The National Capital Region Planning Board was constituted under the National Capital Region Planning Board Act, 1985 with the concurrence of the State legislatures of the participating States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, (Delhi being a Union Territory at that time). It has the mandate for preparation of a Plan for the development of the National Capital Region and for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of such plan and for evolving the harmonized policies for the control of land uses and development of infrastructure in the National Capital Region comprises an area of 33,578 square kilometers and covers eight districts of Haryana, five districts of Uttar Pradesh, one district of Rajasthan and the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi. The National Capital Region also has five Counter-magnet Areas outside the Region, namely, Hissar (Haryana), Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Kota (Rajasthan), Patiala (Punjab) and Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh).