The Yamuna Expressway corridor — long touted as the next growth spine linking Greater Noida to Agra — has seen repeated land-allotment schemes since the formation of the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA). The focus on the Noida International Airport (Jewar) and supporting infrastructure has kept investor interest high, even as resident population is still building up.
YEIDA’s earliest major scheme launched in 2009. According to the briefing in the transcript, the initial allotment rounds produced:
An initial tranche of ~8,000 plots, which later expanded to ~21,000 plots in that scheme cycle.
A detailed size breakdown cited during the briefing:
16,825 plots of ~300 sq. meters
2,500 plots of ~500 sq. meters
1,250 plots of ~1,000 sq. meters
300 plots of ~2,000 sq. meters
125 plots of ~4,000 sq. meters
The scheme operated on a draw basis; banks and private buyers purchased plots through allotments and auctions in subsequent rounds.
The speaker provided YEIDA-sector figures that illustrate the scale of allotments so far:
Sector 18 area: around 1,800 acres, with approximately 13,000 plots allotted.
Sector 20 area: around 1,500 acres, with approximately 11,000 plots allotted.
When combined with other sectors (16, 17, 22D, 24 and later phases), and adding industrial, JP, and group-housing allocations, the running total of plots allotted reaches roughly 35,000 (residential and other categories combined).
The briefing emphasized the mismatch between currently available population and the large plot supply:
If 35,000 residential plots translate to 35,000 families, and assuming an average household size of 4, that equates to roughly 140,000 people (the briefing used a 4-person family example to reach ≈2.5 lakh in another conservative aggregation that considered higher multipliers).
By comparison, the state of Uttar Pradesh has a population of around 25 crore, underscoring the long-term latent demand potential — but also showing that short-term absorption will depend on jobs, services and connectivity.
Speakers stressed that infrastructure projects and planned economic anchors will produce the necessary demand over time:
Jewar Airport is the central growth driver — cargo and passenger operations are expected to spur jobs, logistics and hospitality demand.
Planned Film City, semiconductor & electronics plots, institutional and corporate allocations, medical facilities, handicrafts clusters, hotels and mixed-use areas were all listed as elements that will create an employment base and downstream housing demand.
Developers and corporate players are participating actively in auctions and allotments:
Large private builders, institutional players and even corporate/industrial bidders have taken plots through tender/auction processes — indicating confidence in the long-term value proposition.
Banks at times sold allotted plots either through resale or auction, moving inventory into the market.
The briefing cited an evident price escalation over time:
Earlier government/YEIDA reference rates were mentioned at lower slabs (e.g., ₹5,000 referenced as an earlier baseline in the talk).
The speaker noted official rates moving to ₹35,000 per unit (context: “government rate”), and an illustrative doubling to ₹70,000 in some comparisons — a way to indicate how headline rates can rise as schemes and demand progress.
The core message: prices have risen across cycles, and many buyers now view plots as a medium- to long-term play, accepting development/holding timelines.
The current market is investor-driven: buyers are largely acquiring land for capital appreciation rather than immediate occupation.
The talk argued that genuine end-user migration will follow once airport-anchored jobs and commercial activity climb; meanwhile, builders and institutional buyers are laying groundwork (institutional plots, corporate campuses, semiconductor parks, health and education hubs).
Supply abundance: With tens of thousands of plots allotted, near-term overhang is a possibility in residential segments if job creation and services don’t keep pace.
Holding period: Buyers must be prepared for multi-year holding periods; the area is a multi-decade urbanization play rather than a short-term flip market.
Location premium: Private sector land (developer parcels nearer core nodes) often commands higher pricing than some government-allotted land, even when government land has better layout, roads and green infrastructure — reflecting perceived developer-brand premium and market psychology.
| Item | Figure / Note |
|---|---|
| Initial scheme (2009) | ~8,000 -> expanded to ~21,000 plots |
| Plot-size breakdown (reported) | 16,825 (≈300 sqm), 2,500 (≈500 sqm), 1,250 (≈1,000 sqm), 300 (≈2,000 sqm), 125 (≈4,000 sqm) |
| Sector 18 | ≈1,800 acres; ~13,000 plots allotted |
| Sector 20 | ≈1,500 acres; ~11,000 plots allotted |
| Total allotted (all sectors + industrial + group housing) | ~35,000 plots (aggregate figure cited) |
| UP population referenced | ~25 crore (to highlight latent demand) |
| Price movement (illustrative) | Govt ref. rates referenced from ~₹5,000 → ₹35,000 (and comparisons to ₹70,000 as illustrative doubling) |
The speaker’s central thesis: while the Yamuna Expressway currently shows a large supply of plots, infrastructure projects like Jewar Airport combined with industrial, institutional and service investments will progressively convert that supply into sustainable demand. For now, the market remains an investor-led, long-horizon story — and prospective buyers should factor in timelines, holding costs, and the staged delivery of the region’s economic ecosystem.