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The Central Government has amended the Delhi Development Authority's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy, expanding the definition of the 'TOD Zone' through a gazette notification issued earlier this week. The revised zone will now cover a 500-metre corridor on both sides of existing and planned Metro routes, as well as around major transit hubs such as RRTS stations. This marks a broader catchment than earlier provisions and is intended to support integrated urban development with residential, commercial and mixed-use projects near transit. The change modifies Chapter 20 of the Master Plan for Delhi-2021, with the DDA inviting public objections or suggestions within 45 days of the notice.
The Central Government has effected amendments to the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) policy, by issuing a gazette notification that was made public earlier this week. Advertisement
Under the revised definition the 'TOD Zone' will cover a corridor 500 metres wide on either side of the centre-line of existing and planned Metro corridor routes, as well as around regional and inter-state mass transit hubs such as those under the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS).
The change is proposed as a modification to Chapter 20 on Transit-Oriented Development in the Master Plan for Delhi - 2021, under Section 11-A of the DDA Act, according to the DDA notice. The DDA has invited any person to submit objections or suggestions in writing within 45 days of the notice being issued.
Previously, the TOD zone had a narrower ambit, limiting the catchment around transit stations and corridors. The broader zone aims to encourage more integrated urban development around mass-transit nodes, enabling residential, commercial and mixed-use development with transit access.
Historically, the TOD policy under the Master Plan for Delhi - 2021 emerged as a means to promote higher-density development near public transit, cut travel times, reduce congestion and encourage sustainable land use. With the new amendments, the DDA is aligning more closely with global practices where transit-oriented developments span a defined radius around a station rather than being confined to station-proximate plots only.
Source: PTI
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