Written by: Batumi
4 min readNew DelhiSep 11, 2026 05:00 AM IST 
The Lodhi Estate premises in New Delhi where Ford Foundation had its office. (Express photo by Gajendra Yadav)The Centre has evicted from the Lodhi Estate premises that it had been operating from since the 1960s, and allotted the space to two India-led international initiatives, The Indian Express has learnt.
The Land and Development Office of the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) had initiated eviction proceedings against Ford Foundation in 2025, after its lease for the property at 55, Lodhi Estate, ended, officials said. They said that since the foundation vacated the premises, no “forceful eviction” was carried out.
According to sources aware of the development, the foundation is learnt to have moved out in February this year, updating its office address from 55, Lodhi Estate, to the current address, Level 8, DLF Centre, Sansad Marg, on its website in March.
