Nine years on, DDA’s land pooling scheme yet to see development works

A total of 104 villages divided in six zones identified for the scheme; DDA says work about to start in two sectors

Nine years since the Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) ambitious land pooling policy was first notified, the development works in areas notified under the policy are yet to take shape.

While land pooling involves the acquisition of land by the authorities which is followed by roping in developers to execute the projects, DDA’s policy – which was notified twice, in 2013 and 2018 – allows the agency to steer away from the complex process of land acquisition.