Overview
- MoHUA, which notified the Transit Oriented Development rules Tuesday, set TOD zones within 500 metres of Metro and RRTS lines to put homes, jobs, and services within a short walk of transit.
- Developers seeking higher density must use at least 65% of the permissible floor area for homes up to 100 sq m, a mandate aimed at shifting new supply toward smaller, cheaper units.
- The policy sets a base floor area ratio of 400 and allows up to 500 after paying charges, and it lowers the minimum eligible plot size to 2,000 sq m on an 18‑metre road to widen participation.
- A flat ₹10,000 per sq m TOD charge goes into a ring‑fenced escrow for agencies such as the Delhi Jal Board and the municipal corporation, and a new committee must decide proposals within 60 days.
- Mixed‑use rules are looser with at least 10% set aside for shops and local amenities, and coverage spans about 207 sq km as experts and resident groups warn that dropping Local Area Planning could strain basic infrastructure.