42nd meeting of the National Capital Region Planning Board held in New Delhi

The 42nd meeting of National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) was held on 16.06.2026 in New Delhi. The meeting was chaired by the Manohar Lal, Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs and attended by Chief Minister Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini; Chief Minister NCT of Delhi, Smt. Rekha Gupta; Minister Urban Development Rajasthan, Jhabar Singh Kharra; Minister Urban Development Uttar Pradesh, . Arvind Kumar Sharma; Secretaries of MoHUA & MoRTH, and Chief Secretaries of NCR States, along with other senior officers of the Central Government and NCR participating States.

The National Capital Region spans 55,083 sq km across the NCT of Delhi and 27 districts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is home to 230 urban settlements and 11,784 villages, contributes ~8% of India’s GDP, and is the world’s largest urban agglomeration.

The region is on the cusp of near-doubling. From 7.86 crore today to 14.73 crore by 2041 — close to seven crore additional residents to absorb over the next fifteen years. Most of the population growth will be in the urban centres, and especially the larger cities within the NCR. The RP-2041 is an important step in meeting the challenge and planning for this growth. (UPDATED ON 16TH JUNE 2026)