National Capital Region (India)

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National Capital Region (India)
राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र (भारत)
Region

National Capital Territory of Delhi as captured by Landsat-5 satellite
Government
 • Regional authority National Capital Region Planning Board
Area[1]
 • Total 51,109 km2 (19,733 sq mi)
Website ncrpb.nic.in

The National Capital Region (NCR) in India is the designation for the conurbation or metropolitan area which encompasses the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi, which includes New Delhi, as well as urban areas surrounding it in neighboring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.[2]

NCR is India's largest and one of the world's largest agglomeration with a population of over 47,000,000[3] at the 2011 Census. All the areas of NCR together generated GDP of $128.9 billion in 2011-12, which was 7.5 percent of the Indian GDP.[4]

History

In July 2013, NCR was expanded to include three more districts, Bhiwani, and Mahendragarh in the state of Haryana, as well as Bharatpur in the state of Rajasthan. This brought the number of districts in NCR to 19, with the total NCR area increasing 34% to 45,887 km2.[5]

Before July 2013, National Capital Region (NCR) had a total area of 34,144 km2 spanning over 15 districts in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan, together with the National Capital Territory of Delhi, with the Nation Capital as its core. After the addition of three more districts (Bhiwani, Mahendragarh and Bharatpur) - NCR expanded to 18 districts having a total area of 46,208 km2. On 9 June 2015, Government of India approved the inclusion of three more districts in NCR - Jind and Karnal in the state of Haryana and Muzaffarnagar in U.P.[6] There are now a total of 23 districts (plus Delhi NCT) within NCR,[7][8][9] covering a total area of 51,109 km2.

The four constituent Sub-Regions of NCR are as follows:[2]

1. The Haryana Sub-Region comprises thirteen districts: Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat, Rohtak,Sonepat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Mahendragarh (Narnaul), Bhiwani, Jind and Karnal.

2. The Uttar Pradesh Sub-Region comprises seven districts: Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Gautam Budh Nagar, Baghpat, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar.

3. The Rajasthan Sub-Region comprises two districts: Alwar & Bharatpur

4. Delhi, which constitutes about 2.9% of the land area of the Region.

Uttar Pradesh is pushing to have the districts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra included in the NCR.

Component Districts

A total of 20 districts in three neighbouring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan along with whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi constitute the National Capital Region (NCR) of India as defined in National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) Act, 1985.[10] The areas and populations[11] of these component districts are set out below

District State Area (km2) Population
Census 2001 		Population
Census 2011 		Capital
Delhi
Sub-region 		(NCT)1,48313,850,50716,787,941
Delhi Delhi 1,48313,850,50716,787,941Delhi
Uttar Pradesh
Sub-region 		Uttar Pradesh 10,85311,567,09014,575,668
Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 1,1793,290,5864,681,645Ghaziabad
Gautam Budh Nagar Uttar Pradesh 1,2821,202,0301,648,115Gautam Budh Nagar
Bulandshahr Uttar Pradesh 3,7192,282,8263,498,507Bulandshahr
Baghpat Uttar Pradesh 1,3211,163,9911,303,048Baghpat
Hapur Uttar Pradesh --1,138,5621,328,322Hapur
Muzaffarnagar Uttar Pradesh 4,0084,367,3212,861,354Muzaffarnagar
Haryana
Sub-region 		Haryana 25,32713,388,60316,427,524
Faridabad Haryana 7411,365,4651,809,733Faridabad
Gurgaon Haryana 1,258870,5391,514,432Gurgaon
Mewat Haryana 1,507789,7501,089,263Nuh
Rohtak Haryana 1,745940,128 1,061,204Rohtak
Sonipat Haryana 2,1221,279,1751,450,001Sonipat
Rewari Haryana 1,594765,351900,332Rewari
Jhajjar Haryana 1,834880,072958,405Jhajjar
Panipat Haryana 1,268967,4491,205,437Panipat
Palwal Haryana 1,359829,1211,042,708Palwal
Mahendragarh Haryana 1,899812,521922,088Narnaul
Bhiwani Haryana 4,7781,425,0221,634,445Bhiwani
Jind Haryana 2,7021,189,8271,334,152Jind
Karnal Haryana 2,7021,274,1831,200,000Karnal
Rajasthan
Sub-region 		Rajasthan 13,4465,093,7346,222,641
Bharatpur Rajasthan 5,0662,101,1422,548,462Bharatpur
Alwar Rajasthan 8,3802,992,5923,674,179Alwar

Sewage connectivity

About 46% of the National Capital Region (NCR)—home to 4 to 5 million people—is not connected to sewage networks. Sewage from these areas flows into stormwater drains that empty directly into the Yamuna.[12]

Till now, NCRPB has formulated Regional Plan-2001 and 2021.[13]

Counter magnets

Counter-magnet towns are identified as those that can be developed as alternative centres of growth and attract migrants to them rather than Delhi. These towns are located in six states-Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab, in addition to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, which are already part of the national capital region.

The criteria for selecting counter magnet towns are: that they should not be within approximately 250 kilometres from Delhi, should have their own established roots and potential of growth and should not be centres of either religious, strategic or environmental importance.

These are:[14][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCR Constituent Areas". National Capital Region Planning Board. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "NCR Constituent Areas". National Capital Region Planning Board.
  3. ↑ Within the area as expanded in January 2014, according to 2011 Census of India.
  4. ↑ "Understand with Funalytics". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "3 more districts enter National Capital Region fold - The Times of India". Times of India. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "NCR gets bigger; Jind, Karnal and Muzaffarnagar districts added". The Economic Times. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "NCR to now include these 3 new districts".
  8. ↑ Business Standard. "NCR to now include 3 new districts - Part - 2". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Jind and Karnal now at NCR - हरियाणा के 2 और जिले NCR में Amar Ujala". http://www.delhincr.amarujala.com. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ National Capital Region Planning Board. Ncrpb.nic.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  11. ↑ Census of India, 2001 and 2011.
  12. ↑ "No sewerage in 46% of NCR". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "National Capital Region Planning Board". ncrpb.nic.in.
  14. ↑ National Capital Region Planning Board. Ncrpb.nic.in (2010-03-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  15. ↑ Three more districts part of NCR - Times Of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2013-07-01). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.

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