Telangana Awards Bharat Future City Master Plan-2047 Contract to Singapore's DP Architects

What Was Decided

The Telangana government appointed Singapore-based DP Architects as the master-plan consultant for Bharat Future City, tasking the firm with preparing the Bharat Future City Comprehensive Master Plan-2047 for the area under the Future City Development Authority (FCDA). The Telangana government selected Singapore-based DP Architects to prepare the master plan for Bharat Future City, a large-scale urban development project being developed under the Future City Development Authority (FCDA), after the firm emerged as the lowest bidder among six participants in the tender process and is expected to submit the master plan within nine months. This is a consultancy appointment decision, not a final approved master plan — the plan itself is still to be produced and separately approved.

How the Decision Was Made

DP Architects was selected after emerging as the lowest bidder among six firms that participated in the global tender process run by FCDA for the Comprehensive Master Plan–2047 assignment. Earlier reporting on the tender timeline had indicated a wider field: with 12 global firms bidding, the 765.28 sq km project aims to integrate AI hubs, EV manufacturing, and eco-tourism, and technical bids were scheduled to open on March 16, 2026. Six firms appear to have advanced to the final financial-bid stage, from which DP Architects was picked as lowest bidder.

The formal work order was handed over during the inauguration of the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) office at Meerkhanpet on June 10, 2026. Separately, the Chief Minister handed over the Letter of Award to the consulting firm tasked with creating the comprehensive master plan for the Future City jurisdiction and signed documents on stage to formally absorb several surrounding villages into the new development zone at the same event.

Operative Area and Timeline

The firm has been tasked with preparing a comprehensive master plan for the project within a period of nine months. Bharat Future City is being planned across nearly 765 sq km, and in the initial phase, the planning exercise will focus on around 30,000 acres, where land use, infrastructure requirements and development priorities will be mapped in detail. Out of this, nearly 13,000 acres have been identified as the priority development zone.

On jurisdictional boundaries: parts of the northern section overlap with areas covered by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, while the central portion includes the proposed Hyderabad Pharma City, and large stretches of the southern region continue to be predominantly rural and lack a statutory land-use framework. Officials believe a unified master plan will help avoid fragmented development and provide a coordinated roadmap for future growth.

The full FCDA statutory area, as previously notified, covers 765.28 sq km and comprises 56 revenue villages in Rangareddy district, spread across the mandals of Amangal, Ibrahimpatnam, Kadthal, Kandukur, Maheshwaram, Yacharam and Manchala.

Zone-Wise Land Use Under the Planning Brief

Reporting around the appointment cites an indicative land-use breakdown for the 30,000-acre core, sourced to project documentation: a life sciences hub (4,000 acres), an electric vehicle and energy park (1,976 acres), an electronics and advanced manufacturing zone (2,177 acres), a residential zone (2,477 acres), data centre hub (313 acres), education and university zone (255 acres), an AI city (403 acres), and a health city (594 acres). Additional facilities referenced alongside these include an entertainment zone, furniture park and sports hub, though acreage figures for these were not confirmed in available reporting as of June 2026.

Context: FCDA Headquarters Inauguration, June 10, 2026

The consultant award was announced alongside the formal launch of FCDA's own headquarters. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy inaugurated the Future City Development Authority (FCDA) building in Bharat Future City on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, signaling the state's readiness to build a world-class, pollution-free metropolis. Following the launch, the Chief Minister performed a puja in his newly designated chamber, unveiled the official FCDA logo, and launched its web portal. The state government confirmed that the FCDA administrative framework was set up in a record 150 days since its conception, calling June 10, 2026, a "golden chapter" in Telangana's development timeline.

At the same event, the CM also acted on village-inclusion requests: the government would examine requests to merge more villages into the Bharat Future City project, giving in-principle approval for the inclusion of certain villages, with a decision on the remaining villages to be taken after discussions with stakeholders. Several villages in Kalwakurthy Assembly constituency were formally merged with the FCDA, with more villages to be incorporated after further discussions.

Governance and Practical Effect

FCDA itself was set up ahead of this consultant appointment: the Cabinet gave its approval to establish the FCDA in a meeting held on March 7, 2025, and a government order creating FCDA was issued on March 12, 2025; the authority is chaired by Revanth Reddy himself and includes 11 senior officials from various departments, forming a high-powered decision-making body. FCDA serves as the sole authority to approve building layouts and infrastructure development within the Future City limits.

Practically, the DP Architects award moves the project from tendering into active plan preparation. Until the Master Plan-2047 is delivered and formally adopted, large stretches of the southern region continue to be predominantly rural and lack a statutory land-use framework, meaning zoning certainty for landowners and developers in those areas is still pending the consultant's output over the coming nine months.