NEW DELHI: Stating that the new Master Plan for Delhi-2021 would be made public and notified by this coming December, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken has announced that it would have provisions for permitting dwelling units on 27,000 hectares of land in the Capital and easier floor area ratio (FAR) norms for vertical development of the city.

This is the first time a time frame has been given for notification of the new Master Plan for Delhi.

Mr. Maken made this announcement while releasing an ASSOCHAM study on Housing For All here on Monday evening.

He also disclosed that a model Housing Regulatory Authority Bill was ready for circulation among all States including Delhi for setting up of Housing Regulatory Authority and would be introduced during the winter session of Parliament.

Mr. Maken said the new Master Plan for Delhi would have provisions to allow builders to make multi-storied buildings on agricultural land to accommodate the growing needs of housing and even allow single-floor house owners to convert their dwelling units to multi-storied houses to maximise the use of their land.

However, Mr. Maken said the Government had no plans to permit the hoteliers to add rooms to their hotels, as it would not solve the problem. Instead, the Government was considering allocating them separate sites to build new hotels as that would help meet the growing demand of tourists, he added.

The Minister also stated that the draft Bill for the proposed regulatory authority would be referred to Parliament's Standing Committee on Housing shortly before it is introduced in Parliament.

The proposed authority will have a single-window system for giving all clearances to real estate developers within a stipulated time of 40 days to ensure proper development of the city.

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