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[[File:Nehru-place.jpg|thumb|Main commercial center, Nehru Place, South Delhi, India]]
[[File:Nehru-place.jpg|thumb|Main commercial centre, Nehru Place, South Delhi, India]]
[[File:Nehru place market.jpg|thumb]]
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'''Nehru Place''' is a large commercial center in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. Although its importance as a financial center has declined in recent years, Nehru Place is still a prominent commercial area in South Delhi and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms and rivals with other financial centers in the metropolis like [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], Bhikaji Cama Place and [[Rajendra Place]].
'''Nehru Place''' is a large commercial centre in [[Delhi]], [[India]]. Although its importance as a financial centre has declined in recent years, Nehru Place is still a prominent commercial area in [[South Delhi district|South Delhi]] and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms and rivals with other financial centres in the metropolis like [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], Bhikaji Cama Place and [[Rajendra Place]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/jul/25/skywalk-kiosks-to-give-delhis-nehru-placemarketa-new-look-2480401.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>


It had been listed as a [[notorious market]] between 2009 and 2014 by the [[USTR]] for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2009|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2010|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2011 |title=2010 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021141104/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018214847/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |date=December 20, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091823/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |date=December 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183042/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |date=February 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131163741/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |date=March 5, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
It had been listed as a [[notorious market]] between 2009 and 2014 by the [[USTR]] for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.<ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2009|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite wikisource|chapter=Section 3|wslink=Special 301 Report/2010|plaintitle=Special 301 Report|last=|first=|year=|publisher=|page=|wspage=|scan=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2011 |title=2010 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021141104/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 21, 2020 |access-date=January 10, 2021 |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2011 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018214847/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |date=December 20, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2012 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091823/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf |archive-date=October 20, 2020 |date=December 13, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183042/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf |archive-date=October 24, 2020 |date=February 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2014 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets |url=https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |website=Office of the United States Trade Representative |access-date=January 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131163741/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |date=March 5, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>


Nehru Place was named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first prime minister of India.
Nehru Place was named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the first prime minister of India.

== Background ==
This is part of 11 district centres developed by the [[Delhi Development Authority]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2022/jul/25/skywalk-kiosks-to-give-delhis-nehru-placemarketa-new-look-2480401.html |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2022-01-21 |title=Nehru ‘Palace’ in Delhi: Complex to don a new look as it turns 50 this year |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/nehru-palace-complex-to-don-a-new-look-as-it-turns-50-this-year/articleshow/89026432.cms |access-date=2023-12-02 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> It was developed during the Congress govt when [[Jagmohan]] was heading the DDA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-12-08 |title=DELHI'S DILEMMA |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30255516.ece |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref>  As per the reports, it was completed in 1972 and it started with 89 buildings. <ref name=":0" />

In the place where Nehru Place is currently situated, there were slums. Jagmohan was the key person who was responsible for the beautification of Delhi.<ref>''Soul and structure of governance in India''. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers. 2005. p. 516. {{ISBN|81-7764-831-4}} {{OCLC|61731896}}</ref><ref>Jagmohan (1984). ''The Challenge of Our Cities''. {{ISBN|978-0-7069-2569-2}}</ref>


==Location and accessibility==
==Location and accessibility==
Nehru Place is accessible by all forms of public transport, as it lies next to the Outer Ring Road, an arc that encompasses major parts of South Delhi. In addition, bus services are very frequent, usually once every five to eight minutes. Private taxis are also available, as well as paid parking for cars and motorcycles. The famous [[Lotus Temple]] of the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is also located close by. Now Nehru place is accessible by Delhi Metro. The nearest metro stations include [[Nehru Place metro station|Nehru Place]], [[Kalkaji Mandir metro station|Kalkaji Mandir]] and [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]].
Nehru Place is accessible by all forms of public transport, as it lies next to the Outer Ring Road, an arc that encompasses major parts of South Delhi. In addition, bus services are very frequent, usually once every five to eight minutes. Private taxis are also available, as well as paid parking for cars and motorcycles. The famous [[Lotus Temple]] of the [[Baháʼí Faith]] is also located close by. Nehru place is also accessible by [[Delhi Metro]]. The nearest metro stations include [[Nehru Place metro station|Nehru Place]], [[Kalkaji Mandir metro station|Kalkaji Mandir]] and [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]].


* Has its own Delhi-Metro Station on [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] ([[Kashmere Gate metro station|Kashmere Gate]] to [[Raja Nahar Singh metro station|Raja Nahar Singh]])
* Has its own Delhi-Metro Station on [[Violet Line (Delhi Metro)|Violet Line]] ([[Kashmere Gate metro station|Kashmere Gate]] to [[Raja Nahar Singh metro station|Raja Nahar Singh]])
* Has a second Metro Station by the name of [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]] on Magenta Line (Botanical garden-Janakpuri West) connecting commuters with a short route from [[Gurgaon]] with an interchange at [[Hauz Khas]], and directly connecting [[Noida]] and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Airport]].
* Has a second Metro Station by the name of [[Nehru Enclave metro station|Nehru Enclave]] on Magenta Line (Botanical garden-Janakpuri West) connecting commuters with a short route from [[Gurgaon]] with an interchange at [[Hauz Khas]], and directly connecting [[Noida]] and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Airport]].
* 30 minutes from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]]
* It is 30 minutes from [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]]
* 1 hr from [[New Delhi Railway Station]]
* It is 1 hr from [[New Delhi Railway Station]]
* It has its own bus terminal, popularly known as Nehru Place Bus Terminal.
* It has its own bus terminal, popularly known as Nehru Place Bus Terminal.


==Areas near Nehru Place==
==Areas near Nehru Place==

* Nehru Enclave
* [[Shaheen Bagh]]
* [[Shaheen Bagh]]
* East of Kailash
* [[Greater Kailash]]
* [[Greater Kailash]]
* [[Sarita Vihar]]
* [[Sarita Vihar]]
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* [[Kalkaji]]
* [[Kalkaji]]
* [[Govindpuri]]
* [[Govindpuri]]
* Jasola Vihar
* [[Chittaranjan Park]]
* [[Chittaranjan Park]]
* Sant Nagar
* [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]]
* [[Malviya Nagar (Delhi)|Malviya Nagar]]
* [[Saket (Delhi)]]
* Madanpur khadar
* Saket


==Nearby spiritual places==
==Nearby spiritual places==

Revision as of 16:11, 16 July 2024

Nehru Place
Neighborhood of Delhi
Skyline of Nehru Place IT park
Skyline of Nehru Place IT park
Nehru Place is located in Delhi
Nehru Place
Nehru Place
Location in Delhi, India
Coordinates: 28°32′50″N 77°15′03″E / 28.54722°N 77.25083°E / 28.54722; 77.25083
CountryIndia
StateDelhi
DistrictSouth East Delhi
Named forJawaharlal Nehru
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Planning agencyMCD
Main commercial centre, Nehru Place, South Delhi, India

Nehru Place is a large commercial centre in Delhi, India. Although its importance as a financial centre has declined in recent years, Nehru Place is still a prominent commercial area in South Delhi and houses the headquarters of several Indian firms and rivals with other financial centres in the metropolis like Connaught Place, Bhikaji Cama Place and Rajendra Place.[1]

It had been listed as a notorious market between 2009 and 2014 by the USTR for selling counterfeit software, media and goods.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Nehru Place was named after Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India.

Background

This is part of 11 district centres developed by the Delhi Development Authority in the 1970s.[9][10] It was developed during the Congress govt when Jagmohan was heading the DDA.[11]  As per the reports, it was completed in 1972 and it started with 89 buildings. [10]

In the place where Nehru Place is currently situated, there were slums. Jagmohan was the key person who was responsible for the beautification of Delhi.[12][13]

Location and accessibility

Nehru Place is accessible by all forms of public transport, as it lies next to the Outer Ring Road, an arc that encompasses major parts of South Delhi. In addition, bus services are very frequent, usually once every five to eight minutes. Private taxis are also available, as well as paid parking for cars and motorcycles. The famous Lotus Temple of the Baháʼí Faith is also located close by. Nehru place is also accessible by Delhi Metro. The nearest metro stations include Nehru Place, Kalkaji Mandir and Nehru Enclave.

Areas near Nehru Place

Nearby spiritual places

See also

References

  1. ^ "Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Section 3" . Special 301 Report – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ "Section 3" . Special 301 Report – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "2010 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 28 February 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2011 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 20 December 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. ^ "2012 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 13 December 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. ^ "2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 12 February 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "2014 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets" (PDF). Office of the United States Trade Representative. 5 March 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Skywalk, kiosks to give Delhi's Nehru Place Market a new look". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Nehru 'Palace' in Delhi: Complex to don a new look as it turns 50 this year". The Times of India. 21 January 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  11. ^ "DELHI'S DILEMMA". Frontline. 8 December 2000. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  12. ^ Soul and structure of governance in India. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers. 2005. p. 516. ISBN 81-7764-831-4 OCLC 61731896
  13. ^ Jagmohan (1984). The Challenge of Our Cities. ISBN 978-0-7069-2569-2
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