RBE No. 13/2005: HRA/ CCA – Reclassification of Cities
No.E(P&A)II-2004/HRA-16, dated 28.01.2005
Sub: Re-classification of cities/ towns on the basis of 2001 Census – Grant of House Rent Allowance and Compensatory (City) Allowance to Railway employees.
1. Attention is invited to Board’s letter No.PC/V-97/I/7/13, dated 16.10.1997 (RBE No. 140/1997) relating to grant of Compensatory (City) Allowance (CCA) and House Rent Allowance (HRA) to Railway employees on the recommendations of the fifth Central Pay Commission whereby a list of cities/ towns classified as ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’ and ‘B-2’ for the purpose of CCA was enclosed as Annexure-I and another list of cities/ towns classified as ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’ and ‘C’ for the purpose of HRA was enclosed as Annexure-II. The matter relating to reclassification of cities/ towns on the basis of Census 2001 for the purpose of grant of HRA/ CCA to Railway employees has been considered by the Board.
2. The president is pleased to decide that in supersession of all the existing orders relating to classification of cities/ towns for the purpose of grant of HRA and CCA to Railway employee, cities/ towns shall now be classified as ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’ and ‘B-2’ for the purpose of CCA as enumerated in Annexure-I and as ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’, ‘B-2’ and ‘C’ class for purpose of HRA as enumerated in Annexure-II of these orders.
3. The special orders relating to grant of HRA/ CCA in localities as listed in para 3 of this Ministry’s letter No.E(P&A)II/90/HRA/CCA-18, dated 19.07.1993 (RBE No. 109/1993) shall continue to be applicable. The special orders issued vide this Ministry’s letters (i) No.E(P&A)II/98/HRA-4, dated 18.02.1998 (RBE No. 37/1998) for grant of HRA at ‘B-2’ class city rates within the municipal limit of Jammu City, (ii) No.E(P&A)/97/HRA-19, dated 04.06.1998 (RBE No. 111/1998) relating to classification of Calcutta & Chennai as ‘A-1’ class for grant of HRA, and (iii) No.E(P&A)II-2004/HRA-4, dated 13.07.2004 (RBE No. 149/2004) for classification of Goa, Port Blair and other areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands shall also continue to be applicable.
4. These orders shall be effective from 01.04.2004.
5. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’ AND ‘B-2’ CLASS CITIES WHERE COMPENSATORY (CITY) ALLOWANCE IS ADMISSIBLE TO RAILWAY EMPLOYEES
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Name of State/ UT |
A-1 |
A |
B-1 |
B-2 |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad (UA) |
– |
Vijaywada (UA) Visakhapatnam (UA) |
Warangal (UA) Guntur |
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Assam |
– |
– |
– |
Guwahati (UA) |
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Bihar |
– |
– |
Patna (UA) |
|
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Chandigarh |
– |
– |
– |
Chandigarh |
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Chhattisgarh |
– |
– |
– |
Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA) Raipur (UA) |
|
Delhi |
Delhi (UA) |
– |
– |
– |
|
Gujarat |
– |
Ahmedabad (UA) Surat (UA) |
Rajkot (UA) Vadodara (UA) |
Jamnagar (UA) Bhavnagar (UA) |
|
Haryana |
– |
– |
Faridabad |
– |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
– |
– |
– |
Srinagar (UA) Jammu (UA) |
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Jharkhand |
– |
– |
Jamshedpur (UA) Dhanbad (UA) |
Ranchi (UA) |
|
Karnataka |
Bangalore (UA) |
– |
– |
Belgaum (UA) Hubli-Dharwad Mangalore (UA) Mysore (UA) |
|
Kerala |
– |
– |
Kochi (UA) |
Kozhikode (UA) Thiruvananthapuram (UA) |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
– |
– |
Jabalpur (UA) Bhopal (UA) Indore (UA) |
Gwalior (UA) |
|
Maharashtra |
Greater Mumbai (UA) |
Nagpur (UA) Pune (UA) |
Nashik (UA) |
Amravati Aurangabad (UA) Bhiwandi (UA) Solapur (UA) Kolhapur (UA) |
|
Orissa |
– |
– |
– |
Cuttack (UA) Bhubaneshwar (UA) |
|
Pondicherry |
– |
– |
– |
Pondicherry (UA) |
|
Punjab |
– |
– |
Amritsar (UA) Ludhiana |
Jalandhar (UA) |
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Rajasthan |
– |
Jaipur (UA) |
– |
Bikaner Jodhpur Kota |
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Tamil Nadu |
Chennai (UA) |
– |
Coimbatore (UA) Madurai (UA) |
Salem (UA) Tiruppur (UA) Tiruchirapalli (UA) |
|
Uttaranchal |
– |
– |
– |
Dehradun (UA) |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
– |
Lucknow (UA) Kanpur (UA) |
Meerut (UA) Agra (UA) Allahabad (UA) Varanasi (UA) |
Muradabad Ghaziabad Aligarh Bareilly (UA) Gorakhpur |
|
West Bengal |
Kolkata (UA) |
– |
Asansol (UA) |
– |
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF ‘A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B-1’ AND ‘B-2’ CLASS CITIES WHERE HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE IS ADMISSIBLE TO RAILWAY EMPLOYEES
|
A-1 |
A |
B-1 |
B-2 |
C Class |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
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|
– |
Hyderabad (UA) |
– |
Vijaywada (UA) Visakhapatnam (UA) Warangal (UA) Guntur
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Adilabad (UA), Kagaznagar, Nirmal, Bellampalle, Mandamarri, Mancherial (UA), Nizamabad, Bodhan, Kamareddy, Ramagundam (UA), Jagtial, Koralta, Karimnagar (UA), Sircilla, Siddipet, Sangareddy, Tandur, Mahbubnagar (UA), Wanaparthy, Gadwal (UA), Bhongir, Suryapet, Nalgonda (UA), Miryalaguda (UA), Khammam (UA), Palwancha, Kothagudem (UA), Srikakulam (UA), Bobbili, Vizianagram (UA), Anakapalle, Kakinada (UA), Rajahmundry (UA), Tuni, Samalkot, Pithampuram, Amalapuram, Tadepalligudem, Eluru (UA), Tanuku (UA), Bhimavaram (UA), Naraspur, Palacole (UA), Nuzvid, Gudivada, Machilipatnam, Sattenapalle, Vinukonda, Narasaraopet (UA), Chilakaluripet, Tenali, Ponnur, Bapatla, Chirala (UA), Ongole (UA), Markapur, Kandukur, Kavali (UA), Nellore (UA), Gudur (UA), Cuddapah (UA), Proddatur, Rayachoti, Kurnool (UA), Yemmiganur, Adoni (UA), Nandyal (UA). Chittor Rayadurg, Guntakal, Tadpatry, Anantapur (UA), Dharmavaram, Kadiri, Hindupur, Tirupati (UA), Srikalahasti, Madanapalle (UA). |
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A&N Island |
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|
– |
– |
– |
– |
Port Blair |
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Assam |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Guwahati (UA) |
Dhubri, Bongaigaon (UA), Nagaon (UA), Tezpur (UA), North Lakhimpur, Tinsukia (UA), Dibrugarh (UA), Sibsagar, Jorhat (UA), Diphu, Silchar (UA), Karimganj. |
|
Bihar |
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– |
– |
Patna (UA) |
– |
Bagaha, Bettiah, Motihari (UA), Sitamarhi (UA), Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia (UA), Katihar (UA), Saharsa, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan, Chapra, Hajipur, Munger, Samastipur (UA), Begusarai (UA), Bhagalpur (UA), Jamalpur, Lakhisarai, Bihar, Mokameh, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Dehri, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gaya (UA), Nawada, Jamui. |
|
Chandigarh |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Chandigarh |
– |
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Chhattisgarh |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Durg-Bhilai Nagar (UA) Raipur (UA) |
Chirmiri (UA), Ambikapur (UA), Raigarh (UA), Korba, Bilaspur (UA), Rajnandgaon, Dalli-Rajhara (UA), Bhatapara, Dhamtari, Jagdalpur (UA). |
|
Delhi |
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Delhi (UA) |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Goa |
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|
– |
– |
– |
– |
Panaji (UA), Mormugao (UA), Margao (UA). |
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Gujarat |
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|
– |
Ahmedabad (UA) Surat (UA) |
Vadodara (UA) |
Rajkot (UA) Bhavnagar (UA) |
Anjar, Bhuj (UA), Gandhidham, Palanpur (UA), Deesa, Sidhpur (UA), Patan (UA), UnJha, Visnagar (UA), Mahesana (UA), Kadi (UA), Himatnagar, Modasa, Kalol (UA), Gandhinagar, Viramgam, Dholka (UA), Dhrangadhra, Wadhwan (UA), Morvi (UA), Gondal (UA), Upleta, Dhoraji, Jetpur, Navagadh, Jamnagar (UA), Porbandar (UA), Junagadh (UA), Keshod, Mangrol (UA), Veraval (UA), Una, Amreli (UA), Savarkundla, Palitana, Mahuva (UA), Anand (UA), Petlad, Khambhat (UA), Borsad, Nadiad (UA), Godhra (UA), Dohad (UA), Dabhoi, Bharuch (UA), Anklesvar (UA), Bardoli, Navsari (UA), Bilimora (UA), Valsad (UA), Vapi. |
|
Haryana |
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|
– |
– |
Faridabad |
– |
Panchkula Urban Estate, Ambala, Ambala (UA), Yamunanagar (UA), Thanesar (UA), Kaithal, Palwal, Panipat (UA), Karnal (UA), Sonipat (UA), Narwana, Tohana, Fatehabad, Mandi-Dabwali, Sirsa, Hissar (UA), Hansi, Bhiwani, Rohtak (UA), Bahadurgarh (UA), Narnaul, Rewari, Gurgaon (UA). |
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Himachal Pradesh |
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|
– |
– |
– |
– |
Shimla (UA) |
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Jammu and Kashmir |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Srinagar (UA) |
Sopore (UA), Baramula (UA), Anantnag (UA), Udhampur (UA), Jammu (UA). |
|
Jharkhand |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Jamshedpur (UA) Ranchi (UA) |
Daltonganj (UA), Ramgarh (UA), Hazaribagh (UA), Saunda, Jhumri-Tilaiya, Giridih (UA), Deoghar (UA), Sahibganj, Dhanbad (UA), Phusro (UA), Bokaro Steel City (UA), Chaibasa. |
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Karnataka |
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|
– |
Bangalore |
– |
Hubli-Dharwad Mysore (UA) |
Nipani, Gokak, Belgaum (UA), Jamkhandi, Rabkhavi-Banhatti, Bagalkot, Ilkal, Bijapur (UA), Gulbarga (UA), Shahabad (UA), Yadgir, Basavakalyan, Bidar (UA), Raichur, Sindhnur, Gangawati (UA), Koppal, Gadag-Betigeri, Dandeli, Karwar (UA), Sirsi (UA), Haveri, Ranibannur, Hospet Bellary, Chitradurga (UA), Harihar (UA), Devnagere, Sagar, Shirnoga, Bhadravati, Udupi (UA), Chikmagalur, Sira, Tumkur, Tiptur, Chik Ballapur, Chintamani, Kolar, Robertson Pet (UA), Dod Ballapur, Ramanagaram Channapatna, Mandya, Hassan (UA), Kollegal, Mangalore (UA), Chamarajanagar. |
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Kerala |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Kochi (UA) Thiruvananthapuram (UA) |
Kasaragod (UA), Kanhangad (UA), Kannur (UA), Payyannur, Kollam (UA), Taliparamba, Vadakara (UA), Quilandy, Kozhikode (UA), Malappuram (UA), Tirur, Ponnani, Palakkad (UA), Kunnamkulam, Thrissur (UA), Thiruvalla Kottayam (UA), Changanassery, Alappuzha (UA), Kayamkulam, Nedumangad, Neyyattinkara. |
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Madhya Pradesh |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Indore (UA) Gwalior (UA) Bhopal (UA) Jabalpur (UA) |
Sheopur (UA), Morena, Bhind, Dabra, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur (UA), Bina-Etawah (UA), Sagar (UA), Damoh (UA), Satna (UA), Rewa, Shahdol, Singrauli, Neemuch (UA), Mandsaur (UA), Jaora (UA), Ratlam (UA), Nagda, Ujjain (UA), Shajapur (UA), Dewas, Dhar, Pithampur, Mhow Cantt. (UA), Khargone (UA), Khandwa, Burhanpur, Basoda (UA), Vidisha, Sehore (UA), Betul (UA), Sarni, Harda (UA), Itarsi (UA), Hoshangabad, Murwara (Katni), Chhindwara (UA), Seoni, Balaghat (UA). |
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Maharashtra |
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Greater Mumbai (UA) |
Nagpur (UA) Pune (UA) |
Nashik (UA) |
Amravati, Aurangabad (UA), Bhilwandi (UA), Solapur. |
Nandurbar, Shirpur-Warwade, Dhule, Chopda, Bhusawal (UA), Jalgaon, Amalner, Chalisgaon, Shegaon, Malkapur, Kamgaon, Buldana, Akola, Akot, karanja, Washim, Anjangaon, Achalpur, Wardha, Hinganghat, Kamptee (UA), Bhandara, Gondiya, Bhardravati, Chandrapur, Ballarpur, Yavatmal (UA), Pusad, Wani, Nanded-Waghala, Hingoli, Basmath, Parbhani, Jalna, Malegaon, Manmad, Palghar, Vasai (UA), Virar, Nalasopara, Panvel, Navi Mumbai, Khopoli, Lonavala, Baramati, Sagamner, Kopargaon, Shrirampur (UA), Ahmadnagar (UA), Bid, Parli, Ambejogai, Latur, Udgir, Osmanabad, Barshi, Pandharpur, Phaltan, Satara, Karad, Ratnagiri, Ichalkaranji (UA), Kolhapur (UA), Uran Islampur, Sangli (UA). |
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Manipur |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Imphal (UA) |
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Mizoram |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Aizwal |
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Meghalaya |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Tura, Shillong (UA) |
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Nagaland |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Dimapur, Kohima |
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Orissa |
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|
– |
– |
– |
Cuttak (UA), Bhubaneshwar (UA) |
Bargarh, Brajrajnagar, Jharsguda, Sambalpur (UA), Raurkela (UA), Barbil, Kendujhar, Baripada (UA), Baleshwar (UA), Bhadrak, Paradip, Dhenkanal, Jatani (UA), Puri, Brahmapur, Balangir, Bhawanipatna, Rayagada, Sunabeda, Jeypur. |
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Punjab |
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– |
– |
Ludhiana |
Amritsar (UA), Jalandhar (UA) |
Pathankot (UA), Gurdaspur (UA), Batala (UA), Taran-Taran, Kapurthala, Phagwara (UA), Hoshiarpur, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Gobindgarh (UA), Khanna, Jagraon, Moga (UA), Firozpur, Firozpur Cantt. (CB), Fazilka, Abohar, Malout, Muktsar, Faridcot (UA), Kot Kapura, Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala, Malerkotla, Sangrur, Sunam (UA), Nabha, Patialia (UA), Rajpura. |
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Pondicherry |
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Pondicherry (UA), Karaikal. |
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Rajasthan |
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Jaipur |
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Bikaner, Jodhpur, Kota (UA) |
Ganganagar (UA), Suratgarh, Hanumangarh, Sardarshahar, Churu (UA), Ratangarh, Sujangarh, Jhunjhunun, Nawalgarh, Alwar (UA), Bharatpur (UA), Bari, Dhaulpur (UA), Hindaun, Karauli, Gangapur City (UA), Dausa, Chomu, Sawai Madhopur (UA), Fatehpur, Sikar (UA), Ladnu, Nagaur (UA), Tonk Makrana (UA), Kuchmancity, Jaisalmer, Balotra, Barmer, Pali, Kishangarh, Ajmer (UA), Beawar (UA), Bundi, Bhilwada, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Banswara (UA), Chittaurgarh, Nimbahera, Baran. |
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Tamil Nadu |
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– |
Chennai (UA) |
– |
Salem (UA) Coimbatore (UA) Tiruchirappalli (UA) Madurai (UA) |
Erode (UA), Bhavani (UA), Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (UA), Vellore (UA), Gudiyatham (UA), Arakonam, Vaniyambadi (UA), Ambur, Tirupathur, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Arani, Tiruvannamalai, Tindivanam, Viluppuram, Mettur, Attur, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Gobichettipalayam, Dharapuram, Coonoor (UA), Udhagamandalam, Tiruppur (UA), Mettupalayam, Pollachi (UA), Udumalaipettai, Valparai, Palani, Dindigul, Karur (UA), Nayveli (UA), Panruti, Cuddalore, Chidambaram (UA), Virudhachalam, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Mannargudi, Kumbakonam (UA), Thanjavur, Pattukottai, Pudukkottai, Karaikkudi (UA), Bodinayakakanur, Theni-Allinagaram, Kambam, Rajapalayam, Srivilliputhur, Sivakasi (UA), Virudhunagar, Aruppukkottai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (UA), Puliyankudi, Sankarankoil, Kadayanallur, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (UA), Nagercoil. |
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Tripura |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Agartala |
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Uttaranchal |
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– |
– |
– |
– |
Dehradun Rishikesh Haldwani come Kathgodam Kashipur Rudrapur Roorkee Haridwar |
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Uttar Pradesh |
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– |
Lucknow (UA) Kanpur (UA) |
Meerut (UA) Agra (UA) Varanasi (UA) |
Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Bareilly (UA), Allahabad (UA), Gorakhpur. |
Saharanpur, Gangoh, Deoband, Kairana, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar (UA), Khatauli, Kiratpur (UA), Najibabad, Bijnor (UA), Nagina, Sherkot, Chandpur, Sambhal, Chandausi, Rampur, Amroha, Hasanpur, Mawana, Baraut, Modinagar (UA), Muradnagar, Loni, Behta Hajipur, Pilkhuwa, Hapur, Noida, Dadri, Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar, Jahangirabad, Khurja, Hathras (UA), Mathura (UA), Vrindavan, Mainpuri (UA), Sahaswan, Firozabad (UA), Shikohabad, Kasganj, Etah, Ujhani, Badaun, Baheri, Faridpur, Pilibhit, Bisalpur, Tilhar, Shahjahanpur (UA), Gola Gokarannath, Lakhimpur, Sitapur, Laharpur, Shahabad, Hardoi, Unnao, Gangaghat, Rae Bareli, Farrukhabad-cum-Fatehgarh (UA), Chhibramau, Kannauj, Etawah, Auraiya, Jalaun, Orai, Konch, Mauranipur, Jhansi (UA), Lalitpur, Rath, Mahoba, Banda (UA), Fatehpur, Bela, Pratapgarh, Barabanki (UA), Faizabad (UA), Tanda, Sultanpur, Bahraich, Balrampur, Gonda, Basti, Deoria, Mubarakpur (UA), Azamgarh, Maunath Bhanjan, Ballia, Jaunpur, Ghazipur (UA), Mughalsarai (UA), Bhadohi, Mirzapur-cum-Vindhyachal, Obra, Renukoot (UA). |
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West Bengal |
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– |
Kolkata (UA) |
– |
– |
Siliguri, Darjiling (UA), Alipurduar (UA), Jalpaiguri, Koch Bihar (UA), Raiganj (UA), Islampur, Balurghat (UA), Gangarampur, English Bazar (UA), Baharampur (UA), Dhulia, Jangipur, Kandi, Rampurhat, Suri, Bolpur, Asansol (UA), Katwa (UA), Kalna (UA), Durgapur, Barddhaman, Nabadwip (UA), Birmagar (UA), Ranaghat, Krishna Nagar (UA), Chakdaha (UA), Santipur, Habra (UA), Bangaon, Basirhat, Arambag, Bankura, Bishnupur, Puruliya, Kharagpur (UA), Ghatal, Medinipur, Jhargram, Haldia, Contai. |
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