Overview: What Is GMADA and Why Does It Matter?

If you are investing in property anywhere in the Greater Mohali area — whether in Zirakpur, Kharar, Mohali, or New Chandigarh — there is one government body whose decisions will shape the value of your investment more than any other. That body is GMADA: the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority.

GMADA was constituted in 2006 under the Punjab Regional and Town Planning and Development Act, 1995. It is the statutory planning and development body for the SAS Nagar (Mohali) region. Its jurisdiction covers Mohali, Banur, Zirakpur, Dera Bassi, Kharar, Mullanpur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Mandi Gobindgarh, and Roopnagar. In practice, this means GMADA controls master planning, land acquisition, infrastructure development, and plot allotment across one of the fastest-growing urban corridors in North India.

Every major road that improves connectivity to your property, every new township that brings fresh demand, every plot scheme that sets market benchmarks — almost all of it flows through GMADA. That is why thousands of investors, NRI buyers, builders, and end-users follow GMADA’s announcements closely every single month.

June 2026 has been one of the most significant months in GMADA’s recent history. New acquisition drives have been notified, a landmark commitment to village development has been made, and the Aerotropolis expansion is continuing to take shape. This article breaks it all down for you — clearly, without hype, and with the context you actually need to make a smart decision.

What’s New in June 2026: The Big Developments

Three major developments stand out this month. Each one matters for a different reason, and together they paint a picture of a government that is moving forward with its Greater Mohali vision at a pace the market has not seen before.

📊 June 2026 GMADA Updates — At a Glance

Latest GMADA Notifications — What’s Been Published

For anyone who tracks GMADA closely, June 2026 has had meaningful official activity. The authority’s notification board on gmada.gov.in has seen several significant entries this month.

Active Notifications This Month

GMADA Land Acquisition Updates — Project by Project

Aerotropolis — The Airport Township

The Aerotropolis is GMADA’s most ambitious project — a 5,500-acre integrated township built directly adjacent to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport (IXC) in Mohali. To put that scale in perspective, it is larger than many of India’s planned smart cities. The township is designed to include residential pockets, commercial zones, institutional areas, and industrial parks — all within a single, planned development.

The Aerotropolis is being developed in multiple pockets — A through D in the existing scheme, with the Banur belt extension now adding 2,489 more acres. Pockets B, C, and D have active infrastructure development underway. Pocket A involves approximately 927 acres that remain under a legal dispute stemming from the Guava Scam case, which has caused delays in that specific zone.

For investors in the secondary LOI (Letter of Intent) market, Aerotropolis continues to show demand across all non-disputed pockets. LOIs — the transferable documents that precede formal registry in GMADA’s plot allotment process — trade actively in Mohali’s secondary market. Mid-2026 indicative rates for residential LOIs in Pocket A range broadly from ₹50,000 to ₹57,000 per square yard at the upper end, with other pockets at different levels. These are dealer-reported secondary market figures and not GMADA allotment prices. Call us for current verified rates before transacting.

Eco City-4 — The Newest Notification

Eco City-4 is the freshest entry in GMADA’s expansion plans and has generated significant attention since the Section 4(1) notification was issued on June 2, 2026. The acquisition covers 526.03 acres across four villages — Kartarpur, Kansala, Rajgarh, and Boothgarh — in the Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

It is important to understand where Eco City-4 sits in GMADA’s sequential development. Eco City-1 (approximately 419 acres near Mullanpur Garibdas) and Eco City-2 (approximately 387 acres in Hoshiarpur and Takipur) are already developed and allotted. Eco City-3 — at 716 acres, with the compensation award declared in December 2025 — is expected to launch allotments by end of 2026. Eco City-4 has just entered the acquisition process and will take considerably longer before any allotment is possible.

Eco City-3 — The One to Watch in 2026

If Eco City-4 is the long-horizon play, Eco City-3 is the near-term opportunity that serious GMADA investors should focus on. The compensation award under Section 19 of the Land Acquisition Act was declared in December 2025, covering 716 acres acquired from nine villages. GMADA’s Chief Administrator has publicly indicated that a township launch could happen before the end of 2026.

Eco City-2’s extension scheme — announced in late 2025 and covering 96 acres in Hoshiarpur village with 153 residential and 68 commercial plots — gives some indication of what Eco City-3 allotments might look like in terms of draw-based pricing. For verified current pricing and allotment details as they are announced, contact us directly at Royals Property Consultant.

Village Development — The Policy That Changes Everything

This deserves more attention than it has received in mainstream coverage. On June 24, 2026, The Tribune reported that the Punjab Government has made a formal, unprecedented commitment: every village contributing agricultural land to Greater Mohali and New Chandigarh’s 11,103-acre acquisition drive will be developed simultaneously, not after the fact.

The commitment includes integration of village sewerage, water supply, and drainage with GMADA’s own infrastructure systems. Village roads will be constructed by the departments concerned, with GMADA providing gap funding. Houses along the village boundary road — the traditional “phirni” — will be completely exempt from acquisition, preserving each village’s physical identity. Development must be completed within three years of the acquisition award date.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann personally stated that this is a guarantee to farmers, not just a policy. A formal notification giving legal effect to these commitments is expected to be issued shortly.

For investors, this matters because farmer protests have been one of the most consistent sources of delay in GMADA’s acquisition drives. By addressing the root grievance — that villages are left to decay while planned townships are built around them — the government is reducing one of the primary risk factors for investors in GMADA projects.

Infrastructure Progress — What Is Actually Being Built

PR-7 Road — Zirakpur’s Game-Changer

The PR-7 six-lane highway through Zirakpur is arguably the single most impactful infrastructure project for property values in the immediate tricity market. Physical work has commenced, with heavy machinery — including equipment for deep soil testing at 100-foot depth — mobilised at the site. The contractor (RKECPL) is now active on the ground. For buyers considering Zirakpur properties on Airport Road or in the PR-7 corridor, this is the connectivity upgrade that will compress commute times significantly.

GMADA Ongoing Road Projects

Utilities and Social Infrastructure

Road building is visible. What is less visible but equally important is the public health infrastructure — water supply, drainage, sewerage, and street lighting — being simultaneously developed across GMADA estates. In Eco City-1, for example, public health services work is currently active. The Aerocity estate is getting its utility systems upgraded as internal development progresses. These are the foundations that make a planned township livable rather than just mapped.

On the social infrastructure front, GMADA’s master plan for New Chandigarh envisages a self-sustaining medium-density urban area with educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and commercial centres at planned intervals. The Medicity area in New Chandigarh, Knowledge City, and the proposed Education City all contribute to this ecosystem — creating an employment and amenity base that supports long-term residential demand.

Upcoming GMADA Plot Schemes — What Buyers Need to Know

This is the question every investor asks: when is GMADA launching its next plot scheme? Here is an honest answer based on current publicly available information.

How GMADA Allotments Work

Based on current GMADA activity, the next expected plot allotment is in Eco City-3, with a launch potentially before the end of 2026. For Eco City-4 and the Aerotropolis Banur belt, formal allotments remain years away. There is no confirmed date for a new residential draw scheme as of this writing.

Property Market Analysis — Mohali, New Chandigarh & Tricity

GMADA’s June 2026 activity is playing out against a property market that is showing genuine momentum across the Tricity region. Understanding that context helps you interpret what these announcements actually mean for your investment.

Demand Drivers That Are Real

Three factors are genuinely driving demand in the Mohali-Zirakpur-New Chandigarh corridor right now. First, IT sector employment — both from established IT City tenants and from newer entrants drawn by Chandigarh airport’s expanding connectivity — continues to generate steady residential demand from working professionals and their families. Second, NRI buyers from Canada, the UK, the Middle East, and Australia are active in the market, with the relative strength of foreign currencies making Indian real estate look attractively priced even at current levels. Third, infrastructure momentum — specifically the PR-7 road, Aerotropolis development, and New Chandigarh township expansion — is giving buyers confidence that the location story will improve further.

Supply Picture

The supply side tells an interesting story. In the luxury and premium segments — apartments above 2,000 sq ft, plotted GMADA schemes — supply remains constrained relative to demand. Private builders in Zirakpur and Mohali are active, but the benchmark-setting quality of GMADA allotments means that secondary market prices for GMADA plots are holding well even as private sector inventory expands.

Rental Market

IT City Mohali, Airport Road Zirakpur, and the established sectors of Mohali (Sectors 66-90) are showing strong rental demand from corporate tenants, IT professionals, and airport-sector employees. Rental yields in well-located 3 BHK and 4 BHK apartments on Airport Road compare favourably with other major North Indian cities. For NRI investors using rental income to offset EMI or maintenance costs, this is a meaningful positive.

Investment Comparison: Aerotropolis vs Eco City vs IT City vs New Chandigarh

What Buyers Should Watch Next Month

Based on the current pace of GMADA activity, here is what serious investors should keep on their radar for July 2026 and the months that follow. These are possibilities to monitor — not confirmed events.

GMADA Investment — Honest Pros & Cons

Who Should Invest in GMADA Projects Right Now

Expert Opinion — June 2026 Analysis

After 15 years of watching GMADA develop this region, I can say with confidence that June 2026 represents a meaningful inflection point — not because of any single announcement, but because of what the combination of decisions signals about government commitment and market direction.

Short-Term Outlook (6–18 Months)

The most important near-term event for the GMADA market is the Eco City-3 allotment launch. If GMADA delivers on its stated H2 2026 timeline, we will see significant market activity as buyers — both domestic and NRI — compete for a limited number of plots at draw-based pricing. The secondary market for existing Eco City-1 and 2 plots typically sees upward pressure before a new scheme launch as buyers look for alternatives if they miss out on the draw. Watch for that pattern.

In the Aerotropolis secondary market, LOI pricing in Pockets B, C, and D is supported by infrastructure activity on the ground. As more roads are completed and utilities are installed, the gap between paper promises and physical delivery narrows — and that typically translates to better pricing support in the secondary market.

Long-Term Outlook (3–10 Years)

The geographic arc that GMADA is building — from Mullanpur in the west through New Chandigarh sectors northward toward Kharar, connected to the airport township in the south — is one of the most ambitious planned urban expansions in North India. When you map this against the Employment City, Education City, IT City, Medicity, and Aerotropolis that are all part of the same master plan corridor, the long-term demand case is genuinely compelling.

The village development commitment — if executed as promised — could become a model for urban expansion in India. It addresses the single biggest friction point in planned township development: the displacement of existing communities. If villages grow alongside the township rather than being swallowed by it, farmer opposition reduces, acquisition pace improves, and the overall development story becomes more investible.

Advice for Different Buyer Types

First-time buyers: If you need a home in the next 2–3 years, GMADA plots are not the right choice because possession timelines are uncertain. Look at private RERA-registered projects in Zirakpur, Mohali Sectors 66–90, or existing Eco City-1 and 2 resale plots.

Investors with a 5+ year horizon: Aerotropolis LOIs in non-disputed pockets, and an Eco City-3 allotment position if the draw opens, are both strong plays. The infrastructure story is building, NRI demand is sustained, and the airport connectivity angle is genuinely unique.

NRI buyers: The Aerotropolis story is particularly strong for you. Airport proximity is a concept NRIs understand intuitively from their experience abroad. Purchase via NRE/NRO accounts is straightforward under FEMA. For home-buying for parents, the New Chandigarh private developer projects with better possession certainty are worth evaluating alongside GMADA options.

Land owners in acquisition zones: With the village development commitment now public and a three-year delivery guarantee attached, the case for participating in land pooling rather than resisting acquisition has become significantly stronger. Get proper legal advice on your compensation rights and land pooling options.

Frequently Asked Questions — GMADA June 2026

Final Verdict — What June 2026 Means for You

For investors, the message from June 2026 is one of increasing government conviction — not just in plans, but in the commitments needed to execute those plans smoothly. A government that promises village development in three years and backs that promise with a formal notification is a government that understands what has historically slowed these projects down.

That does not mean risks have disappeared. Court cases, timelines, and market pricing all remain variables. But the direction of travel is clear, and for buyers with a medium to long-term horizon, the Greater Mohali story remains one of the strongest planned-township investment cases in North India.

Bookmark this page — it will be updated every month with the latest GMADA developments, official notifications, and on-ground market insights. And if you want to act on what you have read here, reach out to us directly.

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