Govt notifies reorganisation of 11 districts into 13 to end jurisdictional chaos

In a major administrative reboot, the Delhi Government has notified the reorganisation of 11 districts into 13 with an objective to maintain uninterrupted public services and ending years of jurisdictional chaos, that routinely left residents shuttling between mismatched offices for even basic services.

With this notification, the Government has also clarified the jurisdictions of Sub Registrar Offices in order to maintain uninterrupted public services for document registration and minimise any inconvenience to citizens during the transition. Under the new structure, Lajpat Nagar and Kalkaji will serve the South East district, while Kashmiri Gate-I and II will handle registrations for the newly created Old Delhi district.

In the Central district, Basai Darapur-I and II and Asaf Ali Road will function as registration offices, and New Delhi will operate from Sarojini Nagar and INA.

For other districts, Pitampura-I and II will serve Central North; Libaspur will cater to North; and Narela will remain the registration hub for Outer North. The South West district will operate through Najafgarh and Kapashera-I and II, while the North West will be covered by Kanjhawala, Punjabi Bagh, and Rohini. North East will have Seelampur and Shahdara as its SROs, East will continue with Geeta Colony, Vivek Vihar, and Preet Vihar; South will function from Hauz Khas, and West will operate through Janakpuri-I, II, and III.

“This will be an interim arrangement to ensure continuity in registration processes. The expansion of the existing 22 SROs into 39 new SROs, as per the cabinet decision, will be implemented through a separate notification subsequently,” the government said in a press statement.

The government says the new structure finally aligns revenue boundaries with MCD zones, NDMC, and the Delhi Cantonment Board, bringing long-demanded clarity to one of the city’s most confusing administrative systems.

In another notification, the revenue department has also notified revised locations for the offices of District Magistrates (DMs) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs). These locations will function as interim offices until new buildings are set up.

As per the notification, Old Delhi has been created as a separate district, with Daryaganj as its administrative hub. The former South East district will continue to operate from the Old Gargi College building in Lajpat Nagar, while North, North West, and Outer North district offices will function out of Burari, Kanjhawala, and Alipur, respectively.

Central district operations will be based at Jhandewalan and Rampura, while the South West district will function from Najafgarh, Kapashera, and Dwarka. Offices in the North East and Shahdara districts will continue to operate from the Nand Nagri complex, while South, West, and New Delhi districts will maintain their current offices in Saket, Raja Garden, and Jamnagar House, respectively.

Officials said the reorganisation is intended to “maintain uninterrupted public services and minimise inconvenience to citizens during the transition period.”

The Government has increased the number of subdivisions from 33 to 39, allowing officers to handle smaller areas and speed up decision-making.

The number of Sub-Registrar Offices, crucial for property registration and land-related paperwork, has also been expanded sharply from 22 to 39. Officials say the increase will cut down crowding, reduce repeat visits, and eliminate the frequent issue of being “sent to the wrong district.”

Every district will now get a Mini Secretariat, a single-window service hub bringing revenue, land, licensing, and coordination offices under one roof. The administration says this will drastically shorten the average citizen’s paperwork trail.

For years, Delhi residents have struggled with a system where revenue boundaries, municipal jurisdictions, and local services simply didn’t match.

A property could be located in one district, fall under a different municipal zone, and be serviced by yet another office. It resulted in long delays, files bouncing between departments, and little clarity over who was responsible for what.

Old Delhi has been created as a separate district, with Daryaganj as its administrative hub