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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.
The 2016 exam was held in 44 batches across 96 cities. [16] There were 3.8 million applicants, of which 1.48 million took the Tier 1 exam. 149,319 candidates passed Tier 1, [17] and 35,096 candidates passed Tier 2. [18] The final number of positions for the 2016 exam was estimated to be roughly 10,661. [19]
A global city [a] is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and urban studies, based on the thesis that globalization has created a hierarchy of strategic geographic locations with varying degrees of influence over finance, trade, and culture worldwide.
Metropolitan areas include one or more urban areas, as well as satellite cities, towns, and intervening rural areas that are socio-economically tied to the urban core, typically measured by commuting patterns. The metropolitan cities of India (more commonly called Tier-1 cities) are: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad ...
This is a list of urban agglomerations and cities ... City (Tier 2) [3] 200,762 104,852 95,910 21,122 89.06 15 Raiganj: Uttar Dinajpur: UA 199,758 104,966 94,792
According to the World Bank, secondary cities make up almost 40% of the world cities population. [2] Many secondary cities in the Global South are expected to undergo massive expansions in the next few decades comparable to city growth in Europe and North America over the past two centuries. [3] These cities are unique environments that ...
List of twin towns and sister cities in India. 4 languages. ... Samarkand, Uzbekistan [2] Tempe, United States [3] Ahmedabad. Astrakhan, Russia [4] Columbus, United ...
The PRi structure did not develop the requisite democratic momentum and failed to cater to the needs of rural development.There are various reasons for such an outcome which include political and bureaucratic resistance at the state level to share power and resources with local-level institutions, the domination of local elites over the major share of the benefits of welfare schemes, lack of ...