A Turnaround in India’s Urbanization  

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Bhagat, R.B.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 27 no. 02 (Dec. 2012), page 23-39.
Topik: Urban; Trends in Urbanization; Urban Growth; State and City Level Patterns
Fulltext: APPJ-Vol-27-No-2 23_SA.pdf (219.86KB)

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In recent years, there has been a change in the thinking of policymakers about urbanization in India. In the Eleventh Five- year Plan (2007-2012), it is argued that urbanization should be seen as a positive factor in overall development, as the urban sector contributes about 65 per cent of GDP. There is also a growing realization that an ambitious goal of 9-10 per cent annual growth in GDP depends fundamentally upon a vibrant urban sector. As India is implementing its Twelfth Five-year Plan (2012-2017), the urban transition is considered to be one of its major challenges, requiring a massive expansion in urban infrastructure and services. Against this backdrop, the results of the 2011 census assume enormous significance in enhancing understanding of the magnitude, growth and interstate variations in the levels and rate of urbanization. Urbanization has increased faster than had been expected according to the 2011 census. This has reversed the declining rate of urbanization witnessed during the 1980s and 1990s. Also, for the first time since independence, the absolute increase in the urban population was higher than that in the rural population. In this article an attempt has been made to study the trends, patterns and components of urban population growth in the light of the results of the 2011 census.

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