Delhi Green Belt, LDRA and Farmhouse Zones: From the 2041 Draft to MPD-2047 (2026)

Is it Master Plan 2041 or 2047?

Many pages, brochures and even some DDA web addresses still say "2041". If someone quotes "MPD-2041 farmhouse rules" to you as current law, ask for the gazette notification. In our legal library the 2041 status reads: DDA approved a version on 28 February 2023, it went to the Ministry on 13 April 2023, and it was not notified. The operative farmhouse position until August 2026 was therefore the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 (MPD-2021) as modified in 2013, and after August 2026 it is MPD-2047, reportedly notified as an extensive modification of MPD-2021 under section 11A of the Delhi Development Act, 1957.

This page keeps "2041" in its title only because that is what people search. Everything below refers to the plan actually in force or reported to be in force.

The law: how a Delhi master plan gets its force

The Delhi Development Act, 1957 (Act 61 of 1957) is the source. From the text in our legal library:

• Section 7: the DDA must carry out a civic survey of, and prepare a master plan for, Delhi.
• Section 8: zonal development plans sit under the master plan.
• Section 11A: the DDA "may make any modifications to the master plan or the zonal development plan as it thinks fit". Farmhouse and low-density policy enters through section 11A notifications.
• Section 12: development in a development area needs written permission from the Authority.
• Section 14: use of land and buildings in contravention of the plans is prohibited.
• Sections 29 and 30: penalties and demolition for development in contravention of the master plan or zonal plan.

The text we relied on is a mirror copy; the India Code handle for the Act had no file attached when we checked. For a deeper explanation of what the plan is, see how to read a master plan.

What the notified plan reportedly contains

The following points come from press reports of 20 August 2026 and later, plus DDA's own land-pooling page. We have not read the gazette, so label them "reported".

The nine map classes reported are residential, commercial, industrial, recreation, transport, utility, government, public and semi-public facilities, and agriculture and water body. DDA is reported to say that the map is for preliminary planning. Do not treat the map as a legal certificate.

Be careful with one private site that uses "Delhi Master Plan 2047" in its web address and hosts its own maps. It is not DDA and is not a source for this page.

Green belt and agricultural land in Delhi

Under MPD-2021, as quoted in a reprint of the plan, land up to the depth of one peripheral village's revenue boundary along the Delhi border was kept as green belt, with existing village settlements (abadi), regularised colonies and approved motels continuing. The same plan reserved around 11,000 hectares, about 7.42 per cent, for agriculture, dairy, horticulture and green belt. These figures come from the MPD-2021 reprint, marked "for reference only".

What the notified MPD-2047 does with green belt land we could not confirm from the primary text. Reports say the Green Development Area policy was dropped, and that more green areas were proposed in 174 villages in the draft. The reports differ in scope. Rules for agricultural land in the notified plan: not found.

Two separate Delhi constraints are widely discussed and still apply in principle: the Ridge, and the Yamuna "O-zone". A press report of the August 2026 DDA approval said no concrete structures would be allowed in the core Yamuna floodplain and the rest would be recreational only. Check our companion material on green belt and no-development zones and agricultural land rules in Delhi.

Farmhouses: what changed between draft and final

The LDRA (low density residential area) concept is explained on its own page: LDRA in Delhi explained. Here is the short version for the master plan.

• MPD-2021 (as modified in 2013): villages with existing farmhouse clusters could be notified as LDRA. New farmhouses and motels were not permitted in the proposed urban extension.
• 2021 Green Development Area proposal: a DDA public notice of 24 February 2021 proposed grades of 600 sq m, 4,000 sq m (farmhouses) and 10,000 sq m. That notice said the policy was not yet notified.
• DDA draft approval, 12 August 2026: reported to have carried the same grade structure.
• Reported notified text: a minimum plot of 10,000 sq m (about 2.5 acres) and an abutting road of 18 m, with a 45 m master trunk right-of-way for low density areas. This is reported by Business Standard and others, not read by us.

The practical consequence is that broker material dated before 20 August 2026 may quote the draft grades. We do not repeat floor-area ratios, ground-coverage or setback numbers because the reports we saw contradict each other. Read the gazette clause for your village.

No order we found makes existing farmhouses illegal. Their position runs through sanction and regularisation, which is separate from the master plan. See farmhouse rules in India and minimum land for a farmhouse by state.

Land pooling and urban extension villages

DDA's land-pooling page says the Land Pooling Policy was notified by S.O. 5220(E) on 11 October 2018, with DDA regulations under S.O. 5384(E) on 24 October 2018. It applies to the urbanisable urban extension, covering 104 villages notified as a Development Area, in zones J, K-I, L, N, P-I and P-II, with around 109 sectors of roughly 250 to 350 hectares each. If your land is in one of these villages, a sector layout may decide what happens to it irrespective of its present agricultural use. Reports say the new plan adds a town planning scheme where participation becomes mandatory once DDA notifies an area. We could not confirm the owner share split; one report gives 60 per cent to owners, but the DDA page we read does not.

How to check a specific parcel in Delhi

1. Get the village and khasra. Use the Delhi land record pages in Bhulekh Delhi and khatauni Delhi.
2. Find the plot on DDA's official map under the Master Plan for Delhi-2047 section of dda.gov.in and record the land-use class and the date.
3. Check the village list. Is the village in the Low Density Area list, in a notified Development Area (the land-pooling list), or in a lal dora or abadi? See lal dora and abadi explained.
4. Read the zonal plan. Reports say detailed zonal plans and development-code regulations were still awaited after August 2026. Ask DDA whether one has been issued for your zone.
5. Check Ridge, Yamuna floodplain and forest overlays. These remain constrained regardless of colour.
6. Check acquisition and pooling. Use this guide.
7. Ask for written confirmation. DDA's own building handbook (2006) mentions a no-objection certificate from the competent authority on land use "as per Master Plan/Zonal Plan, if required", and says the land use of a plot is checked against the master plan and zonal plan at the Building Section. It does not name a single "land use certificate". See our page on land use certificates.

We make no price or return statement about Delhi land. Also compare the Delhi circle rate page for registration values.

What is unconfirmed

We could not confirm the gazette number, the exact farmhouse clause, whether the Green Development Area policy was formally dropped or only deferred, the direct web address of DDA's GIS map, whether lal dora rules appear in MPD-2047, and the number of villages on the Low Density Area list (a private site says 70; unconfirmed). This page stays in draft until the gazette is read.

Frequently Asked Questions

Sources

• Delhi Development Authority (Master Plan for Delhi-2047 section; pages blocked to automated reading)
• DDA: Land pooling policy page (read via project dossier)
• DDA building handbook (2006 text, opened)
• Financial Commissioner Delhi order of 15 December 2023 on LDRA
• Business Standard: Delhi Master Plan 2047 (20 August 2026)
• The Tribune: DDA approves Delhi Master Plan 2047 (13 August 2026)