The document provides an overview of regional planning for the National Capital Region in India. It discusses: 1) The establishment of the National Capital Region Planning Board in 1961 to oversee regional development, with the board entrusted to prepare regional plans. 2) Key regional plans developed including the Regional Plan-1981, Regional Plan-2001 which envisioned balanced development and dispersal of activities from Delhi, and Regional Plan-2021 which aims to promote growth and balanced development. 3) The board's functions include preparing regional and functional plans, coordinating implementation through states, and overseeing financing of projects. Functional plans were subsequently prepared for transport, power, telecommunication and industry.

1. REGIONAL PLAN FOR
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PLANNING BOARD
BY
Dr. Venkateswarlu Gogana

2. Legislative History
• India is fast urbanizing and this trend is fully visible in NCR. As per Census 2011, 31.2%
of the total
• population lives in urban areas. NCR is even more urbanized with 62.5% of its total
population living in
• urban areas. However, excluding NCT Delhi, NCR is less urbanized (27%).
• The number of million-plus cities in India has increased more than four times over the
last three decades

3. • Taking cognizance of the recommendations of
• the draft Master Plan for Delhi, the Government of India set up a High Powered
Board in 1961 under the chairmanship of the Union Home Minister.
• In 1973, the Board was reconstituted under the chairmanship of the Union
Minister ofWorks and Housing (now Ministry of Urban Development)

4. • The task of preparing a comprehensive Regional Plan was entrusted to theTown
and Country Planning Organization (TCPO).TCPO prepared the Regional Plan-
1981 for NCR in 1973, which was approved by the High Powered Board

5. functions of the NCR Planning Board
a) to prepare the Regional Plan and the Functional Plans;
b) to arrange for the preparation of Sub-Regional Plans and Project Plans by each of the
participating States and the Union territory;
c) to co-ordinate the enforcement and implementation of the Regional Plan, Functional Plans,
Sub-Regional Plans and Project Plans through the participating States and the Union territory;
d) to ensure proper and systematic programming by the participating States and the Union
territory in regard to project formulation, determination of priorities in the National Capital
Region or sub-regions and phasing of development of the National Capital Region in
accordance with stages indicated in the Regional Plan;
e) to arrange for, and oversee, the financing of selected development projects in the National
Capital Region through Central and State plan funds and other sources of revenue.

6. Regional Plan-2001
• The Regional Plan-2001, approved by the Board in November 1988 and
notified on 23rd January, 1989, visualised the important goal of "a balanced
and harmoniously developed region, leading to dispersal of economic activities
and immigrants to Delhi, thereby leading to a manageable Delhi".
• The Plan proposed “a policy of strict control on creation of employment
opportunities within the UnionTerritory
of Delhi, moderate control in the Delhi Metropolitan Area and, encouragement
with incentives, in the areas outside Delhi Metropolitan Area within the NCR".

7. Regional Plan-2001
• The NCRPB Act, 1985, stipulates that the Regional Plan shall be reviewed
periodically. In compliance to
• this mandate, NCRPB constituted a Steering Committee to conduct the
review exercise and its
• recommendations were approved by the Board in the year 1999. It
recommended that future of Delhi lies in the sequential development of its
metropolitan region and a lot remains to be accomplished in the coming
decades.

8. Regional Plan-2021
• The Regional Plan-2021, aims to promote growth & balanced development of the
National Capital
• Region to be achieved through providing suitable economic base for future growth,
providing efficient and economic rail and road based transportation networks
including MassTransit Systems
• providing urban infrastructure facilities, rational land us pattern and promoting
sustainable development b minimizing the adverse environmental impact of
development.

9. Functional Plans
• Section 16 of the Act, 1985 provides for the preparation of Functional Plans to
elaborate one or more elements of the Regional Plan by the Board with the
assistance of the Planning Committee for the proper guidance of the participating
States and the UnionTerritory.
• Functional Plans prepared and approved by the Board after the notification of
Regional Plan-2001 are given inTable

10. Preparation of Functional Plans under
Regional Plan-2001
Functional Plan Approval -2001Year
• Transport
• Power
• Telecommunication
• Industry