DDA Land Pooling Policy , Land Pooling Scheme in Delhi, Land Pooling Projects in Delhi

1. Land Pooling- Guiding Principles and
Implementation Norms
The vision enshrined in the Master Plan of Delhi 2021 to accommodate approximately 10
million people in the capital by building about 1.6 million dwelling units. Ministry of Urban
Development vide notification dated 05-09-2013 has introduced the Land Pooling Policy
as a part of MPD 2021.
Guiding Principles:
❏ Government/DDA to act as a facilitator and speed up integrated planned
development.
❏ A landowner, or group of landowners (who have grouped together on their own
violation) or a developer, hereinafter referred to as the “Developer Entity” (DE),
shall be permitted to pool land for unified planning, servicing and subdivision/
share of the land for development as per prescribed norms and guidelines.
❏ Each landowner to get equitable return irrespective of land users assigned to their
land in the zonal development plan with minimum displacement.
❏ To ensure speedy development of master plan roads and other essential physical
and social infrastructure and recreational areas.
❏ Zonal level use distribution shall be in the following ratio: 53% Gross Residential
Area, 4 % Industrial , 16% Recreational, 10% PSP and 12 % for Road Circulation.
❏ DDA’s share in residential land shall vary between 0-10%. Commercial Land shall
vary between 0-2% and entire Industrial land of 4% shall be retained by DDA.
❏ Acquisition of left out land pockets in a time bound manner shall only be taken up
whenever the persons are not coming forward to participate in development
through land pooling.

2. Implementation Norms
❏ In lieu of Rs. 2 crore per acre of External Development charges fees, payable at the
time of final LTC, the landowners may surrender another 8% of the land to DDA and
get the EDC fee waived.
❏ DDA would pay 2% interest to the Developer Entities for any delay in the
development of the area for the first three months of delay and 3% on later part.
❏ Four months time would be given for filing of the Application for surrendering of
lands after the zones open for land pooling announced by DDA.
❏ The verification report of the revenue records (including physical verification of the
land duly certified by SDM) shall be made available to DDA by GNCTD within a
period of 3 years.
❏ Issue of Provisional Land Transfer Certificates within maximum period of six
months of receipt of application for obtaining physical possession of land from all
the DEs and final assessment of land parcels coming forward for Land Pooling.
❏ Issue of Final LTC to all DEs which shall include map showing actual parcels of land
returned to DE shown on sector plans/ layout plans along with the details of the
land with plot number and utilization of the returned land, allotment and
development rights and other terms and conditions applicable on the same within 9
months of the issue of provisional LTC.
❏ Developer Entity (DE) shall be responsible for ensuring that the land pooled is free
from all encroachments till issue of Final LTC by DDA. All
encumbrance/encroachment on the land returned to DE at a later date shall not be
responsibility of DDA.
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