The plan removes most height restrictions and opens over 200 sq km along Metro corridors for dense development.
Officials estimate the plan could create about 40 lakh affordable homes by 2047.
Transit-oriented development, land pooling and redevelopment are expected to provide millions of additional homes.
The plan encourages private developers, reduces land-use categories and permits more commercial activity on wide roads.
- Who
- The Centre, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal, Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the Delhi Development Authority are involved.
- What
- The Centre notified the Master Plan for Delhi-2047, permitting denser development, more high-rise housing and greater private-sector participation.
- When
- The plan was notified on Thursday after a five-year delay; it sets a development horizon through 2047.
- Where
- Delhi, including Metro corridors, Outer Delhi areas along Urban Extension Road II and land-pooling areas.
- Why
- The plan aims to address Delhi’s projected population growth and shortage of housing and commercial space.
- Projected population
- Delhi’s population is projected to increase from around 2.2 crore to 3.2 crore by 2047.
- Affordable housing target
- The plan envisages around 40 lakh new affordable housing units.
- Metro-corridor development
- More than 200 sq km along Metro corridors has been opened for dense development with an FAR of 500.
- Transit-oriented development
- Officials estimate TOD could bring 18 lakh homes to the market over the next two decades.
- Land pooling
- Around 12 lakh homes are expected in roughly 200 sq km of Outer Delhi land-pooling areas.
- Unauthorised-colony redevelopment
- Redevelopment in unauthorised colonies is expected to provide around seven lakh homes, with an FAR of 350.
- Land-use categories
- The plan reduces land-use categories from 133 to 45.