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The Uttar Pradesh state government recently set up three senior committees to tackle long-standing land allocation challenges under Noida, Greater Noida, and Yamuna Expressway urban-industrial zones. One panel is probing ways to release vast notified tracts, another will examine steep industrial land pricing, and the third aims to simplify building codes. Each committee includes top officials from Invest UP, various development authorities, and legal departments, and they've been asked to deliver plans within a fortnight. Combined with ongoing efforts to speed investment approvals and boost transparency, these steps mark a sharp push to make the state more attractive for industrial growth.
The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a six-member expert panel to address the persistent mismatch between land notified for development and the land actually ready for industrial use in Noida, Greater Noida, and the Yamuna Expressway area. Invest UP's presentation showed that although more than four lakh hectares have been officially earmarked, only 1.5 lakh hectares are included in master plans and just 40,000 hectares have been acquired, leaving roughly 2.5 lakh hectares effectively frozen for development. Advertisement
This large unused land block prevents construction approvals and discourages investors, making it a serious bottleneck for industrial expansion. Officials warn that at the current pace, unlocking the entire notified area may take years.
Additionally, many properties with earlier approvals must now secure fresh no-objection certificates from development bodies before redevelopment, a requirement described by the chief secretary as impractical, burdensome, and unjustified.
To resolve these issues, a high-level committee has been set up. It is led by the additional chief secretary (planning) and includes the additional chief secretary for housing and urban planning, CEOs of Invest UP and the Yamuna Expressway Authority, the chief town and country planner, and a senior law department officer. Invest UP's CEO will serve as the panel's secretary.
The committee's mandate includes analyzing notified, master-planned, and acquired land across the region, benchmarking practices from other states, and recommending steps to accelerate acquisition, simplify approvals, and open up land for industry all within a tight 15-day timeframe.
This initiative is part of the government's broader Industrial Investment and Employment Promotion Policy, 2022, which aims to extend incentives across more than 30 sectors. The authorities emphasized that ensuring sufficient, usable land remains a top priority for attracting industrial investment.
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