The national capital territory (NCT) is a territory in India which encompasses the capital city, New Delhi and surrounding satellite cities such as Noida and Ghaziabad.

The NCT is unique in that the municipal control is handled by a locally elected government, while major areas like police, and administration are handled by the central government.

The establishment of a NCT was with a desire to fuel development of surrounding areas into urban centers. This would help in the de-congestion of the main city which already suffers from an over burden by a constant in-pouring of people from all over India.