(a) whether the Union Government proposes to introduce a new master plan for Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the date by which the new master plan is likely to be introduced;
(c) the changes incorporated in the new master plan;
(d) whether the Union Government has also constituted a Committee to prepare a comprehensive Master Plan to make the capital slum free along with the terms of reference thereof; and
(e) if so, the details in this regard?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI GHULAM NABI AZAD )
(a)to(e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.
202 FOR 20.7.2004 REGARDING NEW MASTER PLAN FOR DELHI.
(a)to(c): The Master Plan for Delhi is a comprehensive document
for the development of the city which is notified in accordance
with the provisions of the Delhi Development Act, 1957. It
regulates the development of building activity in different
urban sectors of Delhi.
The first Master Plan of Delhi was notified in the year
1962, which was extensively modified by the Master Plan for
Delhi-2001, notified in August, 1990. This Master Plan for
Delhi 2001 is presently in operation.
2. The Delhi Development Authority has initiated the process
of revising the Master Plan for Delhi-2001, with a perspective
upto the year 2021, in consultation with the concerned experts
and professionals in different fields, various service providers
and representatives of the departments of Government of Delhi,
non-governmental organizations and local bodies etc. The Delhi
Development Authority has been advised to submit the draft of
the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 for consideration of the
Government, by the end of this year.
(d)&(e): The Government has separately constituted on June 24,
2004, a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Vice Chairman,
Delhi Development Authority to prepare an Action Plan for making
Delhi slum free by way of relocation/rehabilitation of slum
dwellers within the existing policy frame-work and within a time
frame of 5 years.