NIT itself is not a democratically elected civic body and has members appointed in it from various levels like Government of Maharashtra, NMC and other representatives of Nagpur.

[1] NIT holds the planning and development authority for Nagpur but does not receive any funds from state government.

[1] NIT has played a major role in the expansion and maintaining Nagpur in its past 65+ years of work.

NIT began functioning in 1937 and has collateral jurisdiction over the areas within the limits of the town wherever schemes are prepared by the trust and approved by the government.

[5] Money needed to acquire these lands and develop them is recovered back by the auction to general public when they are ready.

[6] NIT also distributes significant land acquired to weaker sections of the society at considerably lower rates.

In 2007, NIT unveiled the plans for setting up the Nagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority (NMRDA).