Four greenfield cities to be developed under Regional Plan 2041 for NCR

Four new greenfield cities, named 'Namo Nodes', will be developed under the Regional Plan 2041. These cities will feature a high-speed transport network.

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Updated On Jun 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM IST

₹5,000 crore will be released for these cities. States will submit their proposals and these four cities will be selected through a challenge, he said.

Four new greenfield cities with a high-speed transport network will be developed under the 'Regional Plan 2041' for the NCR to promote balanced growth across the region.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) chaired by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday.

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The draft plan outlines a long-term strategy for decentralised urban growth through the creation of new economic and residential hubs across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Officials said that the National Capital Region (NCR) is likely to be divided into three zones, with pollution-related and other restrictions applying only to Delhi and the adjoining central NCR areas while districts located relatively far from the capital will be exempt.

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The NCRPB did not agree with Haryana's proposal to exclude five peripheral districts -- Karnal, Jind, Panipat, Mahendragarh and Bhiwani -- from the NCR.

"In the meeting, it was decided that four greenfield cities will be developed. These cities will be called 'Namo Nodes'," Lal told reporters after the meeting.

A city node refers to a designated urban centre that is connected to other cities through transport networks and provided with infrastructure to support housing, employment, education, healthcare and commercial activities.

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₹5,000 crore will be released for these cities. States will submit their proposals and these four cities will be selected through a challenge, he said.

The minister said the current population of NCR is ₹7.5 crore and it is expected to rise to ₹15 crore in the next 15 years. The region will be highly urbanised in the coming decades, with urban populations of about 57 per cent by 2031 and about 67 per cent by 2041.

Lal said that in the meeting, states discussed every aspect of the Regional Plan 2041, adding that another meeting will be held after two months, where it will be finally declared.

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and urban development ministers of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh attended the meeting.

According to the officials, in keeping with the twin approach of decongesting Delhi and providing for the already burgeoning population, four new greenfield townships will be developed, based on productive economic impulses.

They said the NCRPB has also identified nine Counter Magnet Areas (CMAs) spread over six adjacent states -- Hisar, Ambala, Kota, Jaipur, Patiala-Rajpura, Kanpur-Lucknow, Bareilly, Gwalior and Dehradun.

CMAs are designated urban centres located outside a congested metropolitan region and developed to absorb migration and economic pressure.

The region has emerged as the highest contributor to India's GDP in the past few years at 8 per cent, the officials said.

This is the only region in the country and among the few in the world where Metro rail, Rapid Rail and several expressways are available to provide impetus to mass mobility serving the regional economy.

The vision of the Regional Plan is to provide a long-term plan for the development of a future-ready NCR of a new, vibrant India, with citizen-centric infrastructure that is harmonious, environment-friendly, smart and digital technology-driven towards building an economically prosperous region in tune with the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals, the officials said.

Four greenfield cities to be developed under Regional Plan 2041 for NCR

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