(a) the details of the laid down norms regarding extension of the National Capital Region;
(b) the basis on which the NCR council selected any area or land
for inclusion in the NCR;
(c) whether any scheme/request to extend the NCR up to other
cities/areas including Gwalior and Bharatpur are pending with
the Union Government.
(d) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
(e) the time by which this work is likely to be done?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a) : National Capital Region Planning Board(NCRPB) has informed that there are no norms for extension of NCR.
(b) : NCRPB has also informed that the Study Group on Policy Zones, Demographic Profile and Settlement Pattern, constituted for preparation of Regional Planning-2021(RP) examined the matter of inclusion of additional areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) and recommended that the area of NCR needs to be extended to the extent its boundary coincides with the district boundaries as prevailing in 2001 and further recommended for the inclusion of the total area of Alwar District.
The Study Group further recommended that the area of NCR may not be further extended at least upto the year 2021 as the existing area of NCR has not developed as envisaged and any extension will amount to spreading of scarce financial resources thinly.
(c)to(e): NCRPB has further informed that Special Area Development Authority, Gwalior has already been indentified as Counter Magnet Areas.
Board has received a request from Government of Rajasthan for inclusion of Bharatpur District in NCR.
Board has received requests for inclusion of Mahendragarh, Bhiwani & Mathura Districts, besides Narnaul town.
Board has requested the Government of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for their views and comments.
The matter of inclusion of additional areas will be examined by a Study Group constituted for Review and Revision of RP-2021 for NCR. The matter will be considered by the Board after the examination by the Study Group.