LDA Board Approves Naimish Nagar Yojna: The August 2025 Decision Record

What the board decided

The proposals for both projects were approved in the LDA board meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Divisional Commissioner Dr. Roshan Jacob. The meeting was the Authority's 185th board sitting and covered dozens of proposals; one press report of the same sitting noted the board meeting held on Wednesday addressed 62 proposals, many of which are considered pivotal for Lucknow's future growth (reports vary on the exact weekday but agree on the first week of August 2025).

After the launch of Anant Nagar, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) is set to introduce two more major residential schemes in the capital — Varun Vihar along the Agra Expressway and Naimish Nagar on Sitapur–Raitha Road. The board's approval was the formal go-ahead for LDA to acquire land and begin developing Naimish Nagar as a standalone LDA township, separate from earlier schemes such as IT City and Wellness City.

Operative details: area, villages and cost

As approved at the meeting, the Naimish Nagar project, spanning 1,084 hectares in 14 villages, will involve a land acquisition cost of about Rs 4,785 crore. The authority stated that about 1084 hectares of land of 18 villages, including Bhauli, Lakshmipur, Purba village, Purva, Sairpur, Farrukhabad, Kodri Bhauli, Kamalabad, Kamalapur, Palhari, Gopramou, Barumou, Dhatingra, Saidapur, West village, Dhobaila, Umrabhari, and Duggaur of BKT tehsil, has been identified. This reflects a board-cleared expansion agreed close on the heels of the initial approval: the LDA cleared the proposal to expand the Naimish Nagar Residential Scheme, planned across approximately 2,504 acres on Sitapur–Raitha Road in BKT, with the development now including four additional villages — Paschim Gaon, Dhobaila, Umrabhari, and Duggaur — bringing the total to 18 villages.

The LDA's own project page states the fuller, expanded footprint: the proposed Naimish Nagar Yojna on Sitapur Road, spread over an area of 3681.6872 acres, will develop into a model of development, giving a new identity to the northern part of Lucknow. In hectares, approximately 1486.689 hectares of land across 18 villages in B.K.T. Tehsil has been identified for the Naimish Nagar Yojna, and the estimated cost for land acquisition is approximately ₹4,785 crore, which has been approved by the Authority Board.

Land acquisition method

The board's decision specified how land would be obtained rather than through compulsory acquisition. In both cases, land will be purchased directly from farmers through mutual agreement. With board approval secured, surveys will now be conducted to determine the number of beneficiaries and the allocation of plots. This is confirmed in later ground-level reporting: land for the project will be acquired through consent-based agreements under the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved by the LDA board. Property-guide sources similarly note the scheme runs on a consent basis rather than land pooling: Naimish Nagar is not a land pooling scheme; LDA is directly buying land from farmers through consent-based acquisition (बैनामे), and farmers are receiving cash payments, unlike IT City.

Practical effect and what followed

Within days of the board approval, LDA moved from decision to implementation. The Lucknow Development Authority commenced construction on its proposed Naimish Nagar township along Sitapur Road, aiming to provide housing for approximately three lakh residents, with construction starting on Tuesday with the establishment of the first site office at Purva village in Bakshi Ka Talab.

Alongside the housing plots, the approved scheme covers village-level public works: roads, drainage, playgrounds, marriage halls, health centers, ponds, graveyards, schools, parks, and crematoriums will be built under the scheme.

By mid-2026, LDA had moved the scheme toward public registration. The Lucknow Development Authority finalized plans to launch its Varun Vihar and Naimish Nagar housing schemes, with online registration opening for more than 3,100 residential plots in the first phase. Varun Vihar and Naimish Nagar are among four major residential schemes approved under the Chief Minister's Urban Expansion Scheme, along with IT City and Wellness City; once fully developed, these projects are expected to provide housing opportunities to more than six lakh people, and LDA has allocated ₹1,600 crore for land acquisition for these major schemes. As of this writing, ballot/allotment dates for Naimish Nagar itself remain unconfirmed — one property-tracking source lists Naimish Nagar, Varun Vihar and Atal Nagar Phase II ballot dates are TBA as of its last update in 2026.

Other decisions taken at the same board meeting

The 5 August 2025 meeting bundled several unrelated approvals alongside the Naimish Nagar and Varun Vihar clearances. Notably: five unregistered contracts of The Himalayan Cooperative Housing Society Limited were scrapped, and the board also approved the repossession of 14,309 sq m from the Bahujan Nirbal Varg Cooperative Housing Society. Plans to build a bus terminal at Charbagh by a private developer on land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Road Transport Corporation were cleared, and LDA will send a proposal to the government to widen the master plan road from 24 to 30 metres. The LDA also approved a land acquisition proposal to build an Aerocity on the land of Sainik School, situated near Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. Separately, the LDA will regularise certain illegal occupants and cancelled its contract with M/s Unitech Limited in Ratan Khand Yojna, Raebareli Road; for EWS allottees relocated due to disputes, interest will now be charged from the date of adjustment rather than the original allotment date.

Plot format and indicative pricing (unofficial, pending notification)

Guides tracking the scheme describe an expected plot mix rather than a formally notified rate list. Plots measuring 72 sq m to 450 sq m will be offered across two sectors in each project. Both schemes feature modern infrastructure, extensive green spaces, and wide roads ranging from 18 to 60 metres. Independent property-advisory sources cite an expected price around Naimish Nagar Yojna on Sitapur Road at ₹3,345/sqft, but this is a market estimate, not an LDA-notified rate — readers should treat plot prices as provisional until LDA issues an official rate list.