LUCKNOW • 10 NOVEMBER 2026
Key points
- Housing Commissioner Anil Dhingra said land in Saumitra Vihar will be sold at ₹27,000 per sq m. That works out to about ₹2,508 per sq ft (our calculation).
- Phase 1 has 2,092 residential and 169 commercial plots; residential plots range from 40.74 to 300 sq m.
- The Parishad is preparing to open registration this month. The launch may be on 23 November, but the Chief Minister's office has not yet confirmed the date.
- Jagran says that by land price Saumitra Vihar will be cheaper than Varun Vihar and Naimish Nagar. The full scheme will have more than 5,000 plots.
The Housing Commissioner now states the rate
According to Dainik Jagran's report of 10 November, the Uttar Pradesh Avas Evam Vikas Parishad is preparing to start the Saumitra Vihar scheme on New Jail Road, Mohanlalganj, this month. Housing Commissioner Anil Dhingra said registration will open soon and that land in Saumitra Vihar will be sold at ₹27,000 per square metre. He said the launch could be on 23 November, but the Chief Minister's office has not yet approved that date. LDA's IT City registration may open at the same time.
Earlier reports gave different rates: Hindustan (24 October) said ₹2,600 to ₹3,000 per sq ft was likely, Dainik Bhaskar (26 October) said about ₹2,700 per sq ft, and Navbharat Times (31 October) said ₹27,000 per sq m. Now the Housing Commissioner himself has said ₹27,000 per sq m. Still, treat only the Parishad's brochure as final.
How many plots of each size
The residential plots are as below, from the table Jagran published. The last column is our calculation: plot area × ₹27,000. It is the base land price only; other charges that the brochure will list are not included.
| Plot (sq m) | About sq ft | Number of plots | Base price (our calculation) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | 3,229 | 161 | ₹81 lakh |
| 200 | 2,153 | 579 | ₹54 lakh |
| 122.23 | 1,316 | 445 | ₹33 lakh |
| 75 | 807 | 598 | ₹20.25 lakh |
| 60.29 | 649 | 229 | ₹16.28 lakh |
| 40.74 | 439 | 80 | ₹11 lakh |
| Total | 2,092 |
Commercial plots: 5 of 1,375 sq m, 57 of 200 sq m and 107 of 100 sq m, a total of 169. The report does not give their rate.
What else the report says about the scheme
- Under the pilot project the scheme is proposed on 87.271 hectares, and most of the land has already come to the Parishad.
- Saumitra Vihar is the state's first township where land was taken through land pooling, that is, with the farmers' consent.
- Farmers who gave land have been allotted developed plots by lottery, and the registry of their land in the Parishad's name is complete.
What is not fixed yet
- The registration date, registration amount, instalments and allotment method (lottery or other) have not been announced.
- The 23 November date still needs the Chief Minister's office approval.
- The scheme's RERA registration number is not public yet; when the brochure comes out, check it yourself on up-rera.in.
What this means for buyers
At ₹27,000 per sq m, the base land price of a 75 sq m plot (about 807 sq ft) is about ₹20.25 lakh, and of a 122.23 sq m plot about ₹33 lakh. The largest numbers of plots are 75 and 200 sq m. Register only through the Avas Vikas Parishad's official portal, and when the brochure is out, check the rate, size, payment terms and RERA number. Before buying land in nearby villages sold as "near Saumitra Vihar", check its khatauni and map approval.
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Related: Saumitra Vihar Yojana guide · RERA approval story · 23 November launch story.
Sources: Dainik Jagran, 10 November 2026