The Centre was examining a proposal from 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 today.
Besides, a proposal for inclusion of Jhunjhunu in the NCR has been forwarded to the Rajasthan government for its comments, Puri said in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was the latest to be included in the NCR in December, taking the total number of districts in the NCR to 23. Puri said the issue of notification related to Shamli's inclusion was under process.
The proposals regarding other districts (Mathura, Saharanpur, Aligarh and Bijnor) received on December 19, 2017 from the Uttar Pradesh government is under examination, the minister said.
Cities in the NCR get funds at "attractive" interest rates from the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) for infrastructure development.
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