Overview
- The Delhi government issued a December 25 notification creating 13 revenue districts by carving out Old Delhi, Central North and Outer North and subsuming Shahdara.
- The services department appointed top administrators to the new units, including G Sudhakar as district magistrate for Old Delhi, Shailendra Singh Parihar for Central North and Kumar Abhishek for Outer North.
- Interim jurisdiction mapping for existing Sub-Registrar Offices was published to keep property and document registrations running during the transition, with a separate order pending to expand SROs from 22 to 39.
- Officials say the redesign makes district boundaries coterminous with MCD, NDMC and the Delhi Cantonment Board to cut overlaps and quicken grievance redressal, with district-level Mini Secretariats planned.
- Coverage differs on timing, with the notification citing immediate effect and officials indicating January 1, 2026, as ₹25 crore is set aside for the first phase of the shift.