About Delhi Development Authority(DDA):
The Development Authority was created in 1957 under the provisions of the Delhi Development Act”to promote and secure the development of Delhi “.
DDA has played a vital role in the orderly-yet-rapid development of Delhi. The city has become the residence of choice for more than 11 million people and this number continues to increase.
Delhi became the focus of government activity in 1911 when the British shifted the capital from Kolkata to Delhi.The initial location proposed for the Capital was to the north of the Northern Ridge. It was later changed to the present location around Raisina Hills.
Renowned town planners Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker planned the city of New Delhi in the year 1912.
In 1922 a tiny Nazul Office, comprising of 10 to 12 officials, was set up in the Collectorate of Delhi, the first authority to regulate the planned development of the city.
In 1937, the Nazul office was upgraded to an Improvement Trust, constituted under the provisions of the United Provinces Improvement Act, 1911, to control building operations and regulate land usage.
Achievements:
- Constituted in the year 1957 as the first development authority in the country with no role model to follow, in the last four decades and a half there have been proud milestones and achievements in DDA’s journey.
- In 1962 DDA formulated the 1st Master Plan for the planned growth and development of Delhi.
- DDA extensively revised the 1st Master Plan and a comprehensive Master Plan with perspective up to 2001 adopted in 1990.
- Draft Master Plan for Delhi 2021 was finalized and approved by the Authority and also by Central Government Master Plan-2021for publication of notification in Gazette of India alongwith land use plan for inviting objections and suggestions from the public.
DDA at a Glance:
We foresee the complex needs of the changing times. We think, plan and work for the future of Delhi. Ever since its inception in 1957, Delhi Development Authority has pioneered the process of development in the city. A Master Plan was formulated by DDA in 1962, which ensured a balanced development of Delhi by creating new residential extension areas which were self-contained and provided a healthy and secure environment. The plan was revised in 1982 and now DDA is all set to meet the challenge of accommodating the needs of the projected population of 128 lakhs by the end of this decade with its comprehensive Master Plan for Delhi 2001.
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