Uttar Pradesh's Shamli was included in the National Capital Region.
- Now the total number of districts in the NCR has become 23.
- The decision to include Shamli in the NCR was taken at the 37th meeting of the NCRPB
- Cities in the NCR get funds at "attractive" interest rates from the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for infrastructure development.
- Besides Delhi, there are at present 22 districts- 13 of Haryana, seven of Uttar Pradesh and two of Rajasthan in the NCR.
- It was decided that the NCR participating states need to expedite preparation of the sub-regional plans for newly-added districts and complete the works by March 2018.
- The NCR and the associated National Capital Region Planning Board 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
Districts in NCR
| State | Districts |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut |
| Muzaffarnagar | |
| Ghaziabad | |
| Gautam Budh Nagar | |
| Bulandshahr | |
| Baghpat | |
| Hapur | |
| Shamli | |
| Haryana | Faridabad |
| Gurgaon | |
| Mahendragarh | |
| Bhiwani | |
| Charkhi Dadri | |
| Nuh | |
| Rohtak | |
| Sonipat | |
| Rewari | |
| Jhajjar | |
| Panipat | |
| Palwal | |
| Jind | |
| Karnal | |
| Rajasthan | Alwar |
| Bharatpur | |
| NCT Delhi | NCT Delhi |
| Total 23 | |
