National Capital Region
Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra NCR | |
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Region | |
Coordinates: 28°39′38″N 77°06′32″E / 28.66056°N 77.10889°E | |
Country | India |
States | Haryana Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan |
Union territory | Delhi |
Created | 1985[1] |
Major cities | Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Noida |
Government | |
• Regional authority | National Capital Region Planning Board |
Area | |
• Total | 55,083 km2 (21,268 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 46,069,000 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Total | US$272.603 billion |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | ncrpb |
The National Capital Region (NCR; Hindi: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra) is a planning region centred upon the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi in India. It encompasses Delhi and several districts surrounding it from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.[2] The NCR and the associated National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) were created in 1985 to plan the development of the region and to evolve harmonized policies for the control of land-uses and development of infrastructure in the region.[5] Prominent cities of NCR include Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida.
The NCR is a rural-urban region, with a population of over 46,069,000 and an urbanisation level of 62.6%.[3] As well as the cities and towns, the NCR contains ecologically sensitive areas like the Aravalli ridge, forests, wildlife and bird sanctuaries.[6] The Delhi Extended Urban Agglomeration, a part of the NCR, had an estimated GDP of $370 billion (measured in terms of GDP PPP) in 2015–16.[7]
Despite being a part of the NCR, the Government of India's think tank, NITI Aayog, listed the Nuh district of Haryana as the most underdeveloped compared to all of India's 739 districts.[8]
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