India, July 3 -- The Centre on Friday updated the statutory list of districts and tehsils under the National Capital Region (NCR) in Rajasthan, notifying Alwar, Khairthal-Tijara, Bharatpur and Deeg, and five tehsils of Kotputli-Behror as part of the NCR.

The gazette notification reflects the state's district reorganisation carried out in 2023. To be sure, the move does not mean any expansion or reduction of the NCR.

Under the new notification, five tehsils in Kotputli-Behror district in the NCR are Behror, Bansur, Neemrana, Mandan, and Narayanpur.

The changes were notified under Section 2(f) of the NCR Planning Board Act, which allows the Centre to amend the schedule (area) specifying NCR areas after consulting the NCR Planning Board a...