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The Uttar Pradesh government has authorised the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) to directly change agricultural land to residential use for township developments under the Chief Minister's Urban Expansion New City Promotion Scheme. This power, which was previously held only by the state government, is expected to reduce delays in large projects such as the Harnandipuram township, where most land is agricultural and significant state funds are allocated. The policy change aligns with efforts to streamline land use approvals and support faster implementation of housing and urban expansion plans in Ghaziabad.
The Uttar Pradesh government has empowered the Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) board to change the land use of agricultural land to residential for township projects under the Chief Minister's Urban Expansion New City Promotion Scheme. Before this change, the authority to convert land use was with the state government and often caused delays in approvals and project starts. Giving this power to the GDA is aimed at speeding up the planning and development process for large township schemes. Advertisement
Under the revised arrangement, the GDA board can authorise land use changes without needing separate state clearance for projects under the urban expansion scheme. Officials say this step will help address long standing procedural hurdles that slowed development work and discussions with landowners. In many cases, agricultural land must be changed to residential before construction and infrastructure work can begin, and local authority approval is seen as a faster route than the earlier state level process.
The Harnandipuram township project is one of the key developments expected to benefit from this change. A large portion of the roughly 501 hectares earmarked for Harnandipuram is agricultural land, and the state has already allocated INR 400 crore for the project. With the GDA now able to approve land use conversion, the authority can proceed more quickly once land is acquired from farmers, helping to move the project into its implementation phase sooner.
Earlier land policy changes, such as updates to the New Township Policy, allowed private developers to directly approach development authorities for land use changes for big projects. However, similar benefits were not available to development authorities themselves until this recent directive. The principal secretary of the housing and urban planning department issued the communication that formalised the new power, reflecting an effort to remove disparities in the approval process.
The policy revision is part of broader efforts to accelerate urban expansion and housing delivery in Ghaziabad. Local planning bodies are now positioned to handle key procedural approvals, which officials say will fast track groundwork and infrastructure development for township schemes covered under the state's urban expansion programme.
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