CM clears urban status for 48 villages

The Rekha Gupta Government has decided to grant urban status to 48 villages in the National Capital, paving the way for improved civic infrastructure and planned development in areas that have long outgrown their rural classification. The Government will soon issue a notification to this effect.

According to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the decision would allow the government to assess these villages’ needs for land use, road connectivity, sewerage, water supply, sanitation, and other civic amenities in a more systematic and coordinated manner. Of the 357 villages in Delhi, 309 have already been urbanised. The remaining 48, identified by the Delhi government’s land and building department, are near urban clusters but remain governed by agricultural land-use norms under the Delhi Land Reforms Act.

“The decision to urbanise these 48 villages is being taken under Section 507(a) of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957. This will enable the villages to be included in Delhi’s urban development planning and allow their future needs to be assessed systematically. It will also create an opportunity to address land use, management of development works and requirements for civic amenities such as roads, water supply and sewerage in a more coordinated manner,” according to a statement issued by the chief minister’s office. “The process will also help assess development opportunities in line with the Draft Master Plan 2041. However, development work will be carried out only in accordance with the relevant plans, necessary statutory approvals and applicable rules,” it said.

Villages identified for urbanisation include Bakoli, Hamidpur, Palla, Kulakpur, Singhola, Sungarpur Delhi, Sungarpur Shahdara, Tajpur Kalan, Tehri Daulatpur, Rajpur Kalan, Auchandi, Mungeshpur, Shahpur Garhi, Nizampur Rasidpur, Chatesar, Pur Delhi, Jagatpur Delhi, Sultanpur Majra, Pur Shahdara, Sabapur Delhi, Badarpur Khadar, Bakiaabad, Khanpur Khani, Jafrabad, Jagatpur Shahdara, Badarpur Majra Burari, Fatehpur Beri and Chandan Hola.

The chief minister said that urbanisation would make it easier to assess and plan the requirements for roads, internal connectivity and other essential urban amenities in these villages. Similarly, the concerned civic agencies would be able to identify needs related to water supply, sewerage networks, drainage, sanitation, and waste management, and consider the necessary plans. It would also create an opportunity to coordinate planning for street lighting, drainage systems, waste management, and other basic civic amenities.

The Chief Minister said that once the notification is issued, the status of the villages concerned will change from rural to urban.

This will clarify their urban status and the legal and administrative rules that apply to them.

“It will also provide a clear legal basis for preparing and considering development plans in the future. However, construction work, changes in land use and other development activities will have to comply with the relevant rules, building regulations, approved plans and necessary permissions,” she said.