Ghaziabad Development Authority or GDA was established in 1960. Since then GDA has been functioning as both regional housing authority in Ghaziabad as well as metropolitan development agency. The primary tasks of Ghaziabad or Ghaziabad Vikas Pradhikaran GDA include recognition of prime land for development in and around Ghaziabad within the jurisdiction of the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam, Land acquisition, planning the development project for the site, construction on the property or auction of the GDA plots in Ghaziabad , sale and maintenance of the properties constructed.

Besides the construction and development of properties in Ghaziabad, the Development Authority in Ghaziabad also undertakes social and physical infrastructure development projects. The Vikas or Development of Ghaziabad city is sole responsibility of Ghaziabad Vikas Pradhikaran or Ghaziabad Development Authority. These development projects include roads, flyovers, power houses or electric stations, telephone exchanges, Mother Dairy Booths, Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Community Centers and Public gathering Halls, district parts and health clubs, schools and other institutions etc. These infrastructure developments by GDA Ghaziabad have been highly successful and have reached the mark of adequacy.

GDA Housing Projects:

The recent housing schemes materialized by GDA include the entire Delhi-Ghaziabad stretch covering Kaushambi, Vaishali, Indirapuram in T.H.A. and Govindpuram, Karpooripuram, Swarn Jayanti Puram and Partap Vihar. These have added to the burgeoning NCR Real estate market .

Besides the residential properties development Ghaziabad GDA or Ghaziabad Vikas Pradhikaran provides basic amenities and infrastructural facilities such as water and power supply, sewage and drainage system, connectivity and colony roads, parking space, green belt along the colony and parks.

GDA Commercial Schemes:

Ghaziabad Development Authority is responsible for many commercial edifices in the city. Local retail markets are provided within each colony and large commercial shopping complexes at each easily accessible market place in the city. Some of these include Sanjay Nagar, Chandra Nagar, Govindpuram, Nehru Vikas Minar and Navyug Market.

GDA Website:
http://www.gdaghaziabad.com/index1.php