Delhi govt plans to redraw district boundaries, number may go up to 13 with new names
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi government has proposed a sweeping reshuffle of the capital's administrative map, raising the number of existing 11 districts to 13 with new names, officials said on Friday.
According to the draft plan of the Revenue department, the names of nine districts are recommended to be Civil Lines, Karol Bagh, Rohini, Narela, Najafgarh, City Sadar, Keshavpuram, North Shahdara and South Shahdara, they said. Central District, New Delhi, South District and West District are the remaining four district names, which have been retained in the proposal as is.
Except Shahdara, the existing districts bear names according to their geographic locations, such as East Delhi, West Delhi, North Delhi, South Delhi, South East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, Central Delhi, North East Delhi and South West Delhi.
The proposal for change in the names of the districts is in accordance with the government's policy decision to make their jurisdictional and geographical boundaries the same as those of municipal zones, the officer said.
According to the proposal, the North-East and East districts, having the highest population density, should be reorganised into North Shahdara and South Shahdara districts.
The reorganisation proposal recommends minimum changes in the New Delhi district, popularly known as Lutyens Delhi, although its three sub-divisions, Delhi Cantt, Vasant Vihar and Chanakyapuri, are recommended to be regrouped in Delhi Cantt and New Delhi sub-divisions.
The localities under the Vasant Vihar sub-division are proposed to be merged with the Najafgarh district, officials said.
The proposal is to be vetted and approved by the Delhi cabinet and sent to the lieutenant governor for his nod, before implementation, they added.
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Firms being arm-twisted to divert investment from Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
New Delhi (PTI): Companies are being arm-twisted to divert their investments from Karnataka despite the state having the best talent ecosystem, state's IT, biotech and rural development minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The minister said it has taken 40 years to develop the entire ecosystem in the state that suits investors.
"Why is semiconductor going to Gujarat, Assam? That's my question? That's what I have been asking. Why is it going to Gujarat? Why is it going to Assam? When PLI comes, they have to choose their state. The name is Karnataka. How does it become Gujarat by the time the application reaches Delhi? They are coming to my state. Why are they being arm-twisted to Gujarat?" Kharge said.
He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a roadshow in the national capital for the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026 to be held in November.
"They are coming to our state only. They want to invest in our state. It works out for them. It is profitable for them. Our human resource is one of the most agile and best in the world. But yet, they are going to be pushed to Gujarat," Kharge said.
During the event, Kharge said Karnataka is planning to rejig policy on data centres to promote sustainable data centres.
"There is a serious need for states and the central government to bring up policies for sustainable data centres. That's exactly what the government of Karnataka intends to do," Kharge said.
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