YEIDA Notifies RPS-10: 973-Plot Residential Scheme Near Jewar Airport Launched, Draw Held June 18, 2026

What Was Decided

YEIDA's board/administration approved and notified Residential Plot Scheme RPS-10, its first residential plot scheme of financial year 2026-27, releasing plots in New Yamuna City for public allotment. The Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) has officially launched its first residential plot scheme of the financial year 2026–27, known as RPS-10, with applications opening on April 6, 2026, offering 973 residential plots near the newly inaugurated Noida International Airport. The scheme document identifies the locations precisely: Locations: Sector-15C, Sector-18, & Sector-24A, Yamuna Expressway Area.

Operative Details: Plots, Sizes and Rates

The scheme covers a defined inventory rather than an open-ended offer. Plot sizes offered are 162, 183, 184, 200, 223 and 290 sq m, with a total of 973 vacant plots (subject to increase/decrease by the Authority) and a premium on plot (base rate) of ₹36,260.00 per sq m. Earlier public communication had indicated a lower opening rate — plot sizes range from 162 square meters to 290 square meters, with prices starting at approximately ₹35,000 per square meter — but recent clarifications indicate final allotment rates have been revised to ₹36,260 per square meter, bringing the starting price for a 162 sqm plot to approximately ₹58.74 lakh. Reporting after the draw confirms this was a formal change: the final allotment rate was revised upward from the initially indicated ₹35,000 per sq m to ₹36,260 per sq m, following a board-approved price revision. On top of the base rate, the maximum Preferential Location Charge (PLC) is capped at not more than 15% of the premium for any single plot, applied for corner, park-facing or wide-road plots.

Regulatory Clearance

Before public launch, the scheme required UP-RERA sign-off. Earlier drafts of the scheme had run into a registration hold: RERA raised an objection, causing the plot scheme to get stuck, and on the instructions of YEIDA CEO Rakesh Kumar Singh, staff worked to resolve RERA's objections, with the CEO directing officials to launch the scheme as soon as possible. The scheme was ultimately cleared and registered as Residential Plots Scheme (RPS10/2026), RERA Registration No. RPS10/2025-UPRERAPRJ307764/03/2026.

Reservations and Eligibility

YEIDA built statutory and policy reservations into the allotment. Sources close to the scheme documentation broadly agree on a 5% carve-out for industrialists but differ on the exact farmer quota. One set of reports states 5% reserved for farmers whose land was acquired for Yamuna Expressway development, and 5% reserved for industrialists with functional units in YEIDA's Yamuna City. Other independent trackers of the same scheme instead cite a larger farmer quota: 17.5 percent of plots are reserved for farmers whose lands have been acquired, and five percent are reserved for those with functional industrial units in the Yamuna City area, with the remaining 77.5 percent open to the general public. Buyers should verify the exact category-wise split in the official brochure rather than rely on secondary summaries. Separately, a 5% reservation exists for persons with disabilities, including 1% for the visually impaired, and SC/ST applicants receive quotas per state norms.

Industrialist eligibility required units to be established and functioning before the scheme closed: industries must have been allotted an industrial plot/premises by YEIDA on or before 31.03.2026, and must have taken physical possession and been declared functional by YEIDA on or before the scheme closing date, with all dues cleared and a 'No Dues Certificate' provided, and the allotted plot cannot be transferred for five years from the date of allotment. For general applicants, eligibility generally required being 18 years or older, an Indian citizen (NRIs eligible in some schemes), applying for only one plot, not already owning or having been allotted a residential plot/flat by YEIDA in the applicant's, spouse's, or minor children's names, and applying as an individual since HUFs are not eligible.

Application Process and Timeline

The application and payment mechanics followed YEIDA's standard lottery format. Applicants had to pay 10% of the total plot cost as a registration amount at the time of application — ranging from roughly ₹5.67 lakh for a 162 sqm plot to ₹10.15 lakh for a 290 sqm plot — along with a brochure download fee of about ₹600 plus GST. Allotment was done entirely through a draw system, with successful applicants given only 60 days to complete payment. The application window ran for one month: the scheme opened for applications on April 6, 2026, and closed in early May 2026.

The Draw and Outcome

The computerised lottery was held on the scheduled date at a physical venue in Greater Noida. YEIDA's RPS-10 residential plot draw concluded on June 18, 2026, at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida, allotting 973 plots in Sectors 15C, 18, and 24A from a pool of over 100,000 applications. The demand far outstripped supply: well over 100,000 applications were received for 973 plots — an oversubscription ratio above 100:1, among the highest of any recent YEIDA residential scheme. The draw was held at the India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida and was live-streamed on YEIDA's official channels. Successful and unsuccessful applicants can check status online: applicants log in at yamunaexpresswayauthority.com using their application number and registered mobile number or email to see their result under the RPS-10 section — if a plot number appears, they are an allottee, and if it shows 'not selected,' the registration amount is queued for refund.

Practical Effect

The decision converts previously undeveloped or partially developed land parcels in Sectors 15C, 18 and 24A into a formal, RERA-registered allotment pipeline tied directly to the operational Noida International Airport corridor. For the roughly 973 successful allottees, the effect is a 60-day payment obligation followed by lease execution before construction can begin, as is standard for YEIDA schemes. Successful applicants are notified and given timelines to complete payments and execute lease deeds before construction and development can begin. For the more than 99,000 unsuccessful applicants, the practical effect is a refund of the registration deposit and continued reliance on YEIDA's future scheme pipeline or the secondary resale market for entry into these sectors: the secondary and resale market in Sectors 15C, 18, and 24A, along with adjacent YEIDA sectors, remains active for buyers who want in sooner.