Delhi gets 2 new districts as revenue boundaries aligned with civic bodies

The Delhi government on Thursday announced the creation of two new revenue districts, increasing the total to 13 from 11, and fully aligning the revenue department’s boundaries with those of the Municipal Corporation, NDMC, and the Delhi Cantonment Board.

The newly carved districts are Old Delhi and Central North.

In newly formed Old Delhi district, city’s iconic markets — Chandni chowk and Sadar Bazaar — have been added. They were earlier part of central district.

Meanwhile, Shakurbasti and Shalimar Bagh, which were in northwest district, have now been included in the central district.

Model Town, one of the posh areas in the national capital, has been made part of Central North and is now excluded from the north district, according to a notification by the Revenue Department.

On the decision, CM Rekha Gupta explained that for many years the boundaries of revenue districts did not align with those of the Municipal Corporation zones, NDMC, and the Delhi Cantonment Board, which repeatedly caused delays in service delivery, confusion in handling complaints, difficulties in land record management, and inconsistencies across departmental jurisdictions.

After the reorganisation, the boundaries of all 13 districts will fully align with those of the Municipal Corporation, NDMC, and the Delhi Cantonment Board bringing clarity to governance and improving inter-departmental coordination.

Under the new structure, the number of districts will increase from 11 to 13 and sub-divisions from 33 to 39. This will help balance the workload of officials and deliver services to citizens more quickly.

The Chief Minister also announced that the Delhi Government will establish modern, multi-departmental ‘Mini Secretariats’ in all 13 districts, where citizens will be able to access numerous services such as revenue offices, SDM, ADM, tehsil, and sub-registrar offices at a single location.