In a milestone move aimed at faster and more citizen-friendly governance, the Delhi Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Thursday approved the reorganisation of 11 existing revenue districts into 13.

The move will fully align revenue district boundaries with those of civic agencies - Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi Municipal Council and Delhi Cantonment Board.

With this overhaul, Delhi will have two new revenue districts - Old Delhi and Central North.

In the newly formed Old Delhi district, the city's iconic markets - Chandni Chowk and Sadar Bazaar sub-divisions - have been added. They were earlier part of the Central district.

Meanwhile, Shakurbasti and Shalimar Bagh, which were earlier in the northwest district, have now been included in the Central North dist

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