Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Delhi Master Plan-2047 Proposes MICE Hub, Heritage Reuse
Delhi has proposed a long-term city plan called Master Plan-2047.
It wants Delhi to attract more meetings, conferences and exhibitions.
The plan also aims to make the city a stronger cultural and tourism destination.
It suggests building or supporting centres for hospitality, design, fashion, media, arts and entertainment.
Old heritage buildings could be given new uses, such as museums, studios or music venues.
Officials would need to approve these changes.
Parks and monuments could include visitor centres, libraries and information centres.
The plan also proposes training centres, gathering spaces and child-care facilities in suitable areas.
These facilities are intended to help senior citizens, young people and families.
Delhi’s Master Plan-2047 proposes strengthening the city’s position as a major MICE destination and cultural hub.
The plan envisions world-class centres for MICE, hospitality, tourism, design, fashion, publishing, food and beverages, media, arts and entertainment.
Heritage buildings could be adaptively reused as studios, performance spaces, museums, libraries, music venues and craft centres, subject to approvals.
Visitor centres, information centres, libraries and reading rooms would be permitted in archaeological, historical and biodiversity parks.
Convention centres could include supporting hotels, offices and shops, while training, gathering, library and child-care facilities would serve communities.
- Who
- The Delhi government’s Master Plan-2047 proposes changes for Delhi’s residents, visitors, businesses and cultural organisations.
- What
- A proposed plan to develop Delhi as a MICE and cultural hub while allowing new uses for heritage and public facilities.
- When
- The proposal was reported on August 20; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Delhi, including cultural precincts, heritage zones, archaeological parks, historical monuments and biodiversity parks.
- Why
- To strengthen Delhi’s position as a MICE destination and cultural hub, improve the use of facilities and serve the needs of senior citizens, youth and families.
- Plan
- Delhi Master Plan-2047
- Main focus
- MICE, hospitality, tourism and cultural development
- Heritage reuse
- Studios, performance spaces, museums, libraries, music venues and craft centres
- Park facilities
- Interpretation, visitor and information centres, libraries and reading rooms
- Supporting uses
- Hotels, offices and shops may support convention centres under prescribed norms
- Community facilities
- Skill-development and training centres, gathering spaces, libraries and child-care facilities
- Restrictions
- Proposed facilities would not be permitted in recreational and ecologically sensitive areas