NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has approved the land use change for a 40.2-hectare land pooling area in Sector-8B of Planning Zone P-II, marking the first sector eligible for development under Delhi’s Land Pooling Policy, enacted in 2018.
Sector-8B encompasses land from the villages of Garhi Khusro, Mukhmelpur, and Ibrahimpur in north-west Delhi.
The DDA initially approved the proposal on November 5, 2025, and subsequently issued a public notice for objections and suggestions. Following the completion of the statutory process, the proposal has been cleared and will now be sent to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for notification.
“Sector-8B is the first among 138 sectors identified under the policy to meet the mandatory 70% contiguous pooled land requirement, making it ready for implementation. Recent changes to operational norms last year facilitated landowners and developers in achieving pooling requirements,” stated a DDA official.
The Land Pooling Policy, part of the Master Plan for Delhi-2021, was notified on October 11, 2018, with detailed regulations following on October 24 of the same year. This policy aims to foster planned urban development by allowing landowners to voluntarily pool their land for integrated development.
Rather than acquiring individual plots, the DDA pools the land, streamlining and accelerating the process. After development, a specific portion of the serviced land is returned to participating landowners, while the remainder is allocated for housing, public amenities, and essential infrastructure such as roads and utilities.
This policy covers 105 urban villages across six planning zones—K-I, L, N, P-II, and parts of P-I and J—with an aggregate poolable area of around 20,422 hectares. The land has been segmented into 138 sectors to facilitate phased planning and development.
In September 2023, the DDA instructed power distribution companies to refrain from granting new electricity connections in land pooling areas to curtail unauthorized construction and ensure adherence to the Master Plan and the Delhi Development Act, except in designated PM Uday colonies.
“The policy is structured to facilitate the planned expansion of Delhi, creating infrastructure-ready sectors outfitted with residential, commercial, and public facilities. DDA will process applications prior to establishing a consortium in the qualifying sectors,” a source noted.
According to the DDA, progress in additional sectors will hinge on landowners completing pooling formalities and fulfilling specific eligibility criteria.
