23-06-2025
Noida to go back to interviews for allotting hospital, school plots
Noida: Institutional plots meant for setting up hospitals and schools will be allotted through earlier interview-based process, instead of e-auctions that were introduced this year.
The Noida Authority's board made the decision at a meeting on June 14 after the institutional department flagged concerns that e-auctions could lead to a steep rise in land prices, which would eventually make education and healthcare unaffordable for the public.
In Jan this year, the Noida Authority adopted Unified Regulations, 2025, mandating e-auctions for institutional land allotments. This policy has been adopted by Noida Authority, YEIDA and GNIDA to operate on a common framework of land allotment norms.
At the latest board meeting this month, officials argued that institutions providing affordable education and healthcare services may be unable to compete in auctions against commercial entities, driving up reserve prices and impacting service affordability.
The board subsequently passed an amendment in the Unified Regulations policy, which says plots meant for hospitals and schools will be allotted through the interview process. For other institutional plots, the e-auction process will continue.
"The objective is to ensure that essential services such as education and healthcare remain accessible and affordable," said Lokesh M, Noida Authority CEO.
