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The Chandigarh administration has initiated the first comprehensive amendments to the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031 (CMP-2031), originally notified in April 2015, as part of a broader effort to modernise urban planning and optimise scarce land resources, officials said in the past week. The revisions follow the central government's Deregulation 2.0 push and are aimed at enhancing land-use efficiency while retaining the city's unique urban identity. Key proposed changes include permitting higher building heights and floor area ratios (FAR) in peripheral areas, liberalising fire safety norms, converting leasehold industrial plots to freehold, introducing zoning flexibility, doing away with minimum land requirements for private schools and creating a strategic land bank. The draft amendments are expected shortly after directions to submit preliminary proposals were issued by the Union Territory's chief secretary, with assurances that heritage and planning principles will be respected.
The Chandigarh administration has moved to amend the Chandigarh Master Plan 2031 (CMP-2031), marking the first substantive revision of the long-term urban blueprint since its notification in April 2015, according to government sources and local media reports. The decision, taken in the context of land scarcity and evolving development needs, seeks to balance sustainable growth with the city's planning ethos, officials said in the past week. Advertisement
The amendment drive is being undertaken as part of the central government's Deregulation 2.0 initiative, which aims to streamline regulatory frameworks and modernise urban governance. The UT chief secretary has directed the urban planning and estate departments to prepare a preliminary draft of the proposed changes within 10 days, signalling urgency in charting a revised planning regime.
A key focus of the revisions will be optimising limited land resources in the Union Territory, which faces persistent pressures from population growth, infrastructure demand and economic activity. Proposed changes include increasing permissible building heights and FAR in peripheral zones outside the core heritage sectors, liberalising fire safety norms, and providing greater flexibility in zoning classifications to support residential, industrial and educational development.
The draft amendments also aim to convert leasehold industrial plots into freehold titles, remove minimum land area requirements for private school development, and establish a land bank mechanism to facilitate strategic land allocation for development priorities. These measures are designed to unlock latent development potential while ensuring compliance with planning standards.
Authorities have emphasised that the revision process will maintain adherence to heritage provisions and judicial rulings pertaining to the city's architectural character, rooted in the Le Corbusier-inspired planning principles that underpin the Master Plan. Heritage preservation and low-rise, human-scaled urban fabric are expected to remain core tenets even as the plan evolves to accommodate contemporary needs.
The move reflects a broader realignment of urban policy in Chandigarh, where planners and policymakers are seeking to reconcile historical preservation with contemporary development pressures. As the amendment proceeds through consultation and drafting stages, stakeholders in the real estate and infrastructure sectors will be watching closely for implications on land supply, building norms and investment prospects in the decade ahead.
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