Policy for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in MPD-2021 and Regulations for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Charges, 2026 for providing affordable housing in NCT of Delhi

• TOD Policy notified under Master Plan for Delhi (MPD)-2021 combined with new Regulations for TOD and Charges, 2026, designed to promote planned, high-density, mixed-use development within a 500-metre radius of Metro / RRTS / Railway stations in Delhi.
• Opens up ~207 sq.km of NCT Delhi (≈14% of the city) primarily for affordable housing through redevelopment along transit corridors; administered by DDA under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
• UPSC relevance: urban governance (GS-II), urbanisation & infrastructure (GS-III), affordable housing schemes, 74th Amendment & metropolitan planning context.