NCR REGION NCR: Constituent Areas Enactment of NCR Planning Board Act, 1985 Growth of Pop. & Decadal Growth rate - Delhi (1901-2001) NCR population distribution Sub-region wise Population of NCR Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Aim and Objectives Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Policy Zones Impact of Delhi Master Plan Conclusion

1. NCR REGION
Satish Kumar (21n78e@gmail.com)
Architect ,Urban Planner ,Researcher, G.C.A ,Lucknow, Jamia Milia Islamia-Delhi, G..B.U-Greater Noida
Planning Techniques

2. NCR: Constituent Areas
 RP-2021 (Area in Sq Kms)
 NCT-Delhi 1,483 , (National Capital Territory of
Delhi)
 Haryana 13,413
 U.P. 10,853
 Rajasthan 7,829
 Total area 33,578
NCR area is:
1.06% of the India’s area;
86% of the Kerala
75.9% of Haryana
66.67% of Punjab
 NCR area is almost 23 times that of NCT-
Delhi (1,483 sq kms)
 NCR area is more than the combined area
of 3 States of Tripura, Nagaland and
Sikkim (27,885 sq kms)Delhi 2050

3. Enactment of NCR Planning Board Act, 1985
 National Capital Region was delineated by constituting the
following four Sub-Regions: –
1. National Capital Territory of Delhi
2. Haryana
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Rajasthan
 National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 was enacted
by the Parliament with the concurrence of Legislatures of
Haryana, U.P. and Rajasthan states.
 NCR Planning Board was set up to promote growth and
balanced development of the Region

4. Growth of Pop. & Decadal Growth rate - Delhi
(1901-2001)
 NCT Delhi is one of the fifteen major
urban agglomerations in the World.
 Decadal growth of population of
Delhi which was hovering above
52% for the last four decades has
come down to 47% during the 1991-
2001 decade and further decreased
to 20.96% during 2001- 11.
 Base of population of Delhi is so
large that even after reduction in
growth rate, the increase in
absolute numbers is very high.
 But the down trend has started

5. NCR population distribution
 Population Projection as per Regional Plan-2021 for NCR
 Population (in Lakhs)
 Urban-Rural Components of Population in NCR (1981-2001)
Year NCR Delhi Haryana Rajastha
n
U.P
2001 371.00 138.50 86.87 29.92 115.70
2011 486.19 179.90 117.55 37.91 150.83
2021 641.38 234.87 160.16 48.06 198.29

6. Sub-region wise Population of NCR

7. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Aim and Objectives
 To promote growth and balanced development of the National Capital
Region through
1. Providing suitable economic base for future growth in identified
regional settlements to absorb economic impulse of NCT-Delhi
2. Promoting sustainable development
3. Providing rational land use pattern
4. Developing urban infrastructural facilities
5. Providing efficient and cost effective rail and road based transport
network
6. Minimizing adverse environmental impact
7. Innovative methods of resource mobilization and attracting private
investments

8. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Thrust Areas
 Land Uses at the Regional level in terms of a harmonious pattern
emerging from a careful examination of natural features including
susceptibility to natural disasters and socio-economic activities
 Proposes Development of Metro and Regional Centres as powerful
growth nodes to attract major activities
 Provide regional transport linkages and Mass Commuter System
 Construction of peripheral expressways and orbital rail corridor around
Delhi
 Development of core urban infrastructure (transport, power, water
supply, sewerage, drainage etc.) in NCR towns
 Facilitate development of the region’s economy through Model Industrial
Estates, Special Economic Zones etc. outside NCT-Delhi
 Develop critical Project Plans which are integral elements of the
development vision.

9. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Policy Zones
 NCT-Delhi
Seeing limited natural resources
environmentally sustainable
development with permission to
activities necessary to sustain
 Central NCR
Seeing the proximity to the core –
development if not better at least at
par with NCT-Delhi with tapping of all
new major activities coming
towards the core in these area in a
planned manner

10. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR: Settlement patterns

11. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR
 Projections and demand-supply gap up to 2021 for following sectors has
been made in the Regional Plan to develop quality infrastructure in the
Region:
1. Transport
2. Water
3. Power
4. Sewerage
5. Solid Waste
6. Drainage
7. Shelter /Housing
8. Social Infrastructure
 In addition to this, policies & strategies for following sectors were also laid
down:
1. Economy
2. Environment, Tourism & Heritage
3. Disaster Management

12. Regional Plan-2021 for NCR
 It has been felt that as Delhi grows, its problems of land, housing,
transportation and management of essential infrastructure like water
supply and sewerage would become more acute. It was with this concern
that the need for planning Delhi in the regional context was felt:
 1956 Interim General Plan suggested that 'serious consideration should
be given for a planned decentralization to outer areas & even outside
the Delhi region'.
 1961 High Powered Board set up under Union Minister for Home Affairs
 1962 Master Plan for Delhi emphasized Planning of Delhi in regional
context
 1973 High Powered Board reconstituted under Union Minister for Works &
Housing
 1985 Enactment of the National Capital Region Planning Board Act by
the Union Parliament, with the concurrence of the participating States of
Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, NCR Planning Board was
constituted.
 National Capital Region (NCR) is a unique example of inter-state regional
development planning for a region, having a total area of over 33500 Sq

13. Need to delineate the national capital region
 Balanced development of a city of
metropolitan complexity needs the
development of both central core
and periphery, which if not regarded
properly with respect to its orbit of
influence will lead to imbalance and
defeat long term planning
objectives.
 Delhi had degree of influence in a
radius of 15-20 miles spreading in 3
different states as shown in the map.
 A 800sq miles of metropolitan area
has been defined which fosters
interactive and communicative
relations between them to have a
sound economic base and
adequate utilities, services and
amenities.

14. Regional setting of Delhi
 Outside core Delhi, there is its second
zone of influence within a radius of
50 miles has 11 tehsils (as shown
below) which has economic
interdependence upon each other
has been termed as NCR or National
Capital region.
 The core city depends upon these
areas for items of daily needs, fresh
vegetables and perishable goods.
 Meerut has the highest degree of
communication than others which
also has considerable degree of
communication (as shown below).

15. Impact of Delhi Master Plan
 The DELHI MASTERPLAN-1962 was
prepared with a perspective of 20 years
i.e. up to 1981.
 Based on the experience of the plan
and to cater to the increasing
population & changing requirements of
the city up to year 2001.
 Extensive modifications to DELHI
MASTERPLAN-1962 were made under
Section 11-A of the DD Act and the
Master Plan for Delhi - 2001 was
prepared by Delhi Development
Authority (DDA).
 The modified plan, DELHI MASTER
PLAN-2001 was approved by the GOI
and promulgated on 1-8-90.

16. Impact of Delhi Master Plan
 Considerable economic, demographic
and land use oriented changes had taken
place after this which would have affected
the limits of NCR.
 The tehsils like Ferozpur-jhirka, Panipat
and Karnal (as shown below) having
important milk supply or fresh vegetable
to Delhi were falling outside the
boundary of NCR.
 The migration data reflected a higher
number of migrants to Delhi from these
places.
 So the boundary of NCR might extend
beyond the 11 tehsils as what we
discussed earlier.
 Thus it can be inferred that a detailed
study on various factors and their
respective indices are necessary for
delineating a metropolitan region.

17. Considerations and factors in delineating the region
 A radius of 70miles had been
considered for measuring the
influence and inter-dependence of
Delhi as discussed above.
 Now, this included 42 tehsils of 3
states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and
Rajasthan apart from Union territory of
Delhi itself.
 Tehsil was the unit owing to relatively
high availability of information than the
lower orders of spatial settlements.
 The following 3 factors were
considered
 Based on this the comparative
database was generated
 Numerous other factors with their
requisite indices from reliable sources
were documented, analyzed and
interpreted.

18. Delineation techniques
 As Heterogeneity and unidirection in
the nature of criteria makes
delineation technique a difficult task,
the following 2 methods are used, i.e.
cartographic superimposition and
composite index methods.
 Out of this Cartographic
Superimposition was vividly used.
 The approaches of Cartographic
Superimposition are listed below:

19. Planning considerations for delineation
 Besides determining the influence area, the
following factors are also important:
 The inferences were deduced from the
studies:
1. 30 tehsils were decided to be the basic
benchmark for planning area.
2. Contiguity in northern, eastern and southern
parts.
3. Inclusion of areas having mineral resources
and supply of unskilled labour which would
help in future regional development.
4. Fast growing population rate complemented
by absence of counter magnet would
facilitate an area to be considered under
NCR.
5. The map shown below would show how
counter magnets will have to be developed
and regional area may have to be adjusted
Pyramid showing determining factors of
regional delineation

20. Planning considerations for delineation

21. Conclusion
 Taking all the factors and indices, the
National capital Region was demarcated as
an interstate region (as shown below).
 The total area delineated is 30000sqm
with an average radius of 100km from core
of Delhi.
 Delhi NCR today is considered as one of
the models of development.
 Thus to delineate a region the major steps
which range from urban planning to social
science any many other.
 It has to be dealt systematically as it will
define the growth pattern and settlement
systems in near future for that region.