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Under the recommendation of the Seventh Central Pay Commission, the CCA classification was abolished in 2008. The earlier HRA classification of cities was changed from A-1 to X; A, B-1, and B-2 to Y; and C and unclassified cities to Z. [2] [3] [4] X, Y, and Z are more commonly known as Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 cities, respectively. There are ...
This is a list of metropolitan areas by population in India.As per the Constitution of India, a metropolitan area is defined as an area having a population of 10 lakh or more, comprised in one or more districts, and consisting of two or more municipalities or panchayats or other contiguous areas, specified by the Governor by a public notification to be a Metropolitan area.
484.61 km 2: Pune Municipal Corporation [7] 9 Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh: 463 km 2: Bhopal Municipal Corporation [8] 10 Surat: Gujarat: 461.60 km 2: Surat Municipal Corporation [9] 11 Meerut: Uttar Pradesh: 450 km 2: Meerut Municipal Corporation: 12 Mumbai: Maharashtra: 437.71 km 2 [10] Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation [11] 13 Chennai: Tamil Nadu ...
On 14 November 1976, then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh N.D. Tiwari declared it as a separate district with an area of 2550 km 2. [1] The district was further reduced in size to 1933 km 2 on 6 September 1997 when the Government of Uttar Pradesh carved out the blocks of Dadri and Bisrakh to create Gautam Buddh Nagar district. [2]
Meerut is the second-most populous city in the National Capital Region (NCR), a region centered on Delhi. [9] As of 2024, Meerut is the 34th most populous city in India. [10] [11] [12] Meerut rose to prominence in 1803 during the British colonial era, where it was the site of one of colonial India's largest cantonments. [13]
The district was established under British rule in 1818 and, on establishment, constituted the then tehsils of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Mawana, Baghpat, Sardhana and Hapur. [4] [5] These now constitute the districts of Meerut, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bagpat, Muzaffarnagar, Bulandshahr and a part of Gautam Buddh Nagar district.
The Meerut Nagar Nigam (MNN) also known as Meerut Municipal Corporation (MMC) is the civic body that governs Meerut city. Established under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act-1959, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city. The municipal corporation covers an area of 450 km 2 (170 sq mi). [5]
The 3 UAs with populations of 10 million and above are known as Mega Cities (The census defines the three as Greater Mumbai UA (18.4 million), Delhi UA (16.3 million) and Kolkata UA (14.1 million). [1]) The cities listed in bold are the capitals of the respective state or union territory and New Delhi, the capital of India.