SDRC gets a new name
The Delhi government plans to rename the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation to the 'Indraprastha Virasat Redevelopment Corporation.' (theprint.in) The SDRC is the agency responsible for restoring and revitalising Walled City areas, so the rename will change the official heritage branding for Old Delhi. (theprint.in)
Delhi’s government is set to rename the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation as the Indraprastha Virasat Redevelopment Corporation. (theprint.in) The change was approved at the corporation’s board meeting on March 13, 2026, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta. Officials told PTI the main step left is registration of the new name with the Registrar of Companies. (theprint.in) The body is the Delhi government’s special-purpose vehicle for Old Delhi’s Walled City. Its mandate includes conserving heritage sites and improving services such as water supply, sewerage, electricity and public transport in those areas. (srdc.delhi.gov.in) The rename shifts the agency’s public identity from Shahjahanabad, the Mughal-era city built by Shah Jahan, to Indraprastha, an ancient name associated with Delhi. The new official wording also adds “Virasat,” or heritage, to the corporation’s name. (theprint.in) The move comes as Gupta’s government says it wants a broader overhaul of redevelopment work in Old Delhi. At the March 13 meeting, she said the institution would be restructured and used to speed up the “real redevelopment” of the Walled City. (newindianexpress.com) That review was tied to live projects on the ground. Gupta’s office said work worth about ₹160 crore was underway on 28 roads, alongside sanitation upgrades, public-space beautification and a phased plan to move cables underground. (newindianexpress.com) The government also linked the rebranding to scrutiny of earlier redevelopment work. Gupta alleged “serious irregularities and corruption” under the previous administration and said the Chandni Chowk project’s cost had risen from about ₹65 crore to nearly ₹148 crore; ET Infra reported no immediate response from the Aam Aadmi Party on those allegations. (economictimes.indiatimes.com) The corporation itself remains the same legal entity for now: a not-for-profit company set up under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, according to its official website. What changes first is the name Delhi uses for the agency overseeing the capital’s oldest historic core. (srdc.delhi.gov.in)
