The Centre is examining a proposal by the Uttar Pradesh government for inclusion of four districts — Mathura, Saharanpur, Aligarh and Bijnor — in the National Capital Region (NCR), Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri informed Parliament on Tuesday.
A proposal for inclusion of Jhunjhunu in NCR has been forwarded to the Rajasthan government for comments, Mr. Puri said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Shamli notification
Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district was included in NCR in December last year, taking the total number of districts in the region to 23. He said the issue of notification related to Shamli’s inclusion in NCR was under process.
Proposals regarding Mathura, Saharanpur, Aligarh and Bijnor, which were received on December 19, 2017 from Uttar Pradesh, are still under examination, he added. Cities in NCR get funds at “attractive” interest rates from the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for infrastructure development.
