Delhi Master Plan 2047 unveiled with 40 lakh affordable homes target
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal unveiled the Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) on 20 August 2026, envisaging about 40 lakh new affordable housing units.
Summary
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal unveiled the Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) on 20 August 2026 in the presence of Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. The plan envisages about 40 lakh new affordable housing units and includes a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy to strengthen public transport corridors. MPD-2047 uses two planning approaches: area-based redevelopment for existing brownfield areas and right-of-way (ROW) based planning for greenfield areas, which will use land pooling. Resident Welfare Associations will be encouraged to adopt a redevelopment framework modelled on the in-situ redevelopment policy.
Key facts
- Plan
- Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047)
- Unveiled by
- Manohar Lal, 20 August 2026
- Housing target
- About 40 lakh new affordable units
- Transport
- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy
- Brownfield
- Area-based redevelopment
- Greenfield
- ROW-based planning with land pooling
Practice MCQs 3 questions
About how many new affordable housing units does the Delhi Master Plan 2047 envisage?
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Correct answer: B — 40 lakh
The Delhi Master Plan 2047 envisages the development of around 40 lakh new affordable housing units.
Who unveiled the Delhi Master Plan 2047 (MPD-2047) on 20 August 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal unveiled MPD-2047 in the presence of LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu and CM Rekha Gupta.
Consider the following statements about the Delhi Master Plan 2047: 1. It adopts area-based redevelopment for greenfield areas and ROW-based planning for brownfield areas. 2. It incorporates a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. It is the other way round: area-based redevelopment is for existing brownfield areas and ROW-based planning, with land pooling, is for greenfield areas.