NEW DELHI, July 12 —To revitalise Delhi’s real estate landscape and promote investment, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday approved the launch of the Premium Housing Scheme 2025 and a series of sweeping reforms aimed at deregulating commercial property transactions. The decisions were taken during a meeting chaired by Delhi lieutenant governor and DDA chairman VK Saxena.
Under the new housing scheme, DDA will offer 177 residential flats across prime localities including Vasant Kunj, Dwarka, Rohini, Pitampura, Jasola, and Ashoka Pahari. The inventory includes flats in the High Income Group (HIG), Middle Income Group (MIG), and Low Income Group (LIG) categories, which will be auctioned through an e-auction process. Additionally, 67 car and scooter garages located in similar high-demand areas will also go under the hammer.
In a major policy shift, the DDA reduced amalgamation charges for commercial properties from 10% of the circle rate to just 1%, and also lowered the multiplication factor for auctioning commercial plots from double the circle rate to 1.5 times the circle rate.
“These reforms will incentivise real estate developers to scale commercial development within Delhi and attract fresh investments, curbing the ongoing shift to neighbouring cities like Noida and Gurugram,” a DDA spokesperson said. “It addresses long-standing industry concerns about the prohibitively high transaction costs and policy bottlenecks.”
The changes follow recommendations from a high-level government-industry task force constituted by the LG. The task force noted that higher amalgamation charges and inflated multiplication factors had long deterred developers, creating a disparity between Delhi and NCR counterparts. “Delhi’s circle rates remain disproportionately high compared to prevailing market rates in neighbouring cities, which has suppressed investor confidence,” the spokesperson added.
In a landmark move, DDA said this was the first time industry stakeholders were taken on board to inform deregulation and simplify policy decisions.
The Authority also approved a range of developmental changes in Narela sub-city, aimed at transforming the area into an education and sports hub. Key approvals include:
- Change of Land Use (CLU) in sectors G7 and G8 for the development of new universities.
- CLU for a 75-acre plot to convert it from residential and commercial use to Public and Semi-Public (PSP) use, facilitating the creation of a multi-sports integrated stadium and sports complex.
- Bulk purchase discount scheme for unsold DDA flats in Narela. Under this initiative, government departments and universities buying a minimum of 10 flats will be eligible for the same discounts as those under DDA’s Apna Ghar Awaas Yojana 2025—25% on LIG flats and 15% on MIG, HIG, and EWS units.
With these measures, DDA aims to strike a balance between housing accessibility, commercial viability, and regional competitiveness, while supporting long-term infrastructure and institutional development.
