DELHI MASTER PLAN 2021 LAND POOLING POLICY

One Under-rated achievement of the Delhi Master Plan 2021

MPD 2021 wins the ISOCARP award 2008

for Urban planning.

Citation by ISOCARP on the award to the MPD 2021 team –

"For the capacity to articulate a holistic planning at one

of the most complex metropolitan areas of the world, and facing key changes that are in
common in many other megalopolises of the planet: from shelter to trade and
commerce, from industry to environment, from conservation of built heritage to urban
design and from development code to plan monitoring.”

Building around our rich heritage, not over it.

DELHI LAND – THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA

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DELHI MPD 2021 – Approved & Notified
DELHI – Where land is finite (1483 sq.kms)

Sonepat

NEW URBAN AREAS

> 700 SQ.KMs

Rohtak

MEERUT/
HAPUR
VAISHALI
KAUSHAMBI
INDIRAPURAM
NOIDA /
GR. NOIDA

EXISTING URBANIZATION
702 sq. kms

Faridabad
Bhiwadi
MORE THAN 25,000 HECTARES UNDER RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO BE
UNLOCKED, FOR 5 NEW SUB CITIES

1
NORTH DELHI
2
NORTH WEST
DELHI – ZONE N

3
4
WEST & SOUTH
WEST DELHI –
ZONE L & K

5
SOUTH DELHI
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DELHI – Infrastructure first approach
NH 1 to NEW CONNECTIVITY
PANIPAT-AMRITSAR
LINKING NEW URBANIZABLE
AREAS

2 UER-1 – 80
3 KMP – 100 meter
meter

1 UER-2 - 100
meter

NH 24
NH 10 to BAHADURGARH-
GHAZIABAD-
ROHTAK
towards UP-
eastwards

NH 8 to GURGAON –JAIPUR- NH 2 to FARIDABAD

MUMBAI MATHURA-AGRA
DELHI – Infrastructure first approach

SERVICES 2001 2021

Availability Projected * Additional

1. Water (mgd) 650 1380 730

2. Sewerage (mgd) 512 1100 588

3. Power (MW) 2352 8800 6448

4. Solid Waste
5543 15750 10207
(Tonnes / day)

5. Roads ( in kms) 28000 55000 27000*

* BASED ON PERSPECTIVE PLANS OF RESPECTIVE AGENCIES SUBMITTED TO THE MPD – 2021 THINK TANK.
 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY ZONES
Myth – LAND IS A SCARCE COMMODITY IN DELHI !

FACT – LAND IN DELHI IS CHEAPER THAN SURROUNDING CITIES!

Research findings from a study of about 1000 investors from the
Delhi NCR region

Data collected in 2012

CATEGORY WISE INVESTMENT BY DELHI INVESTORS
PERCENTAGE INVESTMENT

8%
16%
19%

57%
LAND
RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
RETAIL

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN 3 YEARS (2009-2012)

PERCENTAGE INVESTMENT

200

150 160
100
LAND
50
82 RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
0 55
RETAIL
21

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

FORECASTED ROI (2012-2015)

PERCENTAGE INVESTMENT

250

200 230
150
100 LAND
50 RESIDENTIAL
72 COMMERCIAL
0
55 21 RETAIL

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

TOP 5 REASONS PEOPLE ARE APPREHENSIVE ABOUT LAND?

⧲ Lack of product knowledge

⧲ Lack of access to expertise / Status of land
⧲ Assumption that investment in land is costly
⧲ Would I get someone to develop / co-develop?
⧲ Leverage

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

TOP 5 NOTIONS ABOUT LAND BY INTERESTED INVESTORS

⧲ We know land yields the highest returns

⧲ Every developer today has grown from land
⧲ Land is the basic raw material for every activity
⧲ Don’t think we can buy collectively
⧲ NOT LIQUID – investments stuck in non land

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

WHY INVEST IN LAND – TOP 5 REASONS

⧲ It’s Finite
⧲ Highest Returns with lowest Risk
⧲ Land is REAL
⧲ Demand outstrips supply
⧲ Very low competition, clearly defined segment

Source: CERTES research amongst TA investor community in Delhi NCR

LAND POOLING – The way forward for urbanization
POLICY DEVELOPMENT R ZONE

The Delhi land-pooling policy has already been

approved & notified by the Ministry of Urban
development vide Notification # S.O. 2687(E)
dated 5th September 2013.

Prior to this, public notice vide S.O # 990(E) dated

18.04.2013 was published by the DDA in
accordance with the provisions of section 44 of the
DDA act 1957 (61 of 1957) inviting objections &
suggestions as required under sub section (3) of
section 11-A of the said act. A board of enquiry &
hearing set up by the DDA considered all the
objections / suggestions and in accordance with
the law, modified the relevant sections under MPD
2021 vide Notification # S.O. 2687(E) dated 5th
September 2013.

LAND POOLING, is already added to the already

notified Delhi master plan, as a new chapter 19.0.
WHY LAND POOLING

 Increased participation of the Private sector in the

assembly and development of land in Delhi

Private sector to be the catalyst for Urban

infrastructure projects

Increase the supply of residential DUs

ENCOURAGE LAND POOLING, to ensure seamless

availability
LAND POOLING
DEVELOPMENT CONTROL NORMS

FAR for RESIDENTIAL group housing * 400

FAR for city level COMMERCIAL 250
FAR for city level PUBLIC SEMI PUBLIC use 250
Maximum GROUND COVERAGE 40%
Gross residential DENSITY 800-1000 pph **
2 ECS / 100 sqM of
PARKING norms BUA ***

* Applicable on net residential land, which is exclusive of the 15% EWS

housing
** Density of 15% FAR for EWS shall be considered over & above the Gross
residential density
*** For EWS, the norms for parking are 0.5 ECS/100 SqM of BUA
THE WAY FORWARD – OPERATIONALIZING THE LAND POOLING

• The Land pooling agency (LPA), DDA in this case, would act as the nodal
agency designated to implement the land pooling policy, as per the
provisions of the Zonal plans already notified.
• The LPA can either return back land, after retaining their
percentage, OR, issue a “Land transfer certificate” (LTC) in exchange of land
surrendered.
• For the land pooling, the ownership of the parcel of land being vested should
be reflected in the revenue records, on or before the date of application.
• The DDA would create the Layout plan / Sectorial plans after taking into
account all the land which have been pooled / Vested with the LPA, and then
allot the “Final Plot” back to the land owner, OR, issue the LTC, as the case
may qualify for.

• Contrary to popular belief being aggressively marketed by some

unscrupulous elements in the land trade, not all lands qualify to be pooled.
THE CERTES ADVANTAGE

• Based in Delhi, the Certes team has been part of the Urbanization –
Planning, strategy & Land purchase since the past decade.
• From the date the MPD 2021 has been on the drawing board, the Certes team
has been part of the strategic purchase of land for it’s financial
investors, developers & HNIs.
• The Certes team has it’s strategic reach into the 70 villages under the Green
Belt & 95 villages in the R zone.
• The four core areas of Certes expertise under MPD 2021 are
• Land identification for purchase based on scientific parameters
• Due diligence, negotiations, Closure
• Land pooling with likely partners for >25% arbitrage
• Development strategy management (JV, JDA, development)

“The best recommendation is the past body of work” ~ We have assisted buyers
& sellers to realize their vision on more than 1500 acres of land, till date
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