According to updated list, the ministry has removed 250 towns from the West Bengal region and leaving DAS phase III to cover only 1, 055, 469 cities instead of 2, 001, 845.
Third list was issued in November for following states, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and Telengana, and the Union Territory of Daman & Diu.
While in October, the second list included Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Punjab, Tripura, Uttarakahd, Uttar Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar,and Puducherry.
DAS Phase III was supposed to cover 38, 799, 094 cities and towns. But after making changes, according to updated list, it will now cover 33, 358, 571 towns and cities.
