The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Thursday approved the annual budget of Rs 8720 crore for the fiscal year 2025-26. The Authority’s budget document focused on the development of city infrastructure including construction of new roads and other infrastructural facilities, upgradation of parks and improvement in AQI through repair and reconstruction of existing roads.
The Authority has allocated Rs 4140 crore for development of land and physical infrastructure which includes roads, sewerage, water supply, power lines, drainage, beautification, aesthetic upgradation and street-scaping primarily in the vacant portion of land in sub cities of Narela, Dwarka, Rohini and other areas. For Delhi Metro phase IV projects, it has allocated Rs 75 crore for the next fiscal.
The budget also proposes two multilevel car parking, one each at Nehru Place and Bhikaji Cama Palace are in progress. In addition, another multi-level car parking is proposed at Netaji Subhash Place and Rs 38 crore has been allocated.
The budget was approved by the Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena at the Authority meeting on Thursday. DDA also proproses to transform Rajghat Power Plant into an educational public space and highlighting the existing chimney through facade or illumination lighting and laser shows in the coming days.
The Authority has approved proposal regarding increase in land rates for conversion from leasehold to freehold in respect of commercial, industrial properties, and multilevel parking by 10 percent over for the year 2025-26.
The budget also proposes of Rs 357 crore for DilliGramodayaAbhiyan (DGA). The Lieutenant Governor had launched the DilliGramodayaAbhiyan (DGA) with an overall objective to develop and create necessary infrastructure in the recently urbanised villages by utilising the funds of Rs 959 Crore (approx.) transferred to DDA from Revenue Department, Delhi government.
It also proposes Rs 145 crore for the Kirari Trunk Drain,Storm Water Channel no 2 and 5 at Dwarka, Storm Water Drain in DwarkaSector — 8, Storm Water Drain from Rani Khera to Sector 40, Rohini. This will help in prevention from pollution of River Yamuna, water logging or flooding, contamination of ground water. It will enable charge along drain and through creation of water bodies and cater to the irrigation needs of parks.
The Authority has allocated Rs 82 crore for rejuvenation and restoration of Yamuna River floodplains in order to enhance the ecological health of the Yamuna River ecosystem. Prominent spaces on the riverfront being created for the residents of Delhi include Asita East near ITO bridge, Baansera near Sarai Kale Khan Bus Depot and VasudevGhat near ISBT, Kashmiri Gate. It has allocated Rs 100 crore for the construction of iconic Bharat Vandana Parking sector 20, Dwarka.
The budget proposals, Rs 580 Crore allocated in BE 2025-26forongoinghousingprojects across Delhi; Rs 263 crore has been allocated for the construction of residential complex on Transit Oriented Development (TOD) norms in Karkardooma, Delhi is going on. A total of 497 1 BHK apartments in a 22 storey structure are almost complete. Work on another 1026 2 BHK apartments in keeping with TOD norms is also ongoing. It has also allocated Rs 35 crore for providing pucca houses to slum dwellers through In-Situ slum redevelopment or rehabilitation in various areas.
The Authority has allocated Rs 19 crore for Re-development of DilliChalo Park, Ghata Masjid Park, Sadhbhavna Park and Urdu Academy Park behind the Red Fort
The Authority approved the request of MCD regarding the proposal of Change of landuse of an area measuring 14,123 sqm (1.41 Ha.) from ‘Recreational (District Park)’ to ‘Residential’ for construction of Staff Quarters at Minto Road, New Delhi for the issuance of final Notification by Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs, GoI under Section 11A of Delhi Development Act 1957.
DDA has registered record breaking housing receipts of Rs 3176 crore in 2024-25 which is a straight 132 per cent jump from the total housing receipts of Rs 2398 crore in the preceding year 2023-24. Thus, to maintain the growing momentum on account of the sale of houses or flats, the estimated housing receipts for the 2025-26 have been pegged at Rs 4000 crore.
The target for collection of license fees for the fiscal year 2025-26 is accordingly fixed at an ambitious target to Rs 1000 crore which is substantially higher in comparison to the license fees collection by DDA in the past financial years.
On account of sustained efforts to augment housing receipts and to strengthen and streamline regular recurring revenue sources, the estimated GDA surplus has been pegged at around Rs 3000 crore which is substantially higher than the achieved GDA surplus of Rs 1370 crore in the preceding year. Likewise, the overall estimated receipts have been kept at an impressive figure of Rs 9560 crore which makes the current budget as a surplus budget of Rs 840 crore which is exceedingly higher in comparison to the surplus budget of Rs 372 crore for the year 2024-25.
At the meeting, the Lieutenant Governor lauded DDA for the gradual financial turnaround and appreciated the members of the Authority for guiding the efforts in this direction. He said that the Authority will undertake several developmental projects during the current Financial Year 2025-26 that will focus on better housing, aesthetic upgradation of the landscape and restoration and preservation of the Capital’s heritage.
The proposed expenditures in the current Financial Year 2025-26 for these projects will be financed from the revenues, which have been projected at Rs 4140 crore. Saxena stressed upon to make DDA financially sustainable through its own recourses.
