News: Haryana Lifts FAR for Retirement Housing to 3.0 via TDR-10-04-2026
The Haryana Cabinet has amended the state’s Retirement Housing Policy to allow more construction in retirement housing colonies. Additional Floor Area Ratio (FAR) available through Transferable Development Rights (TDR) has been raised to up to 3.0, against the existing permissible FAR of 2.25.
The cabinet met under Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and approved the change for planned development of retirement housing through licences under the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975, an official statement had said earlier in the week. The amendment to the Retirement Housing Policy 2024 is meant to serve the ageing population’s specific housing and lifestyle needs and is in line with the TDR Policy, 2021.
Under the revised Clause 5(ii), the approach norms in the policy dated October 20, 2020, as amended from time to time, will continue to apply only for the grant of additional FAR under the TDR policy. The benefit will go only to licences that were approached as per that policy, the statement had said.
FAR indicates how much total construction is permitted on a plot. TDR is a planning tool that lets a landowner or developer transfer unused development potential from one plot to another. With FAR going up, more units can be built in the same project.
Santhosh Kumar, vice chairman, ANAROCK Group, called the change a big boost for developers in Gurugram’s senior living space, since builders can construct more on the same land parcel. That makes premium senior living more commercially viable without land costs rising by the same amount, he said.
Muralidhara C P, founder, Jeevin Consulting, described the move as timely, saying project viability has been a key constraint on scaling senior living in India. He said it signals a shift from treating retirement housing as a niche to recognising it as essential social infrastructure. Success, he cautioned, will depend on execution: clear guidelines, alignment between operators and developers, and attention to service standards and not just real estate.
Rajagopal G, chairman, Association of Senior Living India (ASLI), said the step strengthens the viability of senior living projects and will speed up much-needed supply. He added that design standards, openness and supporting infrastructure must be preserved to ensure a high quality of life for residents.
Rishabh Periwal, senior vice president, Pioneer Urban Land and Infrastructure Ltd, said more families in Gurugram are considering senior living as a conscious, planned choice and not a fallback. Higher FAR gives developers flexibility to build more integrated communities with the support systems seniors need, he said. For buyers, he added, it points to more organised options and a more structured pipeline of credible projects than the limited choices available so far.
Anil Godara, founder and managing director, J Estates, said the amendment lets developers build more without a proportional rise in land cost and creates a more conducive environment for organised retirement housing, with demand in markets like Gurugram driven by a demographic shift towards planned communities.
