The name of this Nehru Place Market is derived from the name of a great personality of India. It is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Shiri Jawaharlal Nehru. This market was formed in around 1980s and consists of many four to five floor buildings and few high towers building as well. It also consists of underground and over roof parking facility these days. There are few high storey buildings like EROS, IFCI, ANSAL TOWER, DEVIKA TOWER, MODI TOWER etc. Many big fabric export houses and cloth merchants have their showrooms and factory outlets here.
One can reach Nehru Place by all means of public transport by Delhi Metro, DTC bus ( Delhi Transport Corporation) , auto, own conveyance or by a taxi/ Cab. Metro runs each 5 minutes from Badarpur side and GK side. The availability and frequency of DTC buses services is very high, usually once every ten to fifteen minutes. However these days Delhi Metro is the main transport to reach Nehru place. If to talk about the surroundings of Nehru Place, one of the famous temples i.e. Lotus Temple is also located very near by it. Nehru Place is also surrounded by the small size of hotels for accommodation. People come for business visits in different companies stay in these hotels.